Alerts

Update Engine Response 05/22/2020 INC#0814

Update Engine Response; INC#0814; 05:05PM; 1498 N Av 57; https://bit.ly/36qkjyh; Highland Park; After a careful rigging process and offloading of the concrete to lighten the truck, LAFD Heavy Rescue was able to slowly pull the truck back to safety on the road. All evacuees are now being allowed back into their homes. Once all equipment is recovered, LAFD resources will be released. No further details; FS 12; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 14; BC1 BC2 BC5 E12 E20 E203 E212 E3 E42 HR3 PI2 RA12 RA3 T12 T3 UR3 UR88; CH7; 12; Margaret Stewart

Update Engine Response 05/22/2020 INC#0814

Update Engine Response; INC#0814; 04:45PM; 1498 N Av 57; https://bit.ly/36qkjyh; Highland Park; LAFD Heavy Rescue and Search and Rescue crews secured the truck and then firefighters offloaded the concrete to lighten the truck. They are now working to bring the truck off the edge of the embankment. Approximately 13 homes down below the area were evacuated. The gas was shut down to about three of those homes as a precaution. Eaton Street is evacuated and closed to all traffic from Highgate to N Ave 57; FS 12; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 14; BC1 BC2 BC5 E12 E20 E203 E212 E3 E42 HR3 PI2 RA12 RA3 T12 T3 UR3 UR88; CH7; 12; Margaret Stewart

Update Engine Response 05/22/2020 INC#0814

Update Engine Response; INC#0814; 03:55PM; 1498 N Av 57; https://bit.ly/36qkjyh; Highland Park; Additional LAFD resources are on scene to assist LAPD with evacuation of an increased area out of precaution. Heavy Rescue and Search and Rescue units are working to determine how to best mitigate the hazard. The (full) concrete mixer truck remains on the top of the hillside with some sliding noted. No injuries reported. LAFD PIO Firefighter David Ortiz is enroute for media availability; FS 12; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 14; BC1 BC2 E12 E203 E212 E3 E42 HR3 PI2 RA12 RA3 T3 UR3 UR88; CH7; 12; Margaret Stewart

Engine Response 05/22/2020 INC#0814

Engine Response; INC#0814; 02:42PM; 1498 N Av 57; https://bit.ly/36qkjyh; Highland Park; Concrete mixer truck (full) is close to edge of an embankment with concerns about moving and potentially rolling down side. There is a home at the bottom of the hillside which LAPD is evacuating. LAFD Heavy Rescue unit is responding to assist. No injuries reported; FS 12; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 14; BC2 E12 E212 HR3; CH7; 12; Margaret Stewart

Update Structure Fire 05/22/2020 INC#0047

Update Structure Fire; INC#0047; 01:23AM; 8810 S Figueroa St; https://bit.ly/3gbLeTd; Vermont Vista; KNOCKDOWN: 43 firefighters extinguished the fire in 26 minutes. Despite heavy fire through the roof within minutes of arriving on scene, firefighters worked from the exterior of the building and quickly extinguished the fire in two commercial units. No injuries reported. Building and Safety were notified due to the structural compromise (visible buckling) of one corner of the building and a partial roof collapse. Cause of the fire and $ loss TBD. No further details; FS 57; Batt 13; South Bureau; Council District 8; BC1 BC13 E233 E264 E266 E33 E57 E64 E65 EM13 RA257 RA64 RA864 SQ21 T33 T64 T66; CH7; 13; Margaret Stewart

Structure Fire 05/22/2020 INC#0047

Structure Fire; INC#0047; 12:57AM; 460 W 88th Pl; https://bit.ly/36q7QLk; Vermont Vista; One story row of approximately three commercial units (approximately 100' x 50') with fire through the roof. This is a defensive operation and firefighters are quickly getting a handle on the bulk of the fire; FS 57; Batt 13; South Bureau; Council District 8; BC13 E233 E264 E266 E33 E57 E64 E65 EM13 RA257 RA64 RA864 T33 T64 T66; CH9; 13; Margaret Stewart

Update Structure Fire 05/21/2020 INC#1231

Update Structure Fire; INC#1231; 08:01PM; 6905 N Ben Av; https://bit.ly/3az7GC6; North Hollywood; KNOCKDOWN: 28 firefighters extinguished the fire in 11 mins. Their quick actions contained the fire to one room, preventing it from extending through the home or into the attic. No injuries reported; FS 89; Batt 14; Valley Bureau; Council District 2; BC14 E260 E289 E60 E89 EM14 RA60 RA889 RA89 T60 T89; CH9; 12; Margaret Stewart

Structure Fire 05/21/2020 INC#1231

Structure Fire; INC#1231; 07:50PM; 6905 N Ben Av; https://bit.ly/3az7GC6; North Hollywood; One story, single family dwelling with heavy smoke showing; FS 89; Batt 14; Valley Bureau; Council District 2; BC14 E260 E289 E60 E89 EM14 RA60 RA889 RA89 T60 T89; CH9; 12; Margaret Stewart

Death Investigation 05/20/2020 INC#0065

Death Investigation; INC#0065; 01:46AM; Venice Beach; https://bit.ly/3g8wJiL; Venice; LAFD summoned by LAPD unit/s on scene near Lifeguard Tower 26 at Venice Beach, to confirm one adult male found lifeless to be dead. All media inquiries: LAPD Pacific Division Incident #292 and Coroner; FS 63; Batt 4; West Bureau; Council District 11; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC4 E63 RA63; Radio Channels: 4; 10; - Brian Humphrey

Update Brush Fire 05/19/2020 INC#0702

Update Brush Fire; INC#0702; 02:35PM; 5600 N Woodley Av; https://bit.ly/2JlkXms; Sepulveda Basin; Upon further aerial observation, we estimate the fire to have consumed 2 acres of vegetation in the Sepulveda Basin. Though one homeless person was later encountered nearby - and the blaze occurred near a model (radio controlled) airplane park where hobby flight mishaps have caused previous blazes, the specific cause of the fire remains under investigation; FS 88; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 6; - Brian Humphrey