Update Brush Fire #RockyFire 09/09/2018 INC#1047

Update #RockyFire Brush Fire; INC#1047; 06:15PM; 23000 W Santa Susana Pass Rd; internal:/; Chatsworth; An aggressive and well coordinated air + ground response by @LAFD @LACoFD @VCFD personnel has stopped the forward progress of the fire, holding fire to an estimated 10 acres of grass and brush east of Rocky Peak Road and south of Ronald Reagan (SR118) Freeway; The driver of the civilian vehicle that left the (still unspecified) roadway, toppling electrical wires and apparently igniting the fire has been taken to an area hospital (by law enforcement?) with what are described only as severe burn injuries; The patient's age/gender/exact injuries and medical condition have not been specified; No other injuries reported; No structures threatened or damaged; Despite the collision and wires down, the fire's specific cause remains under active investigation; Motorists: Anticipate freeway/lane and road closures in area until FD operations complete; Unknown duration; Expect congestion and delay, avoid area and consider routes other than SR118 and Santa Susana Pass Road; Monitor traffic reports on news radio; LA County (West Valley) CHP Log #2446 and Ventura County (Moorpark) CHP Log #249; FS 96; Batt 15; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC10 BC15 BC17 CM42 E103 E104 E105 E106 E107 E28 E290 E296 E70 E72 E73 E8 E84 E87 E90 EM15 H3 H4 H5 HT1 RA106 RA107 RA90 T90 T96 UR88 WT77 WT88; - Brian Humphrey

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