Alerts

Vegetation Fire; INC#1243; 06:49PM; 500 N Park Row Dr; http://bit.ly/2OBWWvj; Elysian Park; PRELIM: LAFD air & ground response to one-quarter (0.25 acre) grass in steep terrain headed towards dense and volatile brush; Terrain driven fire, no wind; No structure threat; No evacuation; FS 1; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 1; Radio Channels: 5; - Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire; INC#0280; 06:42AM; 2418 N Eastern Av; http://bit.ly/2QXx7V5; El Sereno; 41 Firefighters extinguished a fire inside a vacant one-story triplex (3 unit residence) with fire in one unit, in just 17 minutes; No reported injuries; Cause/ Loss TBD; FS 16; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 14; BC2 E12 E2 E202 E212 E417 E47 RA12 RA47 T12 T2; CH9; 12; Amy Bastman

Knockdown Structure Fire; INC#1468; 08:58PM; 507 S Lorena St; internal:/; Boyle Heights; 48 Firefighters took 26 minutes to extinguish flames at the rear ground and subterranean levels of the 2,276 square-foot home (built 1905); No injury; Fire cause/loss to be determined; FS 25; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC1 BC11 CM22 E17 E2 E201 E202 E209 E25 EM13 RA17 RA2 RA25 T1 T2 T9; - Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire; INC#1468; 08:32PM; 507 S Lorena St; http://bit.ly/2MR8vdh; Boyle Heights; PRELIM: Large 2-story descending hillside home with heavy fire involvement to the rear; FS 25; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; Radio Channels: 9; 12; - Brian Humphrey

Knockdown - Major Emergency Structure Fire; INC#0715; 02:46PM; 2881 E Pico Bl; internal:/; Boyle Heights; FINAL: 150 LAFD Firefighters took just 2 hours to fully extinguish flames, confining them within a 80' x 100' one-story industrial building housing "Passion Imports, Inc.( https://passionimportsca.com/ ) a purveyor of apparel, accessories and souvenirs; Three LAFD members performing vertical ventilation sustained painful though non-life threatening burn injury during the firefight, when a portion of the roof they were on suddenly and unexpectedly gave way, causing one firefighter to partially fall through the burning roof; He immediately tried to lift himself from peril, and was quickly assisted in doing so by his colleagues; Sustaining the most serious burn injury of the three, he was taken to an area hospital in critical condition; His two colleagues sustained lesser burn injury and were taken to the hospital in fair condition; No other injuries were reported; The building contained dense storage of ordinary combustibles; Firefighters skillfully prevented fire from extending to the connected building to the west or any nearby structures in the industrial neighborhood; LAFD personnel will remain at the scene throughout the evening; Monetary loss from the fire has yet to be tabulated; The fire's cause remains under investigation; FS 17; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; - Brian Humphrey

Update Major Emergency Structure Fire; INC#0715; 02:31PM; 2881 E Pico Bl; internal:/; Boyle Heights; Address confirmed as 2881; 150 Firefighters have confined flames within the building of fire origin, now confirmed to be 80' x 100' one-story industrial building of arched truss roof construction that had heavy smoke showing on firefighter's arrival; Three LAFD members on the roof to perform a critical vertical ventilation role were injured shortly after ascending to the roof when a portion of same suddenly and unexpectedly gave way; They affected a self rescue from the damaged roof area and were assisted to ground level via a ladder; All three sustained non-life threatening injury, including burns, and are now being treated at an area hospital; There were no other civilian or responder injuries; The building contained dense (apparently baled and containerized?) storage of what are believed to be ordinary combustibles (clothing?) from a business that has yet to be named; Firefighters skillfully prevented fire from extending to the connected building to the west or any nearby structures in the industrial neighborhood; LAFD PIO's are at Evergreen and Pico to assist the media; Motorists are asked to avoid the immediate area; LAFD personnel will remain at the scene throughout the evening to complete extinguishment; Monetary loss has yet to be tabulated; The fire's cause remains the focus of an active investigation; FS 17; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; Dispatched LAFD Units: E17 RA17 RA25 E202 T2 E9 E209 E221 T21 BC1 BC2 SQ21 E14 E21 T9 E203 T3 CM22 E220 T20 EM11 BC11 E3 UR3 HR3 RA3 UR88 BC14 E25 E201 T1 E4 E10 E250 T50 RA14 RA21 EM13 EM5 EM25 CM21 EM18 BC13 RM4 AR1 AR10 E15 T11 E233 T33 E64 BC18 BC9 BC10 AR21 AR12 BC14 EA1 EM4 EM9 RA26 RA47 HU59 HL7; - Brian Humphrey

Update Structure Fire; INC#0715; 01:04PM; 2881 E Pico Bl; internal:/; Boyle Heights; Now being described as a 200 ' x 400' commercial building with heavy fire; Defensive operations at what is now considered a Major Emergency fire with 103 LAFD personnel assigned; One LAFD firefighter is being now being evaluated for unspecified injuries; LAFD PIO's Captain Erik Scott and Firefighter David Ortiz en route; FS 17; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; Radio Channels: 9; 12 14; Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire; INC#0715; 12:46PM; 2881 E Pico Bl; http://bit.ly/2ODR9SW; Boyle Heights; PRELIM: 80' x 100' commercial building with heavy smoke; FS 17; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; CH9; 12; - Brian Humphrey

Update KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; INC#1189; 05:20PM; 3501 N San Fernando Rd; http://bit.ly/2QBlJOd; Glassell Park; Over 150 LAFD Firefighters extinguished a large blaze within a two-story 'L' shaped commercial building; This major emergency fire quickly spread causing heavy flames throughout the building forcing firefighters to battle the blaze in a defensive mode; Electrical wires were down causing a hazard to firefighters near the business and a collapse zone was identified during the incident due to potential wall collapse or failure; Final knockdown was achieved at 12:40 AM the following day for an incident time of 7 hours and 20 minutes; Glendale Fire Department (@GlendaleFireCA) assisted; DWP and SoCal Gas notified; No reported injuries; Cause/ Loss TBD; FS 50; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 13; AR1 BC10 BC11 BC13 BC14 BC18 BC2 BC9 CL1 CM21 CM22 E1 E11 E12 E2 E201 E202 E203 E209 E21 E210 E211 E212 E220 E221 E235 E250 E3 E42 E44 E55 E56 E6 EA1 EM11 EM14 HM17 HR3 HU114 HU59 PH1 PI1 PI2 PI3 RA35 RA55 RA56 RA850 SQ21 T1 T10 T11 T12 T2 T20 T21 T3 T35 T50 UR88; CH7; 1 15 18; Amy Bastman

Update KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; INC#1623; 09:55PM; 328 N Occidental Bl; http://bit.ly/2NQ2rWN; Westlake; 53 Firefighters quickly extinguished the heavy flames inside a one-story home in just 16 minutes; No reported injuries; Cause/ Loss TBD; FS 6; Batt 11; Central Bureau; Council District 13; BC5 E11 E211 E220 E293 E35 E6 RA6 RA811 SQ21 T11 T20 T93; CH9; 13; Amy Bastman