Alerts

Structure Fire 10/09/2018 INC#1408

Structure Fire; INC#1408; 08:41PM; 101 E Av 26; http://bit.ly/2ORcXxq; Lincoln Heights; Fire showing from at least one apartment in a three-story building with two floor of residential apartments over commercial; FS 1; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 1; BC1 BC2 E1 E2 E201 E202 E450 RA1 RA801 SQ21 T1 T2; CH9; 12; Amy Bastman

Update Greater Alarm Structure Fire 10/04/2018 INC#0277

Update Greater Alarm Structure Fire; INC#0277; 09:15AM; 720 W Washington Bl; internal:/; University Park; 133 LAFD Firefighters remain in extended defensive operations, fighting fire from outside the large vacant/abandoned two-story structure that served since 1924 as a mortuary and later several houses of worship; The building began having visible structural compromise shortly after firefighters arrived, and on further evaluation by LAFD Urban Search and Rescue specialists, as well as structural engineers with the City's Dept of Building & Safety, was red-tagged this morning as unfit and unsafe for human occupancy; The LAFD anticipates operations for several more hours, in battling stubborn and largely smoldering fire; Periodic escalations in smoke and fire though are anticipated; Motorists: expect congestion and delay in the area, and avoid Washington Blvd between Figueroa Street and Union Avenue until LAFD operations are complete; Unknown duration; Consider an alternate route; Detours readily available, Monitor traffic reports on news radio; Transit Users: Follow @MetroLAAlerts on Twitter for any related service information; FS 10; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 1; - Brian Humphrey

Update Structure Fire 10/04/2018 INC#0277

Update Structure Fire; INC#0277; 07:30AM; 720 W Washington Bl; http://bit.ly/2OA4QVX; University Park; 133 Firefighters remain in an active firefight, with defensive operations containing fire to the 19,811 square-foot two-story abandoned church built in 1924, and long serving as a mortuary before housing (several?) houses of worship; No injuries now 1 hour into what is considered a "Greater Alarm" fire; LAFD PIO Captain Erik Scott is at scene; FS 10; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 1; - Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 10/04/2018 INC#0277

Structure Fire; INC#0277; 06:23AM; 720 W Washington Bl; http://bit.ly/2OA4QVX; University Park; PRELIM: Defensive firefight at 2 story abandoned church with heavy fire; FS 10; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 1; Radio Channels: 9; 13, 14; Brian Humphrey

Contained - Vegetation Fire 10/03/2018 INC#1243

Contained - Vegetation Fire; INC#1243; 07:19PM; 500 N Park Row Dr; internal:/; Elysian Park; First arriving 25 LAFD ground crews handled in 30 min, confining fire to one-quarter (0.25) acres vegetation; No injury; No structures; Fire cause under investigation; FS 1; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 1; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC1 BC2 E1 E20 E201 E203 E220 E3 E4 E56 E90 EM1 H2 H5 H6 RA1 T1 T20 T3; - Brian Humphrey

Vegetation Fire 10/03/2018 INC#1243

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 09/24/2018 INC#0280

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 09/20/2018 INC#1468

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 09/20/2018 INC#1468

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 09/19/2018 INC#0715

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