Alerts

Rescue 02/25/2020 INC#1705

Rescue; INC#1705; 10:01PM; 23422 W Los Encinos Wy; http://bit.ly/2TkFZWu; Woodland Hills; PRELIM: One person ( unk age / gender / condition / affiliation ) stranded and possibly injured after reportedly falling (unk distance or circumstances ) into the (mostly dry) Calabasas Creek flood control channel, which is approximately 20' deep with vertical walls at the location. An LAFD Urban Search and Rescue team is en route to assure a safe and swift operation, as the site, behind homes, does not allow the use of an aerial ladder truck in a crane-like fashion; FS 105; Batt 17; Valley Bureau; Council District 3; Radio Channels: 8; 12; - Brian Humphrey

Update Structure Fire 02/25/2020 INC#1283

Update Structure Fire; INC#1283; 06:11PM; 911 N Griswold Av; http://bit.ly/2SZBQZe; City of San Fernando; Correct address confirmed as *911* North Griswold Ave. The fire began on the covered rear patio of the combination one- and two-story multi-family residence (1 story at the rear, 2 at the front; a former single family home subdivided to a residential fourplex), and minimally extended into the rear of the structure, There was no human injury. One pet cat was rescued from the smoke charged building by Firefighters and successfully resuscitated with oxygen. The search for two other felines in the building led to the sad discovery of one who was deceased. A whole-hearted search for the third cat continues. The cause of the fire is electrical, related to the charging of a large battery on the rear patio. Monetary loss from the fire is still being tabulated; FS 98; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; - Brian Humphrey

Update Structure Fire Knockdown 02/25/2020 INC#1283

Update Knockdown Structure Fire; INC#1283; 05:39PM; 911 N Griswold Av; http://bit.ly/2SZBQZe; City of San Fernando; 33 Firefighters took 32 minutes to contain and extinguish an outside fire that minimally extended beyond a patio into the rear of a 2 story residential fourplex. No injury. Fire cause under investigation; FS 98; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC10 BC12 E287 E298 E75 E91 E98 RA891 RA98 T87 T98; - Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 02/25/2020 INC#1283

Structure Fire; INC#1283; 05:07PM; 917 N Griswold Av; http://bit.ly/2SZBQZe; City of San Fernando; PRELIM: Fire to the rear of and threatening a 2 story home; FS 98; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Radio Channels: 9; 12; - Brian Humphrey

Update Traffic Collision with Entrapment 02/24/2020 INC#0679

Update Traffic Collision with Entrapment; INC#0679; 11:30AM; 12900 N Herrick Av; http://bit.ly/2VhMYlL; Sylmar; 2 vehicles, now described as a compact sedan, and a *big rig dump truck* that was apparently parked or standing in the roadways' center divider. Only patient = adult male from sedan who was briefly trapped before being freed by LAFD responders using hydraulic prying tools. He has been taken to an area trauma center by LAFD Paramedics in undetermined condition with unspecified injury. There were no other occupants in either vehicle. LAPD Valley Traffic Division incident #2368; FS 91; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC12 E275 E298 E75 E91 EM15 FR91 HR3 RA91 RA98 T75 T98 UR88; - Brian Humphrey

Traffic Collision with Entrapment 02/24/2020 INC#0679

Traffic Collision with Entrapment; INC#0679; 11:05AM; 12900 N Herrick Av; http://bit.ly/2VhMYlL; Sylmar; PRELIM: Concrete mixer truck involved with one person trapped; FS 91; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; Radio Channels: 8; 12; - Brian Humphrey

Update Structure Fire Knockdown 02/24/2020 INC#0292

Update Knockdown Structure Fire; INC#0292; 07:15AM; 6213 N Auckland Av; http://bit.ly/2HSO7br; North Hollywood; 22 Firefighters took 21 minutes to confine fire within the attic of an 878 square-foot 1 story home that contained excessive personal storage. No injury. Fire cause under investigation; FS 60; Batt 14; Valley Bureau; Council District 2; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC14 CM42 E260 E289 E60 E89 RA60 RA860 T60 T89; - Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 02/24/2020 INC#0292

Structure Fire; INC#0292; 06:54AM; 6213 N Auckland Av; http://bit.ly/2HSO7br; North Hollywood; 1 story home with attic fire; FS 60; Batt 14; Valley Bureau; Council District 2; Radio Channels: 9; 12; - Brian Humphrey

Rubbish Fires Now Out 02/23/2020 INC#0984

Rubbish Fires Now Out; INC#0984; 03:45PM; EB 210 Fwy x Osborne St; http://bit.ly/2PhDa7C; Lake View Terrace; LAFD and LACoFD responded to a pair of stubborn fires involving vegetation and/or rubbish in the vicinity of homeless encampments. Fires now out. No injury. No structure damage. Fire cause under active investigation; FS 98; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; Dispatched LAFD Units: AR1 BC10 BC12 E18 E24 E275 E298 E7 E75 E77 E90 E91 E98 EM15 H4 H5 H6 HA4 HA5 HA6 RA98 T75 T98 WT77 plus LACoFD; Radio Channels: 8; 12; - Brian Humphrey

Update Long Fall 02/20/2020 INC#1016

Update Long Fall; INC#1016; 03:25PM; 12470 W Tibbetts St; http://bit.ly/2SIM546; Sylmar; A 46-year-old female (reported by bystanders to have) jumped off of a bridge into a dry portion of the Pacoima Wash, now being described as a 40-foot vertical distance. Firefighters set up a litter basket operation from above using the aerial ladder of the fire truck. The patient is conscious, but in serious condition, and has been transported to the closest trauma center by LAFD Firefighter-Paramedics. Nothing further; FS 91; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; BC12 E91 E98 EM12 RA91 T98; CH8; 12; -Nicholas Prange