Alerts

Traffic Collision - Fatality 09/21/2023 INC#0208

Traffic Collision - Fatality; INC#0208; 04:45AM; SB 405 Fwy x Skirball Center Dr; https://bit.ly/3jxvv4y; #Brentwood; One vehicle into the back of the trailer of a semi truck. Sadly, the patient was beyond medical help. Due to the fatality, all lanes of the 405 freeway have been closed (unknown duration). Motorists: expect congestion and delay, avoid the immediate area and consider an alternate route. Monitor traffic reports on news radio for updates. CHP Log 264.; FS 109; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 11; BC9 E109 E19 E237 E71 EM9 HR3 RA19 RA71 T37 UR88; CH7; 12; Nicholas Prange

Technical Rescue 09/16/2023 INC#1213

Technical Rescue; INC#1213; 05:29PM; 20640 W Valerio St; https://bit.ly/46dAbC3; #Winnetka; Firefighters responded for an adult male who appears to have fallen (or jumped?) from a bridge, into the flood control channel at least 15 feet below. Firefighters took a rigid stretcher (called a litter basket) and secured the conscious patient. To get the patient up to street level, firefighters used ropes/lashing and a ladder, in a rescue maneuver called a "moving ladder slide," where the litter basket is fastened to the ladder and then the ladder (with patient) is passed along a line of firefighters to overcome challenging terrain. The patient was safely brought back up to street level and transported to a local trauma center in serious condition. Nothing further. ; FS 72; Batt 17; Valley Bureau; Council District 3; BC17 E104 E273 E72 E73 EM15 HR3 RA104 RA72 T73 UR88; CH8; 17; Nicholas Prange

Traffic Collision - LAFD Involved 09/10/2023 INC#0043

Traffic Collision - LAFD Involved; INC#0043; 12:35AM; 13260 W Van Nuys Bl; https://bit.ly/469viKp; #Pacoima; An LAFD Paramedic Rescue Ambulance responding to a medical emergency was struck broadside by a civilian pickup truck at the intersection of Van Nuys Boulevard and San Fernando Road, with the civilian pickup continuing on to collide with a nearby utility pole. The two adult male occupants of the full size pickup truck were badly trapped in the wreckage of their severely damaged truck before being freed by a team of LAFD responders. Both male civilians were transported to a regional trauma center in critical condition. The two male LAFD Paramedics were able to self-extricate from the wreckage of their Type I ambulance, sustaining minor to moderate injuries. Both LAFD Paramedics were taken to an area hospital in fair condition for treatment of injuries that are not considered life threatening. No other persons were injured. The initial medical emergency that the Paramedic team was headed to, was quickly handled successfully by another LAFD crew. Media Inquiries: LAPD Valley Traffic Division (Incident #125).; FS 98; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; BC12 CM40 CM42 E274 E275 E298 E7 E75 EM14 EM15 HR3 RA18 RA75 RA81 RA87 T74 T75 T98 UR88; CH8; 17; Brian Humphrey

Knockdown - Structure Fire 09/04/2023 INC#0097

Knockdown - Structure Fire; INC#0097; 02:04AM; 2241 N Betty Ln; https://bit.ly/3Z6ypQP; #BeverlyCrest; Thirty LAFD Firefighters took just 26 minutes to access, confine and fully extinguish heavy fire involving multiple vehicles within a detached two-story garage adjacent to a 2 story 2,400 square-foot hillside home. No injury. Fire cause under investigation.; FS 108; Batt 14; Valley Bureau; Council District 5; BC14 E108 E278 E292 E97 E99 RA78 RA878 T78 T92; CH9; 17; Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 09/04/2023 INC#0097

Structure Fire; INC#0097; 01:38AM; 2241 N Betty Ln; https://bit.ly/3Z6ypQP; #BeverlyCrest; PRELIM: Multiple vehicles ablaze within a two-story detached garage adjacent to a 2 story home. ; FS 108; Batt 14; Valley Bureau; Council District 5; BC14 E108 E278 E292 E97 E99 RA78 RA878 T78 T92; CH9; 17; Brian Humphrey

Knockdown - Structure Fire 09/02/2023 INC#1612

Knockdown - Structure Fire; INC#1612; 11:14PM; 13742 N Gladstone Av; https://bit.ly/45S3WrY; #Sylmar; 48 LAFD Firefighters took just 27 minutes to access, confine and extinguish heavy fire in a vacant one-story home, that extended into the attic. No injury. Fire cause under investigation.; FS 91; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; BC10 BC12 CM40 CM42 E18 E275 E298 E75 E87 E91 E98 EM15 RA891 RA91 RA98 SO1 T75 T98; CH9; 17; Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 09/02/2023 INC#1612

Structure Fire; INC#1612; 10:47PM; 13742 N Gladstone Av; https://bit.ly/45S3WrY; #Sylmar; PRELIM: Vacant one-story home and attic well involved.; FS 91; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; BC10 BC12 CM40 CM42 E18 E275 E298 E75 E87 E91 E98 EM15 RA891 RA91 RA98 SO1 T75 T98; CH9; 17; Brian Humphrey

Pedestrian Struck By Train 09/01/2023 INC#1761

Pedestrian Struck By Train; INC#1761; 09:38PM; 12099 Sherman Rd; https://bit.ly/3L5nHEu; #NorthHollywood; PRELIM: An approximately 50 year-old female pedestrian is deceased at scene after being struck by 'southbound' Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train #794, just east of Laurel Canyon Boulevard. The San Diego bound passenger train came to an emergency stop and remains just east of the location. The train crew and approximately 116 passengers have denied injury, and will remain on board the train, pending the train's release by LAPD investigators. Media Inquiries: LAPD Valley Traffic Division #4497, Medical Examiner and Amtrak.; FS 89; Batt 14; Valley Bureau; Council District 2; BC14 E260 E289 E60 E89 EM14 HR3 RA76 RA78 T60 T89 UR88; CH8; 17; Brian Humphrey

Auto Rollover 08/30/2023 INC#0404

Auto Rollover; INC#0404; 07:54AM; 10300 W Wentworth St; https://bit.ly/45uD8yh; #ShadowHills; Firefighters responded to a solo vehicle that went over the side and down an embankment (approximately 40 feet down). Crews rescued two patients using a basket off of the aerial ladder to bring them up to street level, where ambulances were waiting. A mother and daughter (9 years old) were both transported in moderate condition. Nothing further.; FS 24; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; BC12 E274 E474 RA74 RA89 RA98 T74; CH8; 17; Nicholas Prange

KNOCKDOWN Brush Fire 08/29/2023 INC#1481

KNOCKDOWN Brush Fire; INC#1481; 06:15PM; EB 210 Fwy x Maclay St; https://bit.ly/3q8R7rK; #Sylmar; It took just 18 minutes for crews from LAFD and ANF to extinguish a half-acre brush fire near the Maclay on ramp to the 210 freeway. No reported injuries. Cause was unable to be determined.; FS 91; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; AO1 AO2 BC10 BC12 BC15 CM40 CM42 CW3A E18 E275 E287 E298 E7 E8 E87 E90 E91 EM15 H4 H7 HA4 HA7 RA81 T75 T87 T98 WT77; CH8; 17; Nicholas Prange