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Knockdown - Brush Fire 08/06/2025 INC#0097

Knockdown - Brush Fire; INC#0097; 02:17AM; Buena Vista Meadow Picnic Area; https://maps.app.goo.gl/WZqCW2f841YWZBkY6; #ElysianPark; A well-coordinated LAFD ground response, supported by a series of precise and timely helicopter water drops, has fully contained and extinguished flames in steep terrain within the Buena Vista Meadow Picnic Area of Elysian Park. No injury. No structures involved. No evacuation. Final acreage to be determined. LAFD crews will remain on scene to cool hotspots and complete a bare soil perimeter. Fire cause under investigation.; FS 1; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 1; AO1 AO2 BC1 BC2 E1 E20 E201 E203 E209 E290 E3 E4 E9 E90 EM1 H2 H4 H5 HA2 HA4 HA5 RA1 T1 T3 T90; CH5; 12; Brian Humphrey
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Brush Fire 08/06/2025 INC#0097

Brush Fire; INC#0097; 01:40AM; Buena Vista Meadow Picnic Area; https://maps.app.goo.gl/WZqCW2f841YWZBkY6; #ElysianPark; PRELIM: LAFD ground and air response to a 50' x 100' area of light brush burning uphill in steep terrain in the Buena Vista Meadow Picnic Area of Elysian Park. No structure threat. No evacuation. ; FS 1; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 1; AO1 AO2 BC1 BC2 E1 E20 E201 E203 E209 E290 E3 E4 E9 E90 EM1 H2 H4 H5 HA2 HA4 HA5 RA1 T1 T3 T90; CH5; 12; Brian Humphrey
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COMPLETE - Rescue 08/05/2025 INC#1521

COMPLETE - Rescue; INC#1521; 08:00PM; 208 N Park Av; https://maps.app.goo.gl/XYJau447SWCgizW57; City of San Fernando; Via skillful use of a rope system, LAFD responders have safely extracted the approximately 30-year-old female civilian from an (undetermined size or style) chimney/exhaust flue atop a small municipal outbuilding at the City of San Fernando Recreation Center, with no structural damage. She was not affiliated with the location or involved in official business. She has been taken to an area hospital by LAFD Paramedics in fair condition. The identity of the woman, her housing status, reason and circumstances of her being atop the building and entered the chimney/exhaust flue, as well as her possible detention/arrest status, are questions for the San Fernando Police Department. ; FS 98; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; BC10 BC12 E289 E298 E89 E98 EM14 HR3 RA75 RA889 RA89 RA898 T89 T98 UR88 UR89; CH8; 17; Brian Humphrey
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Update Rescue 08/05/2025 INC#1521

Update Rescue; INC#1521; 07:28PM; 208 N Park Av; https://maps.app.goo.gl/XYJau447SWCgizW57; City of San Fernando; Approximately 30-year-old female discovered about three feet (36 inches) deep within a "small chimney" (unspecified dimension). Conscious and alert, she has been physically stabilized as LAFD Firefighters specially trained, equipped and certified in urban search and rescue have arrived at the scene to complete the rescue. The woman's site affiliation and circumstances of her entrapment are not yet known. Media Inquiries: San Fernando Police Department. (NOTE: Though the City of San Fernando is an independent incorporated city separate from the City of Los Angeles, it has contracted to receive fire, rescue and emergency medical services from the Los Angeles Fire Department since 1979). ; FS 98; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; BC10 BC12 E289 E298 E89 E98 EM14 HR3 RA75 RA889 RA89 RA898 T89 T98 UR88 UR89; CH8; 17; Brian Humphrey
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Rescue 08/05/2025 INC#1521

Rescue; INC#1521; 06:45PM; 208 N Park Av; https://bit.ly/3J17MJ5; City of San Fernando; PRELIM: LAFD requested by San Fernando Police to assist a person (undetermined age/gender/condition/site affiliation/circumstances) "trapped in a chimney".; FS 98; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; BC10 BC12 E289 E298 E89 E98 EM14 HR3 RA75 RA889 RA89 RA898 T89 T98 UR88 UR89; CH8; 17; Brian Humphrey
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CONCLUDED - Mountain Area Search 08/05/2025 INC#0420

CONCLUDED - Mountain Area Search; INC#0420; 09:45AM; Caballero Canyon Trail; https://maps.app.goo.gl/4veRLWLKKHvSnAeW9; #Tarzana; Following a comprehensive and systematic search by ground and air of remote mountain terrain on and near the Caballero Canyon Trail north of Mulholland Drive - in which no person was found, LAFD responders have formally concluded their mountain area search. No other hiker or mountain bicyclist in the vicinity has reported hearing or knowing of a person in distress, and the LAFD has received no reports of any person missing in the area.; FS 93; Batt 17; Valley Bureau; Council District 3; AO1 AO2 BC17 BP109 E293 E83 E84 FR115 H2 H5 HA2 HA5 RA93 RH114 T93; CH8; 17; Brian Humphrey
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Mountain Area Search 08/05/2025 INC#0420

Mountain Area Search; INC#0420; 08:17AM; Caballero Canyon Trail; https://maps.app.goo.gl/4veRLWLKKHvSnAeW9; #Tarzana; PRELIM: LAFD ground and air units are performing a comprehensive search of remote terrain near Caballero Canyon Trail north of Mulholland Drive in response to a mountain biker reportedly hearing (but not seeing) someone they believed to be a "older person" repeatedly "calling out for help". LAFD has no reports of any persons missing in the area.; FS 93; Batt 17; Valley Bureau; Council District 3; AO1 AO2 BC17 BP109 E293 E83 FR115 H2 H5 HA2 HA5 RA93 RH114 T93; CH8; 17; Brian Humphrey
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Fatal Traffic Collision 08/04/2025 INC#1247

Fatal Traffic Collision; INC#1247; 03:45PM; Wentworth St west of Wheatland Ave; https://bit.ly/4omQarh; #ShadowHills; PRELIM: Two vehicle collision. Two persons (undetermined age/gender), one in each vehicle. Both deceased at scene and remain trapped in the wreckage. No other injuries reported. Media Inquiries: LAPD Valley Traffic Division (Incident 3095) and Medical Examiner.; FS 24; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; BC12 E207 E24 E274 E298 E98 EM14 HR3 RA74 RA98 T74 T98 UR88; CH8; 18; Brian Humphrey
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CONTAINED - Brush Fire 08/04/2025 INC#1125

CONTAINED - Brush Fire; INC#1125; 03:23PM; 8956 N Megan Av; https://bit.ly/454DwWo; #WestHills; First arriving 50 LAFD Firefighters have contained the blaze to an estimated one acre of hillside vegetation behind four homes, with minor damage to two structures. No injury. No evacuation. Fire cause under investigation.; FS 96; Batt 15; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; AC4 AC40 AO1 AO2 BC15 BC17 BC81 CW4A CW4B E103 E104 E105 E106 E107 E290 E296 E305 E70 EM15 H5 HA5 RA896 RA96 SU4 T105 T90 T96; CH8; 17; Brian Humphrey
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Brush Fire 08/04/2025 INC#1125

Brush Fire; INC#1125; 02:43PM; 8956 N Megan Av; https://bit.ly/454DwWo; #WestHills; PRELIM: LAFD ground and air response to battle a one-tenth (0.1) acre hillside wildfire involving light vegetation, threatening at least one home. No injury. No evacuation.; FS 96; Batt 15; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; AO1 AO2 BC15 BC17 BC81 CW4A CW4B E103 E104 E105 E106 E107 E290 E296 E305 E70 EM15 H5 HA5 RA896 RA96 SU4 T105 T90 T96; CH8; 17; Brian Humphrey
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