Alerts

Update Rescue 02/26/2020 INC#0876

Update Rescue; INC#0876; 01:44PM; 800 N Alameda St; http://bit.ly/2KqXS2s; Downtown; Adult female rescued from beneath Metro Gold Line light rail train at Union Station platform by LAFD. She is conscious and will be transported in undetermined condition to a nearby trauma center. Another person nearby later felt faint, and was evaluated by LAFD Paramedics before declining ambulance transport. No further details: All media inquiries: Metro and LAPD Transit Services Division Incident #785; FS 4; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC1 BC13 BC4 E203 E3 E4 EM1 HR3 RA4 T3; - Brian Humphrey

Rescue 02/26/2020 INC#0876

Rescue; INC#0876; 01:17PM; 800 N Alameda St; http://bit.ly/2KqXS2s; Downtown; PRELIM: One female trapped beneath a Metro Gold Line light rail train at Union Station; FS 4; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; Radio Channels: 7; 13; - Brian Humphrey

Update Brush Fire Knockdown 02/26/2020 INC#0634

Update Knockdown Brush Fire; INC#0634; 11:23AM; 11062 N Winnetka Av; http://bit.ly/2uyEOur; Chatsworth; Despite wind, an LAFD ground and air response of 55 personnel took just 27 minutes to fully extinguish less that one-quarter acre of freeway adjacent vegetation that was burning at the southeast corner of the intersection of Porter Ranch Dr and Ronald Reagan (SR118) Freeway. There have been no injuries and no structures threatened. The eastbound onramp only to the 118 Freeway at Porter Ranch Drive will remain closed until LAFD operations are complete. Though there is a homeless encampment in the area, its relationship to the fire has yet to be determined; FS 107; Batt 15; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; Dispatched LAFD Units: RA107 E28 E8 E104 E296 T96 E273 T73 E293 T93 E75 T90 E290 H0B H0A EM15 BC15 BC17 H1 H4 HA1 HA4 HA6 H6 CM42; - Brian Humphrey

Brush Fire 02/26/2020 INC#0634

Brush Fire; INC#0634; 10:56AM; 11062 N Winnetka Av; http://bit.ly/2uyEOur; Chatsworth; PRELIM: One acre brush burning in 25 MPH wind; FS 107; Batt 15; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; Radio Channels: 5; 12; - Brian Humphrey

Update Structure Fire Knockdown 02/26/2020 INC#0491

Update Knockdown Structure Fire; INC#0491; 10:00AM; 836 N La Fayette Park Pl; http://bit.ly/2HWywYx; Silver Lake; It took 51 LAFD Firefighters just 20 minutes to contain and extinguish fire within one upstairs unit in a 3,504 square-foot 2-story residential fourplex. No injury. Fire cause under investigation; FS 20; Batt 11; Central Bureau; Council District 13; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC1 BC11 BC2 CM22 E20 E201 E220 E250 E3 E6 EM11 EM2 RA11 RA35 RA835 T1 T11 T20 T50; - Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 02/26/2020 INC#0491

Structure Fire; INC#0491; 09:40AM; 836 N La Fayette Park Pl; http://bit.ly/2HWywYx; Silver Lake; PRELIM: 2 story residential fourplex with heavy smoke from 1 unit on 2nd floor; FS 20; Batt 11; Central Bureau; Council District 13; Radio Channels: 9; 12; - Brian Humphrey

Update Rescue 02/25/2020 INC#1705

Update Rescue; INC#1705; 10:50PM; 23422 W Los Encinos Wy; http://bit.ly/2TkFZWu; Woodland Hills; An adult male not affiliated with nearby home/s, fell approximately 20' down the vertical concrete wall of the mostly dry Calabasas Creek flood control channel, landing in the bottom of the channel, sustaining leg injuries. Once treated there by Firefighter/Paramedics, he was placed into a litter basket stretcher and manually hoisted via a ladder and rope system to ground level and an awaiting LAFD ambulance, which is transporting him to a trauma center in serious condition.; FS 105; Batt 17; Valley Bureau; Council District 3; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC14 BC17 E288 E289 E305 E88 EM17 HR3 RA106 RA88 RA89 T105 T88 T89 UR88 UR89; - Brian Humphrey

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