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Hiker Rescue 10/01/2023 INC#1186

Hiker Rescue; INC#1186; 05:44PM; West Mandeville Fire Rd; https://bit.ly/3PCKx7S; #Brentwood; LAFD has responded by ground and air to assist a 55 year-old male hiker who became suddenly ill on a remote section of the West Mandeville Fire Road in Westridge-Canyonback Wilderness Regional Park. An LAFD rescue helicopter was first to find the seriously ill man, and lowered a Flight Paramedic to medically assess, and begin his immediate treatment. The patient and rescuer will soon be hoisted aboard the hovering helicopter for in-flight advanced care during direct transport to a regional hospital. ; FS 19; Batt 9; West Bureau; Council District 11; BC9 BP19 E19 E269 H1 H3 HA1 HA3 RA19 RH114 T69; CH7; 12; Brian Humphrey
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Cliff Rescue 09/30/2023 INC#1632

Cliff Rescue; INC#1632; 11:40PM; 3740 S Meyler St; https://bit.ly/46x8AvP; #SanPedro; LAFD divers were able to access the interior of the heavily damaged coupe wedged upside down between rocks in the high surf, to discover and extricate one lifeless adult male occupant. Beyond medical help, he was determined dead and remains secure near the wreckage pending the Medical Examiner's arrival. A thorough search within the heavily damaged vehicle, as well as a spotlight and helicopter infrared search of the shoreline yielded no other victims. LAFD crews will assist Medical Examiner's staff in the safe, discreet and dignified recovery of the decedent from the shoreline as soon as the investigation and conditions allow. Media Inquiries: LAPD South Traffic / LAPD Harbor Division (Incident #3881) and Medical Examiner.; FS 101; Batt 6; South Bureau; Council District 15; BC6 BT1 BT2 BT5 E101 E112 E248 E285 E48 E85 EM13 H1 H2 HA1 HA2 RA101 RA85 RH114 T48 T85 UR85 UR88; CH7; 13 14; Brian Humphrey
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Update Cliff Rescue 09/30/2023 INC#1632

Update Cliff Rescue; INC#1632; 11:05PM; 3740 S Meyler St; https://bit.ly/46x8AvP; #SanPedro; LAFD divers from the trio of assigned LAFD fireboats have found the heavily damaged vehicle upside down in the pounding surf, wedged between large rocks on the rugged shoreline at maximum tide. One of the two LAFD rescue helicopters is utilizing a 30 million candlepower searchlights (along with those of the fireboats) to illuminate the challenging rescue scene for the LAFD divers, who have yet to find a victim, as they relentlessly seek to gain access to the upside down vehicle, which has a collapsed roof with significant passenger space intrusion.; FS 101; Batt 6; South Bureau; Council District 15; BC6 BT1 BT2 BT5 E101 E112 E248 E285 E48 E85 EM13 H1 H2 HA1 HA2 RA101 RA85 RH114 T48 T85 UR85 UR88; CH7; 13 14; Brian Humphrey
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Update Cliff Rescue 09/30/2023 INC#1632

Update Cliff Rescue; INC#1632; 10:57PM; 3740 S Meyler St; https://bit.ly/46x8AvP; #SanPedro; First arriving LAFD ground crews skillfully descended the steep cliff to encounter strong waist high surf at peak tide, at the base of the rocky cliffs. precluding ground based operations. LAFD divers from the trio of assigned LAFD fireboats are in the water, making their way to shore, as a pair of LAFD rescue helicopters approach the scene near Wilders Addition Park northwest of Point Fermin, as the search continues for the one vehicle reported to have driven over the (yet undetermined height) cliff. ; FS 101; Batt 6; South Bureau; Council District 15; BC6 BT1 BT2 BT5 E101 E248 E285 E48 E85 EM13 H1 H2 HA1 HA2 RA101 RA85 RH114 T48 T85 UR85 UR88; CH7; 13 14; Brian Humphrey
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Cliff Rescue 09/30/2023 INC#1632

Cliff Rescue; INC#1632; 10:29PM; 3740 S Meyler St; https://bit.ly/46x8AvP; #SanPedro; PRELIM: LAFD response by land, air and sea to reports of a vehicle over a cliff into the (currently high tide) surf at the rocky shore of Wilders Addition Park northwest of Point Fermin. ; FS 101; Batt 6; South Bureau; Council District 15; BC6 BT1 BT2 BT5 E101 E248 E285 E48 E85 EM13 H1 H2 HA1 HA2 RA101 RA85 RH114 T48 T85 UR85 UR88; CH7; 13; Brian Humphrey
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Knockdown Structure Fire 09/30/2023 INC#0831

Knockdown Structure Fire; INC#0831; 01:15PM; 645 N Gardner St; https://bit.ly/3KCizHD; #Fairfax; 31 LAFD Firefighters took just 25 minutes in largely defensive operations, to access, confine and extinguish heavy fire that consumed a vacant and boarded 2,353 square-foot one story residential duplex, the site of previous fires. No injury. Fire cause under investigation.; FS 41; Batt 5; West Bureau; Council District 5; BC5 E227 E261 E41 E52 E61 RA52 RA68 SO1 T27 T61; CH9; 12; Brian Humphrey
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Update Structure Fire 09/30/2023 INC#0831

Update Structure Fire; INC#0831; 01:00PM; 645 N Gardner St; https://bit.ly/3KCizHD; #Fairfax; *Address Corrected* to 645 North Gardner Street. 30 LAFD Firefighters assigned in offensive firefighting operations at a vacant and boarded one-story residential duplex, the site of a previous fire. ; FS 41; Batt 5; West Bureau; Council District 5; BC5 E227 E261 E41 E52 E61 RA52 RA68 T27 T61; CH9; 12; Brian Humphrey
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Structure Fire 09/30/2023 INC#0831

Structure Fire; INC#0831; 12:50PM; 7475 W Melrose Av; https://bit.ly/3ryigY9; #Fairfax; *Address Tentative* PRELIM: Vacant one-story home, the site of a previous fire, well involved.; FS 41; Batt 5; West Bureau; Council District 5; BC5 E227 E261 E41 E52 E61 RA52 RA68 T27 T61; CH9; 12; Brian Humphrey
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Knockdown - Structure Fire 09/30/2023 INC#0213

Knockdown - Structure Fire; INC#0213; 03:55AM; 17619 W Rinaldi St; https://bit.ly/46xDrIy; #GranadaHills; 39 LAFD Firefighters took 43 minutes in defensive firefighting operations to extinguish flames in a vacant 1,715 square-foot two story home that was fully involved with fire on their arrival. No injury. Though the structure - heavily damaged by this fire, may have been formerly used for a marijuana grow operation, the specific cause of the fire remains under investigation.; FS 18; Batt 15; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; BC12 BC15 CM40 CM42 E18 E275 E28 E287 E290 E8 E87 EM15 RA18 RA70 RA87 T75 T87 T90; CH9; 17; Brian Humphrey
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Structure Fire 09/30/2023 INC#0213

Structure Fire; INC#0213; 03:12AM; 17619 W Rinaldi St; https://bit.ly/46xDrIy; #GranadaHills; PRELIM: Defensive firefighting operations at a vacant two story home fully involved with fire.; FS 18; Batt 15; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; BC12 BC15 CM40 CM42 E18 E275 E28 E287 E290 E8 E87 EM15 RA18 RA70 RA87 T75 T87 T90; CH9; 17; Brian Humphrey
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