Alerts

KNOCKDOWN Greater Alarm Structure Fire 08/20/2023 INC#0279

KNOCKDOWN Greater Alarm Structure Fire; INC#0279; 05:03AM; 417 S Colyton St; https://bit.ly/3KNeXCF; #DowntownLA; Firefighters responded to a one-story commercial building with heavy fire inside, threatening an adjacent three-story residential apartment building. Fire crews engaged in a defensive fire fight (from the exterior). Crews ascended ladders to the roof and (defensively) cut strips in the roof (trench cut) to limit the horizontal spread. Firefighters set up heavy streams, including 2.5-inch hand lines, portable monitors, and wagon batteries (deck guns). Ultimately, 98 firefighters skillfully contained the intense fire to only the unit of origin, and extinguished the flames in 47 minutes. No damage was sustained by the adjacent buildings. No reported injuries. Cause under investigation.; FS 4; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; BC1 BC11 BC2 BC5 CM20 CM22 E10 E11 E17 E2 E202 E203 E209 E210 E211 E220 E227 E25 E3 E9 EA1 EM1 HR3 PI3 RA17 RA3 RA4 RA803 RA809 SO1 SQ21 T10 T11 T2 T20 T27 T3 T9 UR3 UR88; CH7; 12 13; Nicholas Prange

Structure Fire 08/20/2023 INC#0279

Structure Fire; INC#0279; 04:16AM; 840 E 4th St; https://bit.ly/44fGcwH; #DowntownLA; One-story row of commercials with fire showing from one unit. Defensive mode. ; FS 4; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; BC1 BC11 BC5 CM20 CM22 E10 E17 E2 E202 E209 E210 E211 E227 E25 E3 E9 EM1 HR3 RA3 RA4 RA803 RA809 SO1 SQ21 T10 T11 T2 T27 T9 UR3 UR88; CH9; 12 13; Nicholas Prange

Structure Fire - Now Out 08/20/2023 INC#0128

Structure Fire - Now Out; INC#0128; 01:41AM; 2945 W Av 35; https://bit.ly/44j4YMD; #GlassellPark; Firefighters responded to a one-story residential garage with heavy fire showing. Twenty-four LAFD Firefighters, operating in defensive mode (from the exterior) extinguished the flames in 22 minutes. No reported injuries. Cause under investigation. ; FS 50; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 13; BC2 E12 E201 E250 E44 E450 RA56 RA850 T1 T50; CH9; 12; Nicholas Prange

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire 08/19/2023 INC#1262

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; INC#1262; 05:59PM; 1214 E King Bl; https://bit.ly/3skIehX; #CentralAlameda; Firefighters located a small attic fire in the rear of the home. Prior to making access to the attic, firefighters ensured all occupants were out of the structure, and then moved belongings/furniture to one area of each room and covered them to protect from smoke and water damage (salvage operations). Firefighters then made access through the ceiling and roof to the attic space, and extinguished the fire. Ultimately, it took 22 firefighters 15 minutes. No reported injuries. Cause under investigation.; FS 14; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 9; BC1 E14 E21 E221 RA21 SO1 SQ21 T21; CH9; 12; Nicholas Prange

Structure Fire 08/19/2023 INC#1262

Structure Fire; INC#1262; 05:44PM; 1214 E King Bl; https://bit.ly/3skIehX; #CentralAlameda; One-story single-family home with moderate smoke showing. Offensive mode.; FS 14; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 9; BC1 E14 E21 E221 RA21 SQ21 T21; CH9; 12; Nicholas Prange

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire 08/18/2023 INC#0309

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; INC#0309; 06:36AM; 10508 S San Pedro St; https://bit.ly/3scqfKh; #GreenMeadows; The first 18 LAFD firefighters achieved a swift knockdown of flames in one room of a two-story duplex, in 11 minutes. One family will be displaced, but thankfully there were no injuries. Cause under investigation.; FS 64; Batt 13; South Bureau; Council District 8; BC13 E233 E264 E64 E65 RA64 RA65 T33 T64; CH7; 12; Nicholas Prange

Structure Fire 08/18/2023 INC#0309

Structure Fire; INC#0309; 06:25AM; 10508 S San Pedro St; https://bit.ly/3scqfKh; #GreenMeadows; Two-story duplex, with heavy smoke showing. Offensive mode.; FS 64; Batt 13; South Bureau; Council District 8; BC13 E264 E64 E65 RA64 T64; CH9; 12; Nicholas Prange

Vehicle Fire 08/17/2023 INC#0216

Vehicle Fire; INC#0216; 05:13AM; 960 S Grande Vista Av; https://bit.ly/3KGT8Vq; #BoyleHeights; First arriving LAFD Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire involving a 'box truck' that included an explosion in that vehicle's cargo area prior to their arrival. Though there were no injuries, some nearby vehicles sustained damage, and there are few broken windows in nearby homes. While the specific cause of the fire has yet to be determined, Investigators are pursuing the possibility that one of several propane tanks stored within the vehicle may have been leaking.; FS 25; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; AR1 BC1 E25; CH7; Brian Humphrey

Knockdown Greater Alarm Structure Fire 08/16/2023 INC#1668

Knockdown Greater Alarm Structure Fire; INC#1668; 08:22PM; 8946 N Winnetka Av; https://bit.ly/3E1rRJM; #Winnetka; 92 LAFD Firefighters took just 51 minutes in a well-coordinated offensive firefighting operation to confine stubborn flames to combustible contents, including packing materials, within the 100' x 100' one-story commercial building of fire origin, doing business as "Dan Luckow Electric". No injury. Fire cause under investigation.; FS 104; Batt 17; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; BC12 BC14 BC15 BC17 BC5 CE83 CM40 CM42 E103 E104 E273 E289 E290 E293 E305 E39 E70 E72 E89 EA1 EM15 HR3 RA107 RA889 RA903 RM1 RM2 RS3 T105 T73 T89 T90 T93 UR88 UR89; CH9; 17 18; Brian Humphrey

Greater Alarm Structure Fire 08/16/2023 INC#1668

Greater Alarm Structure Fire; INC#1668; 07:31PM; 8946 N Winnetka Av; https://bit.ly/3E1rRJM; #Winnetka; PRELIM: Smoke showing from the rear of a 100' x 100' one-story commercial building.; FS 104; Batt 17; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; BC12 BC14 BC15 BC17 BC5 CM40 CM42 E103 E104 E273 E289 E290 E293 E305 E39 E70 E72 E89 EM15 HR3 RA107 RA889 RA903 T105 T73 T89 T90 T93 UR88 UR89; CH9; 17, 18; Brian Humphrey