Alerts

Update Brush Fire #PalmasFire 02/21/2018

Update #PalmasFire Brush Fire; 08:53PM; Topanga State Park - Pacific Palisades; internal:/; Forward progress of the stubborn fire in difficult terrain just below Skull Rock has been nearly stopped, though flames have yet to be fully extinguished, and no containment factor or updated acreage has been determined; LAFD ground personnel and helicopters, now joined by LACoFD handcrews and MRCA personnel, will continue their work, with a fire service presence anticipated through the night in near freezing temperatures and minimal wind; There have been no injuries; No structures are presently threatened, and there have been no formal evacuations; The fire's cause has yet to be determined; Dispatched LAFD Units: E23 RA23 E69 T69 E269 E19 E263 E63 T63 E37 EM9 BC9 BC18 H3 H5 H6 E90 E84 E59 E237 T37 E71 E292 T92 E43 E58 CM42 BC4; - Brian Humphrey

Brush Fire 02/21/2018

Brush Fire; 06:27PM; Topanga State Park; https://goo.gl/maps/hrdki8MWzJo; Palisades Highlands; PRELIM: LAFD ground and air response to one-quarter acre grass/brush burning slowly in remote and inaccessible terrain near Temescal Ridge Trail in vicinity of Skull Rock; No wind; No structure threat; FS 23; Batt 9; West Bureau; Council District 11; CH: 5; 12; - Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 02/21/2018

Structure Fire; 04:38AM; 6205 Fulton Av; https://goo.gl/maps/8qzXEZb3fqu; #ValleyGlen; Fire in one upstairs unit of a 21 unit two-story apartment building was confined within the unit of origin and extinguished by 38 firefighters in just 15 minutes; An approximately 55 year-old adult male resident of the involved unit sustained burns to hands and feet as well as smoke inhalation; He was transported to an area hospital by LAFD Paramedics in serious condition; The 14,041 square-foot building, constructed in 1956, was not equipped with optional fire sprinklers; The presence of functional smoke alarms, and their role at the time of the fire has yet to be determined; The fire's cause is considered accidental, attributed to insufficient space between the man's bed and a wall furnace that led to the ignition of bed linens; Monetary loss from the fire is still being tabulated; FS 102; Batt 14; Valley Bureau; Council District 4; Dispatched Units: E102 RA102 E239 E39 T39 RA39 E89 T89 E289 BC10 BC14 E60 AR2; CH: 9; 17; - Brian Humphrey

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire 02/20/2018

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; 07:51PM; 13741 Archwood St; internal:/; #ValleyGlen; 41 Firefighters took 28 minutes, confining fire to chimney and adjacent roof of 1,825 square-foot one- story home; No injury; Fire cause/loss to be determined; Dispatched Units: E239 T39 RA881 E81 E289 E89 T89 RA90 BC10 E90 E102 E39; - Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 02/20/2018

Structure Fire; 07:23PM; 13741 Archwood St; https://goo.gl/maps/utbqH2aEyj42; #ValleyGlen; PRELIM: One story home with chimney and attic/roof fire; FS 39; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 6; CH: 9; 17; - Brian Humphrey

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire 02/20/2018

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; 11:35AM; 866 Edgemont St; internal:/; 51 Firefighters took just 24 minutes to extinguish flames in a vacant 1,879 square-foot one-story home that was well involved with fire on their arrival; Despite structural collapse of the 88 year-old structure during the firefight, there were no firefighter or civilian injuries and LAFD efforts prevented fire damage to any of the three adjacent occupied structures; Fire cause/loss to be determined; Dispatched Units: E6 RA6 E52 RA52 E235 T35 E220 T20 BC11 E82 E13 E227 T27 CM22 EM1 BC5 E63; - Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 02/20/2018

Structure Fire; 11:11AM; 866 Edgemont St; https://goo.gl/maps/F6UYoVSLv1N2; #EastHollywood; PRELIM: One story home well involved, with structural compromise; Other structure/s threatened by flames; FS 6; Batt 11; Central Bureau; Council District 13; CH: 9; 12; - Brian Humphrey

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire 02/20/2018

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; 10:54AM; 2818 Macon St; internal:/; 29 LAFD Firefighters took just 19 minutes to confine flames to vicinity of interior wall near furnace, and a portion of the attic of a one story 986 square foot home built 1921; No injury; Fire cause/loss/residence displacement to be determined; Dispatched Units: E44 RA844 E250 T50 E201 T1 RA1 E56 BC2 EM2 BC1; - Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 02/20/2018

Structure Fire; 10:35AM; 2818 Macon St; https://goo.gl/maps/aFCYUbAMr5E2; Cypress Park; PRELIM: Fire in wall (near furnace) in one story 986 square foot home; All residents safely out; Firefight continues; FS 44; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 1; CH: 9; 12; - Brian Humphrey

Update Structure Fire KNOCKDOWN 02/19/2018

Update KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; 06:52PM; 10842 W PORTOFINO PL; internal:/; Bel Air / Holmby Hills; 63 Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in a large two-story home consisting of an involved bathroom and bedroom, in just 21 minutes; No reported injuries; Cause/ Loss TBD; LAFD Inc #1244; FS 37; Batt 9; West Bureau; Council District 5; E37 T37 E237 RA37 E71 RA71 E292 T92 BC9 RA837 E19 E288 T88 E99 CM42 E278 T78 EM9 BC18 E88 UR88 T27 E227 UR27 HR3 BC5 ; Amy Bastman