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Update Major Emergency Brush Fire #SepulvedaFire 06/10/2020 INC#0013

Update #SepulvedaFire Major Emergency Brush Fire; INC#0013; 02:00AM; 1300 N Sepulveda Bl; https://bit.ly/2Zr6a0b; BelAir / SepulvedaPass; There are 175 LAFD personnel assigned, battling by ground and air (4 LAFD helicopters), an estimated 30 acres of burning grass and brush in an old burn scar upon a west facing slope of the Sepulveda Pass, entirely on the east side of the San Diego (I-405) Freeway. The heel of the fire is on Sepulveda Boulevard at Getty Center Drive, with the fire moving slowly eastward, the fire's flanks emanating to the north and south from there. The weather conditions are currently hot and dry with minimal wind. There have been no injuries. No structures are imminently threatened and there are presently no evacuation orders. The blaze, known as the "Sepulveda Fire" has a potential size of 40+ acres. Joining LAFD in the battle are L.A. County Fire Dept hand crews and helicopters, as well as LAPD and CHP managing traffic control and neighborhood patrol. ; FS 19; Batt 9; West Bureau; Council District 5; Radio Channels: 5; 14, 16; - Brian Humphrey

Update Major Emergency Structure Fire Knockdown 06/10/2020 INC#0002

Update Knockdown Major Emergency Structure Fire; INC#0002; 01:11AM; 1951 S Staunton Av; https://bit.ly/30uWNiO; CentralAlameda; Address corrected to 1951 South Staunton Ave; 159 LAFD personnel extinguished flames in a (tentatively 100' x 250') 1 story concrete tilt-up commercial building (unknown tenancy) in just 70 minutes. No injury. Fire cause under investigation; FS 17; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 9; Dispatched LAFD Units: AR1 BC1 BC11 BC13 BC14 BC2 BC5 CM21 CM22 E1 E10 E14 E15 E17 E202 E203 E209 E21 E210 E211 E215 E221 E25 E26 E261 E266 E27 E3 E4 E9 E95 EM1 HR3 PI2 RA14 RA17 RA3 RA803 RA809 RA814 SQ21 T10 T11 T15 T2 T21 T3 T61 T66 T9 UR3 UR88; - Brian Humphrey

Brush Fire 06/10/2020 INC#0013

Brush Fire; INC#0013; 12:13AM; 1300 N Sepulveda Bl; https://bit.ly/2Zr6a0b; BelAir; PRELIM: Brush burning with unknown structure threat east of 405 Freeway near Getty Center Drive ; FS 19; Batt 9; West Bureau; Council District 5; Radio Channels: 5; 14, 16; - Brian Humphrey

Update Major Emergency Structure Fire 06/10/2020 INC#0002

Update Major Emergency Structure Fire; INC#0002; 12:30AM; 1999 S Staunton Av; https://bit.ly/3f7px5m; Central-Alameda; Address Remains Tentative. Defensive operations continue with 157 LAFD personnel assigned.; FS 17; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 9; Radio Channels: 9; 12, 13, 15; - Brian Humphrey

Update Major Emergency Structure Fire 06/10/2020 INC#0002

Update Major Emergency Structure Fire; INC#0002; 12:15AM; 1999 S Staunton Av; https://bit.ly/3f7px5m; CentralAlameda; Address Remains Tentative. This is now a Major Emergency Structure Fire with 124 LAFD personnel assigned in defensive operations; FS 17; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 9; Radio Channels: 9; 12, 13; - Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 06/10/2020 INC#0002

Structure Fire; INC#0002; 12:01AM; 1999 S Staunton Av; https://bit.ly/3f7px5m; CentralAlameda; Address Tentative. PRELIM: One story 50' x 150' commercial building with fire through the roof.; FS 17; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 9; Radio Channels: 9; 12; - Brian Humphrey

Rescue 06/09/2020 INC#1627

Rescue; INC#1627; 09:32PM; 11400 N Browns Canyon Rd; https://bit.ly/2MIumpp; Chatsworth; LAFD ground and air units responded into Los Angeles County jurisdiction near Oat Mountain to find and rescue a stranded but uninjured adult male mountain bicyclist. He has been hoisted aboard a hovering LAFD rescue helicopter and taken to a nearby landing location for transfer to an LAFD vehicle that enable his safe return home.; FS 107; Batt 15; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC15 E107 E287 H1 H6 HA1 HA6 RA107 RA90 RH214 T87; Radio Channels: 8; 13; - Brian Humphrey

Update Structure Fire Knockdown 06/09/2020 INC#1575

Update Knockdown Structure Fire; INC#1575; 09:07PM; 3251 W Larga Av; https://bit.ly/2XM2Iy8; Atwater Village; First arriving firefighters took just 16 minutes to extinguish flames within a 1,063 square-foot one story home, built 1926, that contained excessive personal storage. Though there was no human injury - the resident and sole occupant was able to escape unscathed, her pet cat was sadly discovered by firefighters to be lifeless in a smoke charged portion of the the residence, and beyond veterinary assistance. The home was not equipped with optional residential fire sprinklers, and there was no immediate evidence of a functional smoke alarm as required by law. The fire, which originated in or near a water heater enclosure near the kitchen, is considered accidental in nature; FS 50; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 13; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC2 E220 E235 E250 E42 E56 RA56 RA850 T20 T35 T50; - Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 06/09/2020 INC#1575

Structure Fire; INC#1575; 08:51PM; 3251 W Larga Av; https://bit.ly/2XM2Iy8; Atwater Village; PRELIM: Offensive fire attack within a one story 1,063 square-foot home, all human occupants outside on arrival.; FS 50; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 13; Radio Channels: 9; 12; - Brian Humphrey

Update Brush Fire Knockdown 06/09/2020 INC#1275

Update Knockdown Brush Fire; INC#1275; 06:48PM; 2501 N Onyx Dr; https://bit.ly/2XS7VVv; Lincoln Heights; LAFD ground and air response (95 personnel) assisted by LACoFD hand crews took less than 1 hour to extinguish all active flame, holding the fire to three (3) acres of light to medium brush. No injury. Though homes were threatened, the well-coordinated air and ground assault prevented any from sustaining damage. There were no evacuations. The fire cause is under investigation; FS 47; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 14; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC1 BC11 BC2 BP47 CM22 E1 E10 E12 E16 E20 E201 E209 E212 E4 E42 E44 E47 E55 E9 E90 EM1 H1 H3 H6 HA1 HA3 HA6 RA47 T1 T12 & LACoFD; - Brian Humphrey