Alerts

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire 11/15/2016

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; 11:53AM; 15904 Strathern St; internal:/; 38 FF's took 20 min to extinguish bulk of flame in one (densely packed with storage) ground floor office unit at mixed-use building; 1 tenant (NFD) evaluated for smoke exposure, treated/released at scene; LAFD must commit as many as two dozen firefighters for many hours to remove and full extinguish smoldering debris; Cause/Loss TBD; Dispatched Units: E90 T90 RA890 RA90 E81 E103 E239 T39 BC10 BC17 E7; Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 11/15/2016

Structure Fire; 11:33AM; 15904 Strathern St; https://goo.gl/maps/ZqcUQ6uBNnJ2; Van Nuys; PRELIM: 2 story (office?) building with 1 ground floor unit well involved; Challenges include excessive storage; 1 civilian patient being evaluated; FS 90; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 6; CH: 9; 18; Brian Humphrey

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire 11/15/2016

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; 07:59AM; 939 W College St; https://goo.gl/maps/AQSxQpzuEcr; #VictorHeights; Address + Map *corrected* from Centennial to College St; 82 FF's took 27 min, confined to one 1st (occupied) floor unit of 29 unit, 4 story (3 occupied floors over parking) garden style apartment building built 1972; 1 adult (NFD) found deceased in fire unit, which had functional/activated smoke alarm, but was not equipped with optional fire sprinklers; 1 other civilian evaluated for smoke exposure, was treated/released at scene; No other injury; Loss/Cause TBD; NFD; Dispatched Units: E203 E3 T3 RA3 RA803 E220 T20 E4 E201 T1 SQ21 BC1 BC711 BC722 RM2 E211 T11 E9 CM22 E35 E250 T50 EM1 HR56 T27 E227 E27 UR27 RA27 RA827 UR88 BC5 RA20 RA820 EM11 EM13 RA4 AR1 CM21 AR17 AR37; Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 11/15/2016

Structure Fire; 07:32AM; 909 Centennial St; https://goo.gl/maps/AUnTUTKrLQm; #VictorHeights; PRELIM: Fire in one 1st floor unit of 4 story garden style apartment building; 1 civilian (burn injury?) being evaluated; NFD; FS 3; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; CH: 9; 12,13; Brian Humphrey

Traffic Collision 11/15/2016

Traffic Collision; 07:30AM; 11700 Glenoaks Bl; internal:/; Two vehicle collision with 1 male teen bicyclist trapped beneath a pickup truck at intersection Glenoaks/Vaughn; Freed by LAFD, he sustained fatal injury and remains at scene; Female driver of one vehicle has minor injury and was taken to hospital in good condition; All NB lanes of Glenoaks Bl will be closed between 118 Fwy and Vaughn St until investigation complete; Unknown duration; Motorists: expect congestion and delay, avoid area and consider alternate route; Detours available, Media: Coroner & LAPD Valley Traffic Incident #735; NFD; Dispatched Units: E98 RA98 E275 T75 E91 RA91 E77 HR56 EM15 BC12 UR88 E287 T87 RA898 ; Brian Humphrey

Traffic Collision 11/15/2016

Traffic Collision; 07:00AM; 11700 Glenoaks Bl; https://goo.gl/maps/wWJpdwn1Dpp; Pacoima; PRELIM: Male bicyclist trapped under vehicle; NFD; FS 98; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; CH: 8; 17; Brian Humphrey

Hazmat 11/14/2016

Hazmat; 11:53AM; Berth 212 - Port of Los Angeles; https://goo.gl/maps/sG3D6Mhe8dN2; Terminal Island; PRELIM: As much as 30 gallons of Dipentene spilled from 40' cargo container solely carrying 55 gallon drums of that product; Spill is diked; No fire; No injury; Situation is static; 150' exclusion zone only while cleanup commences; No formal evacuation or off-site hazard; NFD; FS 40; Batt 6; South Bureau; Council District 15; Dispatched Units: BT4 BT17 E40 RA36 RA82 E38 E248 T48 E95 SQ95 EM11 BC6 E112; CH: 7; 14; Brian Humphrey

Traffic Collision 11/14/2016

Traffic Collision; 12:07PM; 10400 National Bl; https://goo.gl/maps/jQYj273AX2t; Palms; Vehicle vs light standard and "into building" (NFD); No word yet on injury; Building & Safety en route to examine structural damage; LAPD Incident #2036; NFD; FS 43; Batt 18; South Bureau; Council District 5; CH: 4; 10; Brian Humphrey

#Wildfire Agency Assist 11/14/2016

#Wildfire Agency Assist; 05:43AM; 13370 Little Tujunga Cyn Rd; https://goo.gl/maps/Gu2JZgngGJt; LAFD assisting the Los Angeles County Fire Department with a wildfire *in their jurisdiction* in Little Tujunga Canyon near Gold Creek. For official information, contact LACoFD or follow @LACoFDPIO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LACoFDPIO; Dispatched LAFD Units: E98 T98 E298 RA98 E24 E77 E91 E274 T74 E275 T75 E90 EM15 BC12 BC10 H2 H4 H6 WT77 E7; CH: 5; 12; Brian Humphrey

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire 11/14/2016

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; 03:48AM; 20851-7 Sherman Wy; https://goo.gl/maps/Lk9C7NK9beC2; Canoga Park; Address Corrected from DeSoto to Sherman Wy; 106 FF's took 49 min; Confined to heavily damaged 1 story 4,452 Sq Ft; Four tenant (PRELIM: Liquor Store, Check Cashing, ?, ?) commercial building built 1955 on NE corner of Sherman Wy/De Soto Av; 1 FF in Fair condition with non-life threat burn injury to arm/hand has been taken to hospital; No other injury; Loss/Cause TBD; Motorists: Closure of several lanes at Desoto/Sherman until LAFD operations complete; Unknown duration, may extend into morning commute; Expect congestion and delay, avoid area and consider alternate route; Detours available, monitor traffic reports on news radio; Transit Users: Follow @MetroLAAlerts on Twitter; FS 72; Batt 17; Valley Bureau; Council District 3; Dispatched Units: E72 RA72 E104 RA104 E84 E305 T105 E273 T73 BC17 BC15 EM17 E105 E290 T90 E106 E296 T96 CM42 EM15 BC10 T88 E288 UR88 E89 UR89 RA89 RA889 HR56 BC14 RM2 E88 E293 T93 E39 EA1 RA84 EM14 AR2; CH: 9; 17,18; Brian Humphrey