Alerts

Update Structure Fire 05/03/2016

Update Structure Fire; 09:35PM; 17200 Burbank Blvd; internal:/; Due to an aggressive fire attack along with coordinated vertical ventilation, 32 firefighters extinguished the flames in just 19 min. 1 2nd floor unit was well involved in fire that extended to an adjacent unit. No injury. Cause & $loss under invest, NFD; FS 83; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 5; Erik Scott

Structure Fire 05/03/2016

Structure Fire; 09:24PM; 17200 Burbank Blvd; https://goo.gl/maps/mTDdXkYr6aU2; Encino; 3-story apartment building with two units on fire. Additional units requested; FS 83; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 5; BC10 E100 E288 E293 E83 E93 RA83 RA93 T88 T93; 9; 17; Erik Scott

FINAL 05/02/2016

FINAL ; 06:30PM; 640 Echo Park Av; internal:/; Echo Park; Address confirmed as 640 Echo Park Av; Fire confined to one-story 1,100 sq ft hillside home built 1917; Not equipped with optional residential fire sprinklers; 2 tenants away when fire erupted; Cause is accidental, attributed to unattended cigarette; Monetary loss still being tabulated; No ambulance transport, Mayor's Crisis Response Team volunteers to provide at-scene crisis support and resource guidance for resident's recovery; 2 adjacent residential buildings had minor damage (one had broken windows due to radiant heat, the other suffered minor water damage); The two residents displaced by the fire will seek their own accommodation; Brian Humphrey

Update Structure Fire 05/02/2016

Update Structure Fire; 04:36PM; 640 Echo Park Av; internal:/; Echo Park; Still awaiting confirmed address; Though no human injury, 1 resident being evaluated by LAFD paramedics after learning 2 pet cats within home proved beyond firefighter's help, and perished at the scene; Fire Cause and Monetary Loss TBD; MEDIA: Public Information Officer Captain Daniel Curry at scene; NFD; Brian Humphrey

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire 05/02/2016

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; 03:50PM; 640 Echo Park Av; internal:/; Echo Park; NOTE: Confirmed Address Pending; 86 FFs took 25 min; Confined to 1 story home; No injury; Two closely built residential buildings prevented from harm; Cause/Loss TBD; Dispatched Units: E203 E3 T3 E11 T11 E211 RA4 RA209 BC11 E6 CM22 E201 T1 E4 T9 E209 EM13 BC1 T27 E227 E27 UR27 RA827 HR56 UR88 BC5 H6 T90 E290 E90 CM21 EA1 ; Brian Humphrey

Update Structure Fire 05/02/2016

Update Structure Fire; 03:36PM; 640 Echo Park Av; internal:/; Echo Park; 80 FF's assigned; Firefight continues; Listen: http://bit.ly/LAFD-AUDIO; CH: 9; 12,13; Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 05/02/2016

Structure Fire; 03:25PM; 640 Echo Park Av; https://goo.gl/maps/BTqUGNcjVR32; Echo Park; PRELIM: 1 story home well involved; FS 20; Batt 11; Central Bureau; Council District 13; CH: 9; 12; Brian Humphrey

Update Hiker in Distress 05/01/2016

Update Hiker in Distress; 05:42PM; 1501 Will Rogers State Park Rd; internal:/; After a thorough search, a 73 y/o F was located, non-injured but unable to get back on the trail. She was found holding onto a tree branch in thick brush and is being hoisted into a LAFD helicopter for transport to a safe location; FS 69; Batt 9; West Bureau; Council District 11; Erik Scott

Hiker in Distress 05/01/2016

Hiker in Distress; 04:30PM; 1501 Will Rogers State Park Rd; https://goo.gl/maps/TXLY1CbbLtD2; #PacificPalisades; LAFD lowering Firefighter/Paramedic from helicopter to assess a patient who is off a trail; FS 69; Batt 9; West Bureau; Council District 11; BC9 E19 E23 E269 E90 H0F H1 H3 RA69 T69; 7; 18; Erik Scott

Update Hiker in Distress 05/01/2016

Update Hiker in Distress; 04:45PM; 11160 De Soto Ave; internal:/; Multiple agencies responded. The 44 y/o M, non-injured but exposed to rugged terrain and outside elements for two days, has been hoisted into a LAFD helicopter and is being transported to a local hospital for further evaluation, NFD; FS 107; Batt 15; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; Erik Scott