Alerts

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire 04/03/2024 INC#1034

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; INC#1034; 03:36PM; 4182 S Western Av; https://bit.ly/3J59bLu; #VermontSquare; Firefighters responded to a two-story *commercial building* with fire showing from the rear. Firefighters made access through the alley in the back to find one vehicle engulfed in flames in the first-floor carport (tucked beneath the second floor) and fire spreading up into the building. Firefighters deployed hose lines to attack the flames. Ultimately, it took 48 firefighters 23 minutes to access, confine, and fully extinguish the flames. No occupants were found on scene. Firefighters and Paramedics responded to a medical call for service at or near USC and found one adult male patient with burn injuries that had attempted to drive himself to the hospital after injuries from the Western Avenue structure fire (Medical Response - LAFD Inc# 1071). LAFD transported the man to the hospital. LAFD Fire Investigators are actively investigating the cause of the fire. No firefighter injuries.; FS 46; Batt 13; South Bureau; Council District 8; BC1 BC11 BC13 E15 E203 E215 E226 E233 E266 E27 E295 E46 E66 EM1 EM11 HR3 RA15 RA46 RA815 SQ21 SQ95 T15 T26 T3 T33 T66 T95 UR3 UR88; CH7; 12 13; Nicholas Prange

Structure Fire 04/03/2024 INC#1034

Structure Fire; INC#1034; 03:13PM; 4182 S Western Av; https://bit.ly/3J59bLu; #VermontSquare; PRELIM: Two-story apartment building with fire showing. Offensive mode.; FS 46; Batt 13; South Bureau; Council District 8; BC11 BC13 E15 E215 E226 E233 E266 E46 E66 RA46 RA815 SQ21 T15 T26 T33 T66; CH9; 12; Nicholas Prange

Hiker Rescue 04/01/2024 INC#1003

Hiker Rescue; INC#1003; 02:48PM; North of Mount Hollywood Tunnel; https://bit.ly/4ahaMtL; #GriffithPark; PRELIM: LAFD ground and air response to a 24-year-old female hiker in fair condition with a fractured ankle. She will soon be hoisted aboard a hovering LAFD helicopter to received continuing in-flight care during direct transport to regional trauma center.; FS 35; Batt 5; West Bureau; Council District 4; AO1 AO2 BC5 E35 H3 H4 H5 H7 HA3 HA4 HA5 HA7 RA35 RA835 RH114 T35; CH7; 12; Brian Humphrey

Knockdown - Structure Fire 03/31/2024 INC#1394

Knockdown - Structure Fire; INC#1394; 09:23PM; 9915 S Compton Av; https://bit.ly/3VGzDTb; #Watts; 44 LAFD Firefighters + neighboring LACoFD in Automatic Aid, took just 29 minutes to access, confine and fully extinguish fire within a 25' x 50' combination one- and two-story commercial building housing a laundry/cleaners. No injury. Fire cause under investigation.; FS 65; Batt 13; South Bureau; Council District 15; BC1 BC13 E21 E221 E233 E264 E64 E65 RA21 RA64 RA865 SQ21 T21 T33 T64 + LACoFD; CH9; 13; Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 03/31/2024 INC#1394

Structure Fire; INC#1394; 08:54PM; 9915 S Compton Av; https://bit.ly/3VGzDTb; #Watts; PRELIM: LAFD with LACoFD in Automatic Aid, battling fire in the rear portion of a 25' x 50' combination one- and two-story commercial building housing a laundry/cleaners.; FS 65; Batt 13; South Bureau; Council District 15; BC1 BC13 E21 E221 E233 E264 E64 E65 RA21 RA865 SQ21 T21 T33 T64 + LACoFD in Automatic Aid; CH9; 13; Brian Humphrey

Hiker Rescue | 03/31/2024 INC#1324

Hiker Rescue |; INC#1324; 08:08PM; Santa Monica Mountains; https://bit.ly/4avXp8C; #PacificPalisades; PRELIM: LAFD ground and air response to an adult male hiker stranded in darkness on a rain-soaked remote section of Temescal Ridge Trail south of Skull Rock in Topanga State Park. A hovering LAFD Rescue Helicopter has found the man, and lowered a Flight Paramedic to perform an initial medical assessment. The hiker states he is uninjured. He and the LAFD Flight Paramedic will soon be hoisted aboard the hovering helicopter, to shuttle the man to a safe location beyond the wilderness.; FS 69; Batt 9; West Bureau; Council District 11; BC9 E263 E269 E69 H4 H5 HA4 HA5 RA23 RA69 RH114 T63 T69; CH7; 12; Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire - Now Out. 03/31/2024 INC#0371

Structure Fire - Now Out.; INC#0371; 07:19AM; 5519 S Ruthelen St; https://bit.ly/3TGxxQx; #ChesterfieldSquare; 31 Firefighters took just 23 minutes (7:42 AM) to access, confine and extinguish stubborn flames in the walls surrounding the chimney of a 1,200 square foot two-story residential duplex. No injury. Fire cause under investigation.; FS 66; Batt 13; South Bureau; Council District 8; BC11 BC13 E233 E266 E34 E46 E57 RA266 RA866 SQ21 T33 T66; CH9; 12; Brian Humphrey

Greater Alarm Structure Fire - Now Out 03/31/2024 INC#0081

Greater Alarm Structure Fire - Now Out; INC#0081; 01:25AM; 911 S Malcolm Av; https://bit.ly/3VCSuP2; #Westwood; First arriving 40 LAFD Firefighters took just 31 minutes (1:56 AM) to access, confine and fully extinguish heavy fire in the attic and second floor of a 3,795 square foot two-story home (built 1927). No injury. Fire cause under investigation.; FS 37; Batt 9; West Bureau; Council District 5; BC10 BC18 BC5 BC9 CM40 CM42 E19 E227 E237 E263 E269 E292 E37 E58 E59 E71 E88 E95 EA1 EM9 HR3 RA27 RA37 RA827 RA837 SO1 SQ95 T27 T37 T63 T69 T92 UR27 UR88; CH9; 12 13; Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire - Now Out 03/29/2024 INC#0819

Structure Fire - Now Out; INC#0819; 01:32PM; 6622 S 5th Av; https://bit.ly/3TX1bCF; Hyde Park; LAFD responded to a one-story home with smoke showing. Flames consumed multiple rooms inside. Crews established hose lines, made entry, and initiated fire attack. The first 22 firefighters took just 14 minutes to contain the fire to extinguish the flames (1:46pm). No reported injuries. Cause under investigation. ; FS 66; Batt 13; South Bureau; Council District 8; BC13 BC18 E233 E266 E33 E57 RA257 RA846 SQ21 T33 T66; CH7; 12; Nicholas Prange

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire 03/29/2024 INC#0131

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; INC#0131; 02:49AM; 3947 S Mclaughlin Av; https://bit.ly/3vyA8nM; #MarVista; Firefighters found a one-story single-family home engulfed in flames. Firefighters quickly deployed hose lines to attack the fire inside and protect the nearby threatened buildings, while others ascended ladders to perform ventilation on the rooftop (to allow smoke and super-heated gases to escape and make it more survivable for fire crews below). It took 35 firefighters 26 minutes to extinguish the flames. No reported injuries. Cause under investigation.; FS 62; Batt 4; West Bureau; Council District 11; BC4 BC9 E263 E292 E43 E62 E63 EM9 RA43 RA62 RA862 T63 T92; CH9; 12; Nicholas Prange