Alerts

Update Brush Fire 08/05/2020 INC#0502

Update Brush Fire; INC#0502; 11:40AM; 2580 N Cahuenga Bl; https://bit.ly/31h7Qek; Hollywood Hills; A total of 128 LAFD personnel remain attached to the incident, with ground crews continuing to work the perimeter of the largely static fire with hand tools in steep terrain. One LAFD member became ill at the peak of the firefight, and has been taken to an area hospital in fair condition for further evaluation. No other injury reported, The fire's cause remains under investigation.; FS 27; Batt 5; West Bureau; Council District 4; Dispatched LAFD Units: AR2 BC11 BC14 BC5 CM42 CM51 CM52 CW3A CW3B E227 E229 E260 E261 E290 E41 E472 E52 E56 E6 E76 E82 E86 E9 E90 E97 EM11 EM5 FR82 H1 H2 H4 HA1 HA2 HA4 RA76 RA86 RA90 RA97 T27 T29 T60 T61 & LACoFD Copter 17; Radio Channels: 7; 13; - Brian Humphrey

Update Brush Fire 08/05/2020 INC#0502

Update Brush Fire; INC#0502; 11:10AM; 2580 N Cahuenga Bl; https://bit.ly/31h7Qek; Hollywood Hills; An LAFD ground and air response has held the fire to no more than 2 (two) acres of medium brush above the Ford Amphitheater. All forward progress of the fire has been stopped. No injuries. No structure damage. No wind. There is presently no structure threat and no anticipated need for evacuation, as LAFD ground crews continue to work the perimeter of the fire, the cause of which remains under investigation.; FS 27; Batt 5; West Bureau; Council District 4; Radio Channels: 5; 13; - Brian Humphrey

Brush Fire 08/05/2020 INC#0502

Brush Fire; INC#0502; 10:31AM; 2580 Cahuenga Blvd East; https://bit.ly/3grbHvH; Hollywood Hills; PRELIM: One-quarter acre of medium brush burning with a slow rate of spread about 300' above the Ford Amphitheater; FS 76; Batt 5; West Bureau; Council District 4; Radio Channels: 5; 13; - Brian Humphrey

Death Investigation 08/05/2020 INC#0266

Death Investigation; INC#0266; 06:44AM; 300 S Ferry St; https://bit.ly/3gxX7T7; Terminal Island; LAFD crews assisting in the recovery of an adult male who sustained fatal injury when pinned between two trailers at an industrial transportation firm. Media Inquiries: LAPD Harbor Incident #808 and Coroner; FS 40; Batt 6; South Bureau; Council District 15; Dispatched LAFD Units: E238 E40 HR3 RA36 T38; Radio Channels: 4; 10; - Brian Humphrey

Agency Assist - Brush Fire 08/05/2020 INC#0036

Agency Assist - Brush Fire; INC#0036; 12:45AM; 12567 N Lopez Canyon Rd; https://bit.ly/3gv54IB; AngelesNationalForest; LAFD ground units will assist Angeles NF at the one-half acre #CemeteryFire. Media Inquiries: Angeles National Forest; FS 98; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC10 BC12 E274 E275 E290 E298 E7 E75 E77 E90 E91 E98 EM15 H1 H2 H4 HA1 HA2 HA4 RA98 T74 T75 T90 T98 WT77; Radio Channel: 5; 17; - Brian Humphrey

Update Hiker Rescue 08/04/2020 INC#1295

Update Hiker Rescue; INC#1295; 08:15PM; 10870 N Topanga Canyon Bl; https://bit.ly/2YD1SDh; Chatsworth; The (22 year-old?) male climber in critical condition was skillfully hoisted from a precarious position between large boulders into a hovering LAFD rescue helicopter, where Firefighter/Paramedics are providing in-flight care during direct transport to a nearby Trauma Center.; Batt 15; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC15 E105 E296 E90 H1 H4 HA1 HA4 RA90 RA96 RH114 T96; - Brian Humphrey

Update Structure Fire Knockdown 08/04/2020 INC#1307

Update Knockdown Structure Fire; INC#1307; 07:55PM; 8958 W Cattaraugus Av; https://bit.ly/31mnQM2; MidCity; Address remains tentative. 49 LAFD Firefighters took just 23 minutes to extinguish flames in 1 story building at rear of church property with minimal fire extension / smoke damage to adjacent (yet unidentified) church. No injury. Fire cause under active investigation.; FS 58; Batt 18; South Bureau; Council District 10; Dispatched LAFD Units: AR2 BC11 BC706 BC9 CM22 E261 E292 E294 E43 E58 E68 E94 EM9 RA43 RA58 T61 T92 T94; - Brian Humphrey

Hiker Rescue 08/04/2020 INC#1295

Hiker Rescue; INC#1295; 07:24PM; 10870 N Topanga Canyon Bl; https://bit.ly/2YD1SDh; Chatsworth; PRELIM: LAFD ground and air response for an adult male (climber?) who sustained serious head injury after reportedly falling ~ 30' on the north side of Stoney Point. LAFD helicopter hoist rescue likely; FS 96; Batt 15; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; Radio Channels:8; 17; - Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 08/04/2020 INC#1307

Structure Fire; INC#1307; 07:32PM; 8958 W Cattaraugus Av; https://bit.ly/31mnQM2; MidCity; PRELIM: Fire in 1 story building at rear of church property; FS 58; Batt 18; South Bureau; Council District 10; Radio Channels: 9; 12; - Brian Humphrey

Update Traffic Collision With Entrapment 08/04/2020 INC#0703

Update Traffic Collision With Entrapment; INC#0703; 12:56PM; SB 5 Fwy south of 110 Fwy; https://bit.ly/2Di63gY; Elysian Park; Two patients total (Unknown age/gender). The one trapped patient was quickly freed from the wreckage and will be taken, along with the other driver, to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. LAFD crews are assisting Caltrans personnel in diking a (unknown quantity) spill of diesel fuel from a damaged ~ 100 gallon tank on one of the truck tractors. Unknown impact on traffic. Media Inquiries: CHP Central L.A. Log #1317; FS 1; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 1; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC2 E201 E202 E250 E4 E44 E56 EM1 EM2 HR3 RA1 RA56 RA801 T1 T2; - Brian Humphrey