Alerts

KNOCKDOWN #OroVistaFire Brush Fire 10/22/2017

KNOCKDOWN #OroVistaFire Brush Fire; 09:44PM; Near 11120 Oro Vista Av; internal:/; #Tujunga; 52 FF's took 39 minutes, confined to (presently undetermined acreage of) heavy-density brush within the wash; No injury; No structure threat or damage; Though a homeless encampment was in the area, the cause of the fire remains under investigation; Dispatched LAFD Units: E274 T74 RA74 E24 E77 E63 E298 E98 T98 E289 E89 T89 CM22 EM14 BC12 BC14 H2 H3 H6 AO2 WT77 E7 SU1 CM42 DZ12 HE1 DT2 TP1 DZ11 TP2 DT1 E290 + LACoFD and ANF; - Brian Humphrey

Update Brush Fire 10/22/2017

Update Brush Fire; 09:30PM; Near 11120 Oro Vista Av; internal:/; #Tujunga; Forward progress of fire stopped; Despite some spotting due to wind-driven embers, flames are fully contained to heavy brush within the wash by first arriving LAFD ground crews who have established a full perimeter; Full knockdown and additonal info pending; - Brian Humphrey

Brush Fire 10/22/2017

Brush Fire; 09:05PM; Near 11120 Oro Vista Av; https://goo.gl/maps/3G3JHN2DZjm; #Tujunga; PRELIM: LAFD air and ground response, joined by Los Angeles County FD and Angeles National Forest Firefighters to one-half (0.5) acre of medium density brush burning (in the wash?) on arrival; No structure threat; Temp 79.1°F | Wind 8 MPH from E | Humidity 19% | Sky Clear; FS 74; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; CH: 5; 13; - Brian Humphrey

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire 10/22/2017

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; 06:27PM; 430 S St Andrews Pl; internal:/; #Koreatown; 47 FF's took 14 minutes to extinguish flames on the top floor of a two story apartment unit (fire was on the building's 3rd and uppermost occupied floor) on the southwest corner of the 66 unit "La Jolla Courtyard Apartments", a 47 year-old building that did not feature optional fire sprinklers; No injury; Fire cause/loss/resident displacement to be determined; Dispatched Units: T29 E29 E229 RA829 E52 RA52 E6 E261 T61 BC11 BC711 E226 T26 E61 CM22 EM11 BC5; - Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 10/22/2017

Structure Fire; 06:13PM; 430 S St Andrews Pl; https://goo.gl/maps/r37WsVrjNtn; PRELIM: 3 stories of center-hallway apartments over 1 level of parking with fire in one unit on the 3rd (top?) floor; FS 29; Batt 11; Central Bureau; Council District 4; CH: 9; 13; - Brian Humphrey

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire 10/22/2017

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; 07:37AM; 400 S Occidental Bl; internal:/; #Westlake; Address corrected from 336 to 400 S Occidental Blvd; 68 FF's took 26 minutes, confining fire to 3 autos in carport to rear of and directly beneath 4 story (3 occupied floors over parking) 28 unit apartment building; Though smoke entered one apartment on each of the three floors immediately above the fire, LAFD crews prevented flames from entering any of the units; No injury; Fire cause/loss to be determined; Dispatched Units: E6 E220 T20 T11 E211 RA811 E35 RA35 BC11 E420 E13 E203 T3 CM22 E235 T35 EM11 BC711 E3 HR3 T89 E289 UR89 UR88 BC14 RA889; - Brian Humphrey

Structure Fire 10/22/2017

Structure Fire; 07:11AM; 336 S Occidental Bl; https://goo.gl/maps/2LhdfsE4tH52; #Westlake; 2 autos ablaze in carport to rear of and beneath (4 story?) apartment building, fire extending to one or more apartments above; FS 6; Batt 11; Central Bureau; Council District 13; CH: 9; 12,13; Brian Humphrey

Traffic Collision 10/21/2017

Traffic Collision; 09:41PM; SB 5 Fwy x Osborne St ; https://goo.gl/maps/BnCdp2MHafK2; #Arleta; PRELIM: 2 vehicle collision (sedan vs SUV?) on/near freeway on-ramp with one vehicle (SUV?) overturned; 3 persons (unk age/gender/condition/affiliation) were ejected from that vehicle, no entrapment, and will be transported to area trauma centers with unspecified injuries; Unk status of sedan occupant/s; Media inquiries = CHP Log #4227 and LAPD Valley Traffic Incident #5460 (investigatory jurisdiction yet to be determined); FS 98; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; Dispatched LAFD Units: E98 T98 E298 RA98 E7 RA898 RA75 EM15 BC12 RA7; CH: 8; 17; - Brian Humphrey

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire 10/21/2017

KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; 01:23PM; 12720 Burbank Bl; internal:/; #ValleyVillage; 75 FF's took just 23 minutes to confine flames to 4 burning vehicles on the 1st floor parking level, as well as one condo unit directly above (2nd floor = lowest of 3 occupied levels) of the 4 story total center-hallway condominium building, one of two buildings in the jointly managed Briarcrest complex; There were no injuries; Fire cause, monetary loss and displaced persons (if any) have yet to be determined; - Brian Humphrey

Update Structure Fire 10/21/2017

Update Structure Fire; 01:21PM; 12720 Burbank Bl; internal:/; #ValleyVillage; Flames have extended from the 4 burning vehicles into one unit on lowest of 3 occupied floors above the one parking level of the one 4 story (total) center-hallway Briarcrest *condominium* building (Briarcrest is a two building complex); Some residents have self-evacuated, others are being sheltered in place; There are presently no injuries as the firefight continues; CH: 9; 17, 18; Brian Humphrey