Vegetation Fire in Hollywood Hills West, Los Angeles - LAIT911

Vegetation Fire

Total Responding Units: 44

Additional Information

  Incident Type: Vegetation Fire
  Timestamp: 08-05-23 01:04 PM
 
  Neighborhood: Hollywood Hills West
  Address: 1639 N Laurel Canyon Blvd
  Intersection: W Hollywood Bl x N Laurel Canyon Blvd

  Council District: ()
  LAFD: West (FS41, BC5)
  LAPD: Hollywood (632)

  Latitude/Longitude: 34.1006, -118.3655

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LAFD Press Release

Brush Fire 08/05/2023 INC#0898 - Brush Fire; INC#0898; 01:04PM; 1639 N Laurel Canyon Bl; ; Hollywood Hills West; Preliminary reports of approximately 1 acre of moderate to heavy fuels burning slowly uphill under no wind with *possible* homes threatened (firefighters are moving to that area to investigate if there are exposures). There are no evacuations at this time. Additional resources are enroute.; FS 41; Batt 5; West Bureau; Council District 4; AO1 AO2 BC11 BC18 BC5 CM20 CM22 E227 E261 E290 E41 E52 E58 E61 E76 E82 E97 EM14 H1 H2 H7 HA1 HA2 HA7 RA90 T27 T61 T90; CH5; 12; Margaret Stewart 08-05-23 01:14 PM

Update Brush Fire 08/05/2023 INC#0898 - Update Brush Fire; INC#0898; 01:28PM; 1639 N Laurel Canyon Bl; ; Hollywood Hills West; There are currently four homes threatened but due to the proper brush clearance in place, they have good defensible space and firefighters are able to get water on the fire while defending the homes. Additional crews are working to gain access to the seat of the fire and deploy progressive hose lays to encircle the fire. There are no evacuation orders in place. Additional resources from both Beverly Hills FD and LA County FD are on scene assisting. ; FS 41; Batt 5; West Bureau; Council District 4; AO1 AO2 BC11 BC18 BC5 CM20 CM22 E227 E261 E290 E41 E52 E58 E61 E76 E82 E97 EM14 H1 H2 H3 H7 HA1 HA2 HA3 HA7 HT3 RA90 T27 T61 T90; CH5; 12; Margaret Stewart 08-05-23 01:30 PM

KNOCKDOWN Brush Fire 08/05/2023 INC#0898 - KNOCKDOWN Brush Fire; INC#0898; 02:02PM; 1639 N Laurel Canyon Bl; ; Hollywood Hills West; KNOCKDOWN: Over 90 firefighters extinguished the fire in just under one hour with no injuries reported. The four homes which were threatened were successfully defended thanks to proper brush clearance which provided the defensible space the firefighters needed. Traffic on Laurel Canyon Blvd will remain impacted as the mop up operations continue through the afternoon. Drivers are highly advised to seek alternate routes. No further details.; FS 41; Batt 5; West Bureau; Council District 4; AO1 AO2 BC11 BC18 BC5 CE59 CM20 CM22 E108 E11 E227 E261 E290 E41 E52 E58 E61 E71 E76 E82 E89 E90 E94 E97 EA1 EM14 H1 H2 H3 H7 HA1 HA2 HA3 HA7 HT3 RA27 RA90 RA97 T27 T61 T90; CH5; 12; Margaret Stewart 08-05-23 02:05 PM

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Responding Unit Activity Log

Timestamp Unit ID Unit Status
08-05-23 02:59 PM HU59 Onscene
08-05-23 02:53 PM EA1 Onscene
08-05-23 02:51 PM CE59 Onscene
08-05-23 02:13 PM E71 Onscene
08-05-23 02:03 PM E52 Onscene

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Knockdown [verified]
08-05-23 02:03 PM | scannerpacific icon icon
Air resources are released and clearing. [verified]
08-05-23 02:00 PM | scannerpacific icon icon
LAFD creating a seperate incident for reports of spot fire at N Torreyson Pl x W Mulholland Dr. Incident #411856 [verified]
08-05-23 01:48 PM | twix
With the water drops no homes are currently threatened. Structure defense lines holding. Beverly Hills FD also assisting. [verified]
08-05-23 01:38 PM | scannerpacific icon icon
Water droppers approaching and will focus on the Zulu flank to help prevent it from making another run uphill. [verified]
08-05-23 01:32 PM | scannerpacific icon icon
Four structures threatened, getting water on the fire. Structure defense being setup. [verified]
08-05-23 01:28 PM | scannerpacific icon icon
LAFD Metro reporting 911 calls of smoke coming from manholes. [verified]
08-05-23 01:24 PM | twix
1 acre brush moderate to heavy fuel running uphill with exposures to the west (on laurel view). Slow rate of spread, no wind. Requesting 5 additional engine companies. [verified]
08-05-23 01:14 PM | twix