Greater Alarm Structure Fire in Encino, Los Angeles - LAIT911

Greater Alarm Structure Fire

Total Responding Units: 63

Additional Information

  Incident Type: Greater Alarm Structure Fire
  Initial Dispatch: Structure Fire
  Timestamp: 12-22-23 02:43 PM
 
  Neighborhood: Encino
  Address: 15837 W Royal Oak Rd
  Intersection: N Royal Crest Pl x W High Knoll Rd

  Council District: Nithya Raman (4)
  LAFD: Valley (FS88, BC10)
  LAPD: West Valley (1099)

  Latitude/Longitude: 34.1435, -118.4784

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LAFD Press Release

Structure Fire 12/22/2023 INC#1162 - Structure Fire; INC#1162; 02:43PM; 15818 W High Knoll Rd; ; #Encino; *Address Tentative*. PRELIM: Large three-story hole under construction (framed & wrapped), with the second floor well involved with fire. ; FS 88; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 4; E288 E88 T88 E83 E109 RA99 E278 T78 RA78 BC10 BC14 T39 E239 CM42 CM40; CH9; 17; Brian Humphrey 12-22-23 02:55 PM

Structure Fire 12/22/2023 INC#1162 - Structure Fire; INC#1162; 02:43PM; 15818 W High Knoll Rd; ; #Encino; *Address Tentative*. PRELIM: Large three-story home under construction (framed & wrapped), with the second floor well involved with fire. ; FS 88; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 4; E288 E88 T88 E83 E109 RA99 E278 T78 RA78 BC10 BC14 T39 E239 CM42 CM40; CH9; 17; Brian Humphrey 12-22-23 02:55 PM

Update Greater Alarm Structure Fire 12/22/2023 INC#1162 - Update Greater Alarm Structure Fire; INC#1162; 03:00PM; 15837 W Royal Oak Rd; ; #Encino; *Address Corrected From High Knoll Road* Now a Greater Alarm fire with 92 LAFD personnel assigned (including one LAFD helicopter for aerial reconnaissance and command support) in a defensive fire attack against heavy fire involving the second and third floors of a large three-story home under construction (framed & wrapped). No evacuation. No injuries reported. ; FS 88; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 4; E288 E88 T88 E83 E109 RA99 E278 T78 RA78 BC10 BC14 T39 E239 CM42 CM40 UR88 HA6 H6 E90 E93 E293 T93 E87 SQ87 EM14 BC12 T89 E289 E89 UR89 HR3 BC5; CH9; 17 18; Brian Humphrey 12-22-23 03:08 PM

#RoyalOakFire Greater Alarm Structure Fire 12/22/2023 INC#1162 - #RoyalOakFire Greater Alarm Structure Fire; INC#1162; 03:30PM; 15837 W Royal Oak Rd; ; #Encino; With 109 LAFD personnel now assigned (including *three* LAFD helicopters), firefighters continue in a well coordinated defensive fire attack against heavy fire involving the second and third floors of a large three-story home under construction (framed & wrapped and surrounded by scaffolding on bare earth). No evacuation. No injuries reported.; FS 88; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 4; E288 E88 T88 E83 E109 RA99 E278 T78 RA78 BC10 BC14 T39 E239 CM42 CM40 UR88 HA6 H6 E90 E93 E293 T93 E87 SQ87 EM14 BC12 T89 E289 E89 UR89 HR3 BC5 SO1 HA7 H7 HA3 H3 HA5 H5 EA1 AR1; CH9; 17 18; Brian Humphrey 12-22-23 03:34 PM

#RoyalOakFire Major Emergency Structure Fire 12/22/2023 INC#1162 - #RoyalOakFire Major Emergency Structure Fire; INC#1162; 04:45PM; 15837 W Royal Oak Rd; ; #Encino; With 133 LAFD personnel now assigned and transitioning from defensive (exterior) to limited offensive (interior) operations against deeply entrenched and stubborn fire, this incident has escalated to Major Emergency status. The flames remain confined within the structure of fire origin (roughly estimated to be as much as a 17,000 square-foot) three-story home under construction in the framing and wrapped stage, surrounded by scaffolding on bare earth. No injuries have been reported. LAFD Public Information Officer Captain Cody Weireter is en route to assist media. His ETA is 5:15 PM.; FS 88; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 4; E288 E88 T88 E83 E109 RA99 E278 T78 RA78 BC10 BC14 T39 E239 CM42 CM40 UR88 HA6 H6 E90 E93 E293 T93 E87 SQ87 EM14 BC12 T89 E289 E89 UR89 HR3 BC5 SO1 HA7 H7 HA3 H3 HA5 H5 EA1 AR1 HE1 EX2 T27 E227 T61 E261 E11 E205 T75 E275; CH9; 17 18; Brian Humphrey 12-22-23 04:50 PM

Knockdown - #RoyalOakFire - Major Emergency Structure Fire 12/22/2023 INC#1162 - Knockdown - #RoyalOakFire - Major Emergency Structure Fire; INC#1162; 05:44PM; 15837 W Royal Oak Rd; ; #Encino; 133 LAFD Firefighters took 3 hours in largely defensive operations to access, confine and extinguish the bulk of deeply entrenched and stubborn fire within the (as much as a 17,000 square-foot?) three-story home of fire origin that was in the framing and wrapped stage of construction. No injury. Fire cause under active investigation.; FS 88; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 4; E288 E88 T88 E83 E109 RA99 E278 T78 RA78 BC10 BC14 T39 E239 CM42 CM40 UR88 HA6 H6 E90 E93 E293 T93 E87 SQ87 EM14 BC12 T89 E289 E89 UR89 HR3 BC5 SO1 HA7 H7 HA3 H3 HA5 H5 EA1 AR1 HE1 EX2 T27 E227 T61 E261 E11 E205 T75 E275 PI3; CH8; 17 18; Brian Humphrey 12-22-23 05:48 PM

Update - #RoyalOakFire - Major Emergency Structure Fire 12/22/2023 INC#1162 - Update - #RoyalOakFire - Major Emergency Structure Fire; INC#1162; 06:15PM; 15837 W Royal Oak Rd; ; #Encino; LAFD operations will continue into the night, to cool hotspots and complete the fire cause investigation within the now heavily damaged and physically unstable structure. The homeowner has confirmed the three story residence - undergoing a major renovation, has 28,000 square-feet of floorspace. The (unspecified number or craft) workers who were on site when the fire started, escaped unharmed, and no firefighters have been injured.; FS 88; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 4; E288 E88 T88 E83 E109 RA99 E278 T78 RA78 BC10 BC14 T39 E239 CM42 CM40 UR88 HA6 H6 E90 E93 E293 T93 E87 SQ87 EM14 BC12 T89 E289 E89 UR89 HR3 BC5 SO1 HA7 H7 HA3 H3 HA5 H5 EA1 AR1 HE1 EX2 T27 E227 T61 E261 E11 E205 T75 E275 PI3; CH8; 17 18; Brian Humphrey 12-22-23 06:35 PM

#RoyalOakFire Major Emergency Structure Fire 12/22/2023 INC#1162 - #RoyalOakFire Major Emergency Structure Fire; INC#1162; 04:45PM; 15837 W Royal Oak Rd; ; #Encino; With 133 LAFD personnel now assigned and transitioning from defensive (exterior) to limited offensive (interior) operations against deeply entrenched and stubborn fire, this incident has escalated to Major Emergency status. The flames remain confined within the structure of fire origin (roughly estimated to be as much as a 17,000 square-foot) three-story home under construction in the framing and wrapped stage, surrounded by scaffolding on bare earth. No injuries have been reported. LAFD Public Information Officer Captain Cody Weireter is en route to assist media. His ETA is 5:15 PM.; FS 88; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 4; E288 E88 T88 E83 E109 RA99 E278 T78 RA78 BC10 BC14 T39 E239 CM42 CM40 UR88 HA6 H6 E90 E93 E293 T93 E87 SQ87 EM14 BC12 T89 E289 E89 UR89 HR3 BC5 SO1 HA7 H7 HA3 H3 HA5 H5 EA1 AR1 HE1 EX2 T27 E227 T61 E261 E11 E205 T75 E275; CH9; 17 18; Brian Humphrey 12-22-23 04:50 PM

#RoyalOakFire Greater Alarm Structure Fire 12/22/2023 INC#1162 - #RoyalOakFire Greater Alarm Structure Fire; INC#1162; 03:30PM; 15837 W Royal Oak Rd; ; #Encino; With 109 LAFD personnel now assigned (including *three* LAFD helicopters), firefighters continue in a well coordinated defensive fire attack against heavy fire involving the second and third floors of a large three-story home under construction (framed & wrapped and surrounded by scaffolding on bare earth). No evacuation. No injuries reported.; FS 88; Batt 10; Valley Bureau; Council District 4; E288 E88 T88 E83 E109 RA99 E278 T78 RA78 BC10 BC14 T39 E239 CM42 CM40 UR88 HA6 H6 E90 E93 E293 T93 E87 SQ87 EM14 BC12 T89 E289 E89 UR89 HR3 BC5 SO1 HA7 H7 HA3 H3 HA5 H5 EA1 AR1; CH9; 17 18; Brian Humphrey 12-22-23 03:34 PM

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Responding Unit Activity Log

Timestamp Unit ID Unit Status
12-23-23 03:06 AM E305 Onscene
12-23-23 03:06 AM T105 Onscene
12-23-23 12:00 AM T74 Onscene
12-23-23 12:00 AM E274 Onscene
12-22-23 11:49 PM E273 Onscene

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As of 03:03 Fire on all sides of the building, with structural integrity issues. [verified]
12-22-23 04:19 PM | labi
Transitional Attack on the fire, fighting from the outside then moving into the interior [verified]
12-22-23 04:14 PM | labi
Fire was on 2 separate floors with rapid spread [verified]
12-22-23 04:10 PM | labi
Delta exposure with brush, units protecting the exposure [verified]
12-22-23 04:08 PM | labi
Construction in the framing stage [verified]
12-22-23 04:06 PM | labi
Scaffolding on Delta Side still in tact [verified]
12-22-23 04:00 PM | labi
Charlie Side pushing away from the structure to get ladder pipes [verified]
12-22-23 03:54 PM | labi