Water Rescue in Arleta, Los Angeles - LAIT911

Water Rescue

Total Responding Units: 51

Additional Information

  Incident Type: Water Rescue
  Timestamp: 02-05-24 08:57 AM
 
  Neighborhood: Arleta
  Address: 14240 W Paxton St
  Intersection: N Arleta Av x W Paxton St

  Council District: Imelda Padilla (6)
  LAFD: Valley (FS7, BC12)
  LAPD: Mission (1958)

  Latitude/Longitude: 34.2599, -118.4449

  LAIT911 Maps Link: LINK

LAFD Press Release

River Rescue 02/05/2024 INC#0750 - River Rescue; INC#0750; 08:57AM; 14240 W Paxton St; ; #Arleta; Firefighters are responding to reports of the need for a river rescue of a 6-year-old male. Crews are staged at various rescue points along the waterway to attempt a rescue, and are searching by ground and air.; FS 7; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 6; AO1 AO2 BC10 BC12 BC2 BC5 BC712 CM20 CM22 E102 E227 E239 E260 E39 E55 E60 E7 E86 E97 EM5 FR91 H1 H4 H5 HA1 HA4 HA5 RA7 RA78 RA878 SC1 SW44 SW88 SW89 T27 T39 T60 UR27 UR3; CH5; 12; Nicholas Prange 02-05-24 09:26 AM

Update River Rescue 02/05/2024 INC#0750 - Update River Rescue; INC#0750; 10:33AM; 14240 W Paxton St; ; #Arleta; After an extensive search of the flood control channel (which has 10-12 feet of water flowing at approximately 15mph) by ground and air, no victim has been located. Crews have searched up and down the river from Arleta to Downtown LA, and beyond (LA County FD responded to search beyond the LA City limits). Fire crews were never able to visually confirm a victim was in the water. Crews are picking up and clearing the incident. Nothing further.; FS 7; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 6; AO1 AO2 BC1 BC10 BC12 BC2 BC5 BC712 CM20 CM22 E1 E102 E2 E201 E203 E227 E239 E260 E298 E39 E55 E60 E7 E86 E89 E97 EM5 FR91 H1 H4 H5 HA1 HA4 HA5 RA7 RA78 RA878 SC1 SW44 SW88 SW89 T1 T27 T3 T39 T60 T98 UR27 UR3; CH5; 12; Nicholas Prange 02-05-24 10:33 AM

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Responding Unit Activity Log

Timestamp Unit ID Unit Status
02-05-24 11:07 AM SW88 On Scene
02-05-24 10:19 AM E55 On Scene
02-05-24 10:01 AM E298 On Scene
02-05-24 10:01 AM T98 On Scene
02-05-24 09:53 AM E89 On Scene

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All LAFD personnel are out of the water and safe. Breaking down operations. [verified]
02-05-24 10:41 AM | jfm icon icon
LA County Resources being released. [verified]
02-05-24 10:21 AM | willyt2000
Search being canceled. Resources being collected and released. No victim located. [verified]
02-05-24 10:21 AM | scannerpacific icon icon
Search update: Watercraft teams are ~1.5 miles upstream from Burbank Influence. They are continuing up to the Tujunga wash. [verified]
02-05-24 10:07 AM | willyt2000
IC is disassembling Moore Park location. [verified]
02-05-24 09:55 AM | willyt2000
Updated sizeup: Flow currently 15-16mph with a depth of 10-12ft. Main rescue point is Victory and LA River with a secondary point at Main Street. Utilizing both LAFD and LACoFD Air assets [verified]
02-05-24 09:49 AM | willyt2000
Helicopters locked in due to weather (northern/east Pacomia Wash). Ground resources will be taking the lead further towards Lopez Dam. Other helicopters are still searching south (downstream). [verified]
02-05-24 09:47 AM | scannerpacific icon icon
Multiple units in the water at multiple points along the river [verified]
02-05-24 09:47 AM | willyt2000
10-12 feet of water moving 12-15 miles per hour. Swiftwater units requesting permission to launch a watercraft [verified]
02-05-24 09:37 AM | willyt2000
Victory & LA River, Main & LA River are being set up as possible rescue points. No individual has been located yet. [verified]
02-05-24 09:36 AM | scannerpacific icon icon
Releasing Valley units. Reallocating new units further down the river. [verified]
02-05-24 09:31 AM | willyt2000
3 LAFD helicopters are searching up and down the river, assisted by ground resources. So far, no individual has been located. [verified]
02-05-24 09:23 AM | scannerpacific icon icon
Helicopters overhead [verified]
02-05-24 09:12 AM | willyt2000
RP reporting a 6-8 year old boy wearing a white shirt on a cardboard box was seen in the river ~10-11min ago. [verified]
02-05-24 09:11 AM | scannerpacific icon icon
Command post being setup at 108 [verified]
02-05-24 09:04 AM | willyt2000