LAFD - Structure - 12-24-10

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Authorities say packrat conditions fueled a fire at a Boyle Heights home, which was so badly damaged that it had to be “red-tagged” as too dangerous to live in. The fire broke out late Thursday night in the 100 block of South Clarence Street and responding firefighters reported “heavy fire” on the first floor, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said. The blaze was extinguished less about a half hour later. Neighbors said they saw a woman running from the home just after the fire started. Two men who live in the home were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, RMG News reported. They were not hospitalized. About two hours after the fire broke out, an investigator at the scene said the roof and at least one wall of the home were badly damaged. He requested a Building and Safety inspector to come out and “red tag” the home as uninhabitable, a Los Angeles Fire Department dispatcher said.

 More photos can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

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High Desert Storm - 12-21/22-10

December 21 and 22, 2010 saw some significant storm activity in the High Desert. I got some shots of the Mojave River at Rock Springs Rd where there were two back to back Swift Water Rescues made by the San Bernardino County Fire Department. There are also some shots of the Mojave Forks Dam outflow and you can see the back up on the south side of the dam near Arrowhead Lake Rd. and Hwy 173. There are also a few shots of the Wyatt's Wash crossing on Hwy 173. The rest of the photos can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photo by EPN-564

Geminid Meteor Shower - 12-14-10

I spent the night at Emerson Dry Lake near the 29 Palms MCTC. It was cold but there was no wind and after about midnight the clouds blew out and we had perfect conditions  for photographing the Geminid Meteor Shower. I took about 700 photos total and the best ones have been posted here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photo by EPN-564

LAFD - Physical Rescue - 12-11-10

Two women and a man were killed Saturday night in the city of Vernon when a man driving a pickup struck their car, officials said Sunday. A 6-year-old boy, identified as the son of one of the women killed, survived. Vernon police said four people in a Honda were traveling north on Alameda Street when they were struck by a Dodge pickup at East Vernon Avenue. The driver of the Dodge, who was alone, fled the scene but was apprehended a short while later. Police declined to identify the driver of the Dodge Sunday morning but said he is expected to be charged with two felonies - hit-and-run and driving while intoxicated.

VERNON (KTLA) -- Police in Vernon have arrested the suspected drunken driver of a pickup truck that was involved in a crash that killed three people and injured a child. The accident happened just before 10 p.m. Saturday at Alameda Street and Vernon Avenue in the city of Vernon. Investigators have determined that a Honda with four people inside traveling north on Alameda St. was hit broadside by a Dodge pickup truck traveling west on Vernon Ave. The driver of the truck allegedly fled the scene, but was later captured and arrested on suspicion of hit and run. He has been identified as Issac Bandt. He is currently hospitalized with minor injuries. Brandt was expected to be transferred to the L.A. County jail where he would be held without bail until his preliminary court hearing.


More photos can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

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LACoFD - Traffic - 147 - 12-6-10

In the early morning hours of December 6th the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a reported traffic collision on the transition from the EB105 to the SB710. Initially the responding units had trouble locating the vehicle but upon looking further the vehicle was found to be rolled over the side of the embankment. The vehicle had one occupant and he was still trapped inside. While the crews were working on extricating the patient, a second TC occurred when an out of control driver struck Squad 147. That driver ended up leaving the scene. The patient was transported to a local hospital. More photos ban be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.


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LAFD - Blueline vs Auto - 12-2-10

On December 2nd, 2010 at 10:30 PM, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a Blueline train vs an automobile at the 1600 block of 41st street in south Los Angeles near Newton. Seven patients were injured, two with moderate injuries and five with non-life threatening injuries. More photos can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

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LAFD - Structure - 11-28-10

In the early morning hours of Sunday, November 28th, LAFD responded to a reported structure fire at 40th Place and Broadway Ave. Upon arrival the first in unit advised he had a multi-story, residential over commercial with light smoke showing. Mike Meadows, Al Simmons and I arrived within a couple minutes and were able to capture a few images as the companies got knockdown. More photos can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photo by EPN-564

LAFD - Auto Fire - 11-27-10

LAFD Engine 64 had quick knockdown on an auto fire at 91st & Compton Ave Saturday night. There are a few more photos which can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photo by EPN-564

CALFIRE - RRU - Pacific Fire - 11-14-10

RUBIDOUX (KTLA) -- Firefighters in Riverside County contained a potentially dangerous brush fire Sunday in high winds, heat and low humidity. The fire started just before 1:00 p.m area of Pacific Avenue and Canal Street, not far from a small tract of homes and outbuildings.

145 firefighters from 17 engine companies responded to the fire. 25 mile an hour winds made for difficult fire fighting conditions. Still, crews were able to contain the fire at 45 acres in less than two hours.

Investigators say the fire was started by someone using a power saw.

CALFIRE officials say that person will be sent a bill to cover the firefighting cost.

More photos can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photos by EPN-564

San Bernardino City Fire Department - Structure - 11-13-10

San Bernardino (Press Enterprise) A fire that began in a room containing a washer and dryer caused an estimated $100,000 damage to a home in the 400 block of West 24th Street in San Bernardino on Saturday, an official said. The city Fire Department received a report of a structure fire at 3:52 p.m. and arrived to see smoke and flames coming out a rear window, said Mike Arvizo, a Fire Department public information officer. The two-alarm fire drew about 20 firefighters to the scene, Arvizo said. The fire, which was out in about 10 minutes, is being investigated and might have started in the dryer. The woman who lives there and her dog were not home at the time of the fire. There were no injuries.

Photos by EPN-564

 

San Bernardino County Sheriff Helitac Training - 11-11-10

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Aviation Division offered the Fire Department some basic Helitac training. This will aid in rapidly removing victims that need to be hoisted to a Rescue Helicopter. On Thursday Novemebr 11th, the San Bernardino County Fire Department's ME305, ME91, BC117 and Training Captain Jim Pearson attended the training. We were given instruction on how to do a proper hover-step and also how to prepare all the rigging to hoist a patient in a litter basket. The class was very informative and has prepared us to better serve our customers.More photos can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXphoto.com.

Photos by EPN-564

San Bernardino City & USFS Wildland Fire - 11-6-10

Firefighters responded to a reported wildland fire in the City of San Bernardino at the north end of Sepulveda street shortly after five p.m. on November 6, 2010. Fire grew to 40 acres in grass and chaparral burning uphill towards state highway 18 in the San Bernardino National Forest. Firefighters made excellent progress stopping the spread of the fire from crossing the highway. State Highway 18 was closed to all traffic between lower and upper Waterman Canyon and reopened at approx. 10:20pm. Old Waterman Canyon Road served as the alternate route during the closure, motorists experienced a slight delay. There were no immediate threats to the local community and no residents were evacuated. The fire was under unified command with the City of San Bernardino and the US Forest Service.

Photos by EPN-564

San Bernardino County Fire - Rollover - 10-31-10 - Landers

About 4:30pm we had a walk in report of a traffic collision on Hwy 247 south of the station. We advised Comm Center and responded BE19 toward the incident. As we got close to the intersection of Hwy 247 and Reche Rd. we found a single vehicle that had gone of the road and rolled over. The vehicle had two occupants, one adult and one child. The child had very minor injuries and the adult had injuries that required transport to a local hospital. The cause of the accident was unknown however CHP was investigating. More photos can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photos by EPN-564 

LAFD - Traffic - 10-29-10

Just after 2am on October 29th, LAFD Company 57 responded to traffic collision on Western Ave. at 81st. Street. A driver struck two parked cars and ended up on the sidewalk. The crew from E57 and RA57 made quick work getting the patient assessed and loaded into the ambulance and transported to a local hospital. More photos can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photos by EPN-564

Hesperia Lightning - 10-19-10

On Tuesday evening and throughout most of the night there were several thunderstorms that rolled into the High Desert. As the waves of cells came through there were quite a few good lightning shows. I was able to catch a few shots. More photos can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photo by EPN-564

San Bernardino County - Air Ambulance - Means Dry Lake - 10-16-10

On Saturday, October 16th, the San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to a medical call on the north end of Means Dry Lake. BE19, UT43, MA42R and Morongo Basin Ambulance were dispatched. Shortly after going enroute we were advised that MBA was requesting an air ambulance due to the information we had been given at the time of dispatch. Mercy Air 2 from Victorville was launched with a 30 minute ETA. BE19 was the first to arrive and found a patient with a severe hand injury. Once MA42R arrived, patient care was transferred to them so BE19 could wet down the LZ for Mercy. Once Mercy landed the patient was loaded and flown to an area trauma center. More photos can been seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photo by EPN-564

Ord Mountain Repeater Repair and Lightning

In an effort to have reliable communications for our EPN activities we use a series of mountain top repeaters. Some of the systems we use are commercial private systems and some are Amateur Radio repeaters. The K7FY repeater on Ord Mountain has been down for some time and needed some repair and maintenance. On Saturday, October 2nd, Chris (EPN-560), Sandy (K7FY), Gil (K7GIL) and I went up to Ord Mountain to get the system back online. We replaced the batteries and did some antenna repair. While we were there a few thunderstorms rolled by and I managed to get one bolt in the lens.

Photos by EPN-564

LAPD Emergency Landing in Hollywood

In the early morning hours of October 8th, an LAPD helicopter made an emergency landing in a small park at the intersection of Santa Monica Blvd and Cole St. Just before 2am I heard an LAPD Air Unit say there were having mechanical trouble and were going to have to land. They requested LAPD officers, Fire Department and a RA to Santa Monica and Wilcox. The pilot found the small park to set down in and landed safely. There were no injuries.

Photos by EPN-564

San Bernardino County - Air Ambulance - 9-19-10

On the evening of September 19th, San Bernardino County Fire, ME302, requested an air ambulance for a patient with a severe ankle injury. Mercy Air 2 was dispatched and the landing zone was at Live Oak Park on the east side of Hesperia. The patient was then flown to a trauma center in the Inland Empire. More photos can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photo by EPN-564

LAFD - Structure - 9-2-10

On September 2nd at 9:20pm, the LAFD responded to a reported structure fire in the 5800 block of Olympic Ave. When units arrived they found a working fire under an attached carport with extension into the attic of an occupied structure. E58 quickly knocked down the attic fire while additional units worked on the carport. It took 32 firefighters just 19 minutes to control the fire. More photos can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

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SBCO Fire - Commercial Structure - Landers - 8-28-10

On Saturday afternoon the San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to a reported Commercial Structure fire in the community of Landers. The fire was located in the 58000 block of Reche Rd. BE19 was the first unit on scene and upon arrival I had a 30' X 75' single story cabinet shop totally involved. In addition the the shop there were also 3 out buildings, 1 trailer and several joshua trees burning. We also had a burn victim and live power lines down to the rear of the fire. BE19 went into the attack mode and Firefighters Samantha Harper and William Youngberg used a handline to contain the fire and keep it from spreading to adjacent structures and the wildland. Units from Yucca Mesa, Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree and 29 Palms arrived to assist. Due to poor availability of water it took 45 mins to control the fire. More photos can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photo by EPN-564

Mojave Preserve Lightning - 8-26-10

Thursday night Mike Meadows, Gene Blevins and I were out in the Mojave Preserve trying to catch some lightning. Very large and wide spread storms moving quickly across the desert provided quite a challenge for us. I did manage to get a couple shots. More photos can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photo by EPN-564

Barstow Lightning Strom - 8-25-10

Jeff Zimmerman and I caught some lightning on the north side of Barstow Wednesday evening. More photos can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

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Apple Valley FPD - Vegetation Fire - River Incident - 8-13-10

On Friday, August 13th at approximately 3pm, a brush fire started in the river bottom just south of the Lewis Center in Apple Valley. As the fire grew in size there was a minor threat to the Lewis Center. The fire got to be about 20 acres in size. Units from the Apple Valley FPD, San Bernardino County Fire, CALFIRE and BLM responded. More photos available here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photo by EPN-564

Arizona - Lightning - 7-18-10

Some friends were headed to Kingman Arizona to catch some lightning so I tagged along. While the monsoon was there, it was not as strong as we had hoped. It is still early. There were some good storms to be had and I did get a few pics.. Check out the rest of the photos here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photo by EPN-564

Lightning - Mojave Desert - 7-15-10

We are finally getting some decent thunderstorms in the High Desert. A fairly strong southeast flow of monsoonal moisture streamed into socal on Thursday, July 15th.  I spent the day shooting some of the local storms. These pics were shot in Joshua Tree, Barstow and near Kramer Jct. Check out the rest of the photos here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

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LAFD - Commercial - Bronson St. - 7-14-10

On Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 at 10:00 PM, 12 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 6 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Arson Unit, 1 Urban Search and Rescue Unit, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 2 EMS Battalion Captains, 3 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams, 1 Division Chief Officer Command Team, 1 Rehab Air Tender under the direction of Assistant Chief David Yamahata responded to a Greater Alarm Structure Fire at 1107 North Bronson Avenue in Hollywood.

In response to multiple 9-1-1 calls, Firefighters quickly responded to a one-story metal-clad commercial building with heavy smoke and fire showing. Firefighters commenced a fierce interior attack through the smoke filled 100' X 150' structure that was loaded with movie props. This 54 year-old building was doing business as "C.P. Three Prop House" (C.P. is in reference to cinema props). Additional Firefighters were requested as it became difficult to access the seat of the fire, which was located at the north wall of the structure (D-side of the building). Truck companies remained on the triple gable roof, and were able to continually evaluate smoke and ventilators to guide the firefighters inside the structure to the source of the fire.

A total of 91 Firefighters battled the stubborn flames for one hour and 22 minutes before confining the flames entirely within the 22,319 square foot occupancy. Happily no civilian or Firefighter were reported injured during this incident. The dollar loss is still being tabulated and the cause of this late night blaze remains under an active investigation.

Additional photos can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photo by EPN-564

LACoFD - Grass - Lancaster - 7-9-10

On July 9, 2010, the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a grass fire at Ave K and I14. Upon arrival they found about 2 acres of grass and light brush burning. Additional units were requested and the fire was stopped at about 4 acres. Additional photos can be seen here in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photo by EPN-564

LAFD - Structure - Oak St. - 7-9-10

The Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a multi-family dwelling fire on July 9th on Oak St. near downtown Los Angeles. Upon arrival they found a working fire in multiple units on the second floor. Additional tasks forces were requested as the incident went to Greater Alarm status. There were no reported injuries and the cause is still under investigation. The rest of the photos can be found in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photo by EPN-564

LACoFD - Structure - Littlerock - 7-4-10

In the early evening of July 4th, 2010, the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at Ave U3 & 75th St. East in the community of Littlerock. Upon arrival they found a well involved attached garage, vehicle in the driveway and trees in the yard burning. The quick action of the first in companies kept the fire spread to the interior of the house to a minimum. The firefighters also rescued a small dog that was in the house at the time of the fire. Additional photos can be found in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photo by EPN-564

LACoFD - Traffic - Palmdale 7-3-10

Los Angeles County Fire responded to a traffic collision on Tierra Subida south of Ave Q8 in the City of Palmdale on July 3, 2010. This was a vehicle vs power pole. The single occupant had minor injuries but was transported to a local hospital. The rest of the photos can be seen in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photos by EPN-564

OLD POST - LAFD - Traffic - Heavy Rescue 56 - 12-17-09

Not sure how I missed this set of photos in the gallery but I did. I now have the photos uploaded and they are available here in the FireWXPhoto gallery. Here is the original post in the blog:

LAFD TF1, E47, Heavy Rescue 56 responded to a Physical Rescue on Hillsdale Dr. in the El Sereno area of East Los Angeles. By the time I arrived the single patient had been extricated and was being loaded into RA47 for transport. The call was intersting enough so I stuck around to get some pics of the heavy rescue removing the vehicles. The scene was at the bottom of a steep hill and a vehicle coming down the hill lost control, struck another parked, unoccupied vehicle and the both crashed into a house.

Photos by EPN-564

San Bernardino County Fire - Structure Fire - 6-24-10

On Thursday evening, just after 5pm the San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Seaforth St. in Hesperia. ME302 was the first to arrive and found a fully involved passenger van and a well involved attached garage. Quick action by the responding crews kept the fire to the garage area of the structure minimizing loss to the rest of the house. Units on scene were ME302, ME301, MT304, ME22, MA302, MA302A and BC142. More photos can be seen in the gallery section of FireWXPhoto.com.

Photo by EPN-564

LAFD - Los Angeles Lakers Game 7 -6-17-10

LAFD and LAPD had a strong presence in the city surrounding the Staples Center after the game. I went to Figueroa and Olympic to photograph the crowd. There were some disturbances but fairly minor compared to years past. I guess that's because the Lakers won. Here are the official stats from the LAFD:

In the 3 hours following the game, 50 strategically deployed Los Angeles Firefighters responded to 37 incidents within a one-half mile tactical area surrounding Staples Center. This included 15 rubbish fires, 1 vegetation fire, three vehicle fires and 18 medical aid requests for persons ill or injured. A total of 8 persons were taken by LAFD Ambulance to area hospitals. The age, gender, condition and affiliation of patients, as well as the circumstances of their illness and/or injuries was not immediately available.

There are more photos in the Gallery section of my FireWXPhoto website.

Photos by EPN-564