Small fires reported on hillside near Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles CA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to reports of multiple small fires on the hillside near Hollywood Boulevard, Ogden, and Nichols Canyon roads. They established command and conducted air and ground operations. The fires were located near a palm tree on the lower hillside. The spots were about 50 to 75 feet off the road with no potential for spread. The situation was contained quickly and water-dropping aircraft were recalled. Firefighters remained on scene to monitor and manage the smoke.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire
08:39
Transcript:
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Hollywood Boulevard and Ogden looking up into the hill.
00:08
Can you confirm the water stop them out there?
00:14
Yeah, walking over.
00:23
Copy Engine 82, can you make your way or to Hollywood in Ogden and try to get that vantage point in the look north and see what the RP is stating.
00:34
Battalion Fire from Engine 82, I'll copy that with Hill over the Og.
00:38
Take a look.
00:43
You can turn that.
00:45
The ID back on.
00:50
Roger.
00:56
We're on scene, updated location is going to be eastbound, 118 freeway, east,
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or excuse me, west of the Soto.
01:06
It's going to be best access is going to be awesome.
01:09
Topeka eastbound.
01:15
You guys come back down the hill.
01:17
I've engine 82 going to Hollywood in August and trying to see what they could find anything for that vanish boy.
01:25
401 Roger.
01:32
I have a battalion 5 from 61.
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I'm sending you the video I was sent to your battalion 5 cell phone.
01:44
Yeah, Agent 107, Rescue 107.
01:51
Fire from Engine 28.
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L.A. County, Engine 75 is going to handle.
01:56
One patient, you can't cancel all rescue,
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all other LA City resources.
02:05
Agent 28, Roger.
02:07
All he misresponding to traffic, he's not 118, West of DeSoto,
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L.A. County Fire is on C.
02:12
Can I handle you to make yourselves available.
02:17
Anything, we do have a couple of flashlights up on the hill.
02:19
We're assuming that's injured 41 looking, but we don't see anything on goggles.
02:27
You know, Bill from County 5, copy.
02:33
Metro from 1894 do you have a unit number that apartment complex to multiple units?
02:42
John might help us narrow down a little bit.
02:49
On the voicemail, we have nothing further in our head.
02:53
Always a rapid SS location.
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Metro Fire 6, you can show all air operations on scene.
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Fire 6, Roger.
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Metro, Battalion 5, we're on scene.
03:14
We're going to assume Curzon, IC.
03:17
We do have nothing showing, but we have reports and a video of small fires on the hill.
03:21
We're going to keep everyone coming while we investigate.
03:24
Staging is going to remain in Hollywood and Curzon.
03:31
295, Roger Establishing Chris on IC.
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295 from Light 461.
03:41
We're able to do a little download of this video and get the location of where he took the photo from.
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He's basically at the intersection of Ogden and Hillside looking north to the park from there.
03:56
So that would be, uh, ends up being just west with Nichols Canyon still at the birds know.
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461, I have the video right now.
04:07
Can you take your light force to make your way over to that location and let me know what you find?
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Roger.
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I see you from 182.
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I can't keep from Auditon Street level.
04:24
Right now I'm going up Lawrence Grove.
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She's like to get a better man from above.
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And truck 61 from Helco on 14.
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Go ahead for 6-1.
04:42
In that west of Nichols Canyon, can you tell if it's high level or low level on the hillside, like more closer to the Hollywood side or up towards Mahal.
04:54
I would say on the lower side, it's the base of a palm tree, that's the best I can get for you.
05:02
Copy that, we're looking.
05:03
Hard to tell if it's a palm tree or a tower of some kind, but it's at the front of that on the Hollywood side.
05:13
Copy the base of a pop tree or a tower, we're looking.
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Nitchin 757% down, 536, 80 second street.
05:29
Yeah, you need you to get from Italian 5.
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Engine 82 from Battalion 5 with 14.
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Battalion 5 from Inc., go ahead.
05:48
Yeah, can you guys make your way up Orange Grove and then turn right and then go up Granito Drive? I think that'll get you to the highest point along that hillside.
06:01
Yeah, I am five for me.
06:03
Do I copy that? Yeah, we're in some green needle drive right now.
06:13
It would be engine 64 quarters.
06:21
Engine Rescue 11, three difficulty, (number withheld) 7th Street.
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The Helco on 14.
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Helco from Isego.
06:41
Let's send one company up to the near Nichols Canyon.
06:45
It's going to be on the west side of the street.
06:47
We believe we located it.
06:49
Try about (number withheld) for an address somewhere in that area.
07:02
Send you up to the near Nichols Canyon.
07:03
I'll send you up to the near Nichols Canyon.
07:24
area where we believe it to be so once you come up when you have the illuminated area, that should be it right there.
07:31
All the resources to see you go ahead and stage at Hollywood and Nichols Canyon for Genesee.
07:54
Intersection of fourth and central.
08:01
I see Helco at 14.
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I see Helco on 14.
08:09
I see Helco on 14.
08:12
Go for IC Helco.
08:15
A couple of spots are underneath the trees are probably about 50 to 75 feet off the road.
08:20
No potential for any spread.
08:23
We'd like to return all water-dropping aircraft to Van Nuys.
08:26
We're going to stay on scene and assist 27 smoking in it, but they should be able to handle their task force real quickly.
08:33
Yeah, help them stop.
08:35
We can look.
08:37
We'll keep the command ship here to help us out.
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Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Near Nichols Canyon Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
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