Brush fire at regional park with suspect fleeing, Los Angeles CA
Fire & ArsonA brush fire broke out near the northwest trail by the pond in Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, Los Angeles. Fire crews, helicopters, and park rangers responded to the incident. A suspect believed to have started the fire was seen running, and law enforcement is currently pursuing the individual. The fire area was estimated to be about 30 by 30 feet and was contained quickly with available resources. No further details about the suspect are available at this time.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire - Grounds
08:9
Transcript:
00:00
Brush Patrol 47. This is going to be the north-west, northwest trail.
00:04
Just alongside the pond, it's going to lead you down to the northwest area.
00:09
Roger, what kind of equipment you need?
00:16
Raise your hand tools, and we're going to get your brush matron here. We should have you know if water put this out.
00:23
Roger, we'll come down with brush control.
00:32
Monterey IC from Task Force 1, at staging on Monterey Road.
00:37
Task Force One, I've got John Steen, stand by.
00:46
I see you.
00:49
Fire two, coming overhead here.
00:53
Fire two is your Helco ship, Fire 1, Fire 5. So one with water, one approved.
00:57
I'll give you to orbit and let's know what we see.
01:03
Roger, Elko.
01:09
Yeah,
01:11
I see Helco, you got crews on the ground. We do see the first fire off the far right door right now.
01:18
We're not going to advise drop it right now.
01:24
Roger.
01:31
Alco from Lightforce 12.
01:36
From your observations, this is the only one we have, like 30 by 30?
01:43
Yeah, Layport 12, Helco, is that you get on the ground that we're circling right now?
01:49
That's correct.
01:52
Yeah, so far that's all we see. We'll take a look around, see if we see more, but if you need it, we got a load of water with us.
02:01
Roger that.
02:05
I,
02:08
C. from Light Force 12.
02:11
Go Light First 12.
02:15
Again, the main fire is at 30 by 30.
02:17
You got Light 412. Mission 417, Press Patrol going to handle that.
02:21
I will probably have the...
02:25
Airships drop as soon as we make a scratch line on here.
02:30
The second spot fire is put out already.
02:33
Information only.
02:35
CR stated that they saw somebody running and the measure of LAPD or park rangers are in pursuit of the suspect of starting the fires.
02:45
No description at this time.
02:49
Roger, I ended up putting engine 16 and engine 12 at basically at your base down in the parking lot. If you need any additional resources, let me know.
03:02
As of now, a negative they can stand by.
03:12
Where'd you guys park at? Are you off the south as entrance?
03:18
Yeah, we're right next to you guys.
03:20
All right, once you enter the tunnel, it's the first train to your left.
03:26
That's the A-line.
03:28
Roger, 30 seconds.
03:37
My first quote from into 12 Park Rangers is going up there to the pond right now.
03:45
Copy that. Park Rangers.
03:47
My park ranger being 1L7, I do also have a water tender, water tender 2 en route.
03:57
Let's just make sure we've got, we stay accountable with the Park Rangers.
04:08
Newport 12, health cold.
04:12
No helicom.
04:16
Yeah, I see you guys mixing it up there.
04:18
We got about a half a load of water if they can help you. Otherwise, I'm going to recommend that we return all the aircraft.
04:26
Yeah, that sounds good. How about we dumped your water then? This is where you guys go empty.
04:34
Okay, if you can clear guys out, we'll drop right on your spot.
04:40
Copy.
04:47
How that new for you?
04:50
Thanks,
04:51
appreciate it.
04:57
They rescue (number withheld) from F.R. We'll meet you off front at the curb.
05:05
Go light, we're swell.
05:08
Okay.
05:10
They're up to help us with water drop.
05:12
We'll just get a brush patrol up here.
05:14
We can handle with the resources that we have as far as Life Force 12,
05:18
engine 4-7, breast control force 7, and then I'll use the park ranger.
05:24
They have their tight sticks.
05:26
We can utilize their water on there too.
05:29
We should need them to get them over here. We do have a fire road to take for able to get down.
05:34
Roger.
05:36
Helco from IC.
05:39
ICELCO.
05:40
I copy all that.
05:44
We're releasing you from the incident.
05:45
Appreciate your health.
05:48
Roger, thank you.
05:52
Task Force One, go ahead and make yourself available.
06:05
Engine 16, go ahead and make yourself available.
06:09
Engine 12, I'll just leave you up there in the parking lot for now.
06:16
12,000.
06:23
Maybe you're at the front.
06:27
Roger.
06:34
Metro from Monter, AIC.
06:37
Updated size up, what we do have is 30 by 30.
06:42
Right now,
06:43
I've got Life Force, or Task Force 12, Engine 47, Rush Patrol 47, are going to be able to handle.
06:50
I'm going to go ahead and return all resources to you.
06:53
I'll give you back to Channel 5, we'll hang on in attack.
06:59
Roger,
07:00
going back to Channel 7, holding on an attack, 13.
07:12
Stuck,
07:14
partially on the lake.
07:15
I do have a park ranger here.
07:17
They're going to have bigger access to that fire road.
07:24
Roger. Let's see if they can get here as cold as they can and then we can stretch a line off of them just so we can mop up.
07:30
We're doing the scratch line right now around this 30 by 30.
07:37
Flight Force 12 just for your information only. I'm holding the engine 12 on scene at the parking lot just in case we have another light or any additional resources needed.
07:52
Roger, Chief, copy. We'll hold onto the tack.
07:55
You can get back five if you haven't done it already.
07:59
Roger, I'll take care of you've got the tack.
08:03
I'll work my way up to the parking lot if you need to get home me.
08:09
Roger.
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Location mentioned:
Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, 4235 Monterey Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90032
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