Photos and info byRick McClure
At 1:09 p.m. on July 31, 2020, the Los Angeles City (CA) Fire Department (LAFD) responded to a reported brush fire in the 8100 block of W. Ellenbogen Street. The first-arriving fire company reported approximately two acres burning at a moderate speed. Fire attack was immediately initiated while the water-dropping helicopters redirected from a separate brush fire to provide an aerial attack.
LAFD, under the leadership of Assistant Chief Surgey Tomlinson, established a Unified Command with Angeles National Forest, simultaneously deploying assets to structural defense and fire attack. Additional resources from Los Angeles County Fire Department assisted in the battle.
在两个小时内,火是40-percent contained and all forward progress was halted. By early evening, firefighters had transitioned into a mop up and fire watch mode. The fire was held at 20 acres and destroyed one shed. No homes or businesses were damaged.
One LAFD firefighter was treated for a minor lower-leg injury. LAPD and the LAFD Arson Section detained one adult male for further questioning as part of an ongoing investigation.
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