Los Angeles, Ca-Greater Alarm Structure Fire 12/09/09

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Date: 12/09/09

Time: 0045 PST

Location: 5000 W Jefferson BL FS 94's District

Departments: LAFD

Description: On Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 0:47 AM, 15 Companies of Los

Angeles Firefighters, 6 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 2 Urban Search and

Rescue Units, 2 Hazardous Materials Teams, 2 EMS Battalion Captains, 5

Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams, 2 Division Chief Officer Command

Teams, under the direction of Assistant Chief Robert Franco responded to

a Greater Alarm Structure Fire at 5029 W Jefferson Bl in Baldwin

Hills/Crenshaw area.

Shortly after midnight Los Angeles Firefighters quickly arrived to find

a one-story L-shaped commercial Auto Body Shop building well involved

with fire. Fire Entry Teams had to make forcible entry on two sides of

the before attempting to locate the origin of the flames. Firefighters

laddered the roof of a 75’x200’ section of the building and

commenced strategic vertical ventilation.

Links: http://lafd.org/blog

Writer: RescueKujo

Edited December 10, 2009 by RescueKujo
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