Amherst Incident (LAFD)
11/10/11: Major Emergency Structure Fire, 12319 W Gorham Av (19's first in), Main fire building was 2 story townhome complex, under construction, fully involved. Extension to exposures on the B, C, and D sides. Time of alarm 0337 hrs. Approximately 1.5 hrs to a knockdown. the cause of the fire has been determined to be arson.
incident Log:
0337 hrs: E19 RA19 E237 E37 T37 RA37 EM9 BC9 E59 (Dispatch address was 12315 Gorham, a SFD just east of location. An "A" assignment was dispatched as appropriate for that address.)
0342 hrs: E19 on scene reports "large 2 story under construction well involved"
0348 hrs: BC9 to OCD: "Require 5 additional BCs, 8 additional engines, 4 additional trucks, we have a large 2 story apartment house, wood frame, well involved, 3 exposures taking off, need PD for evacuation, command post at Amherst and Gorhman, staging at Montana and Amherst, helo with BC for air observation"
0350 hrs: E261 T61 E26 E292 T92 E71 E269 T69 E62 E263 T63 E43 DC3(north division) SQ21 EM14 BC18 BC10 BC4 BC11 BC14 T88 E288 E88 UR88 RA88 RA827 BC5
0352 hrs: E63 is in 19s first in and is added to the incident.
0354 hrs: BC10 will respond to air ops to respond with Fire 6
0356 hrs: BC 9 to OCD: "We will be known as Amherst IC"
0359 hrs: Amherst IC requests 3 ALS ambulances and an ems supervisor (RA59 RA92 RA71 EM11)
0411 hrs: North Division is on scene and in charge
0430 hrs: OCD dispatches E94 E226 T26 E93 E210 T10 E15 T66 E266
Additional units dispatched later in the incident: RT59 EA2 EA1 E229 T29 E203 T3 E233 T33 E68 RA17 RA909 RA867 EM17 AR9 AR17 AR11 AR3 T29 E229 T94 E294 E3 E12
Read Moreincident Log:
0337 hrs: E19 RA19 E237 E37 T37 RA37 EM9 BC9 E59 (Dispatch address was 12315 Gorham, a SFD just east of location. An "A" assignment was dispatched as appropriate for that address.)
0342 hrs: E19 on scene reports "large 2 story under construction well involved"
0348 hrs: BC9 to OCD: "Require 5 additional BCs, 8 additional engines, 4 additional trucks, we have a large 2 story apartment house, wood frame, well involved, 3 exposures taking off, need PD for evacuation, command post at Amherst and Gorhman, staging at Montana and Amherst, helo with BC for air observation"
0350 hrs: E261 T61 E26 E292 T92 E71 E269 T69 E62 E263 T63 E43 DC3(north division) SQ21 EM14 BC18 BC10 BC4 BC11 BC14 T88 E288 E88 UR88 RA88 RA827 BC5
0352 hrs: E63 is in 19s first in and is added to the incident.
0354 hrs: BC10 will respond to air ops to respond with Fire 6
0356 hrs: BC 9 to OCD: "We will be known as Amherst IC"
0359 hrs: Amherst IC requests 3 ALS ambulances and an ems supervisor (RA59 RA92 RA71 EM11)
0411 hrs: North Division is on scene and in charge
0430 hrs: OCD dispatches E94 E226 T26 E93 E210 T10 E15 T66 E266
Additional units dispatched later in the incident: RT59 EA2 EA1 E229 T29 E203 T3 E233 T33 E68 RA17 RA909 RA867 EM17 AR9 AR17 AR11 AR3 T29 E229 T94 E294 E3 E12