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Smoke Rising From Large Encampment Fire Under Bridge

San Fernando Rd & Del Sur St

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Summary

  • Firefighters in Los Angeles responded to a deep-seated trash fire near San Fernando Rd and Del Sur St, requiring police to close a nearby road for safety. Crews worked to access and extinguish the fire, with smoke visible in the area.

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The fire unit is making progress and has requested another engine to check the west side of the bridge.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:17
Colding environment, we're starting to get some headway finally, some walls that's all plumbed out, so we're getting a decedent fire. But I just, if we can get Engine 81 to the west side of the bridge, just to see from that side to make sure we're getting everything.

Firefighters report the fire involves a large encampment under the bridge, with no occupants inside.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:31
Yeah, Battalion 15 from Engine 98. It's just a large encampment that they've built into the structure of the bridge, the San Fernando Bridge, towards the north side of the Pacoima Wash. There's no occupants inside. The people who are inhabiting this area told us that there's nobody inside. It's just a lot of debris. So right now we have the blitz fire going. We're just trying to...

The fire crew is extending a hose line to better access and extinguish the trash fire.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:16
Engineer, on 3. We're going to keep the supply. We're also going to do 200 feet of 2 1⁄2 after we pick this up.

An additional fire unit is being dispatched to assist with the trash fire.

Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · 0:13
Metro from Engine 98, I'll take one more fire company for manpower, please. Engine 98, it's going to be Engine 81.

A video from a Citizen user shows smoke rising from the trash fire. Firefighters can be seen working to extinguish the fire.

Firefighters requested police assistance to close a nearby road for safety.

Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · 0:28
Engine 81, person en route. MSC from Engine 81, show us en route, MDC not taking. Engine 81, roger, en route. Metro from Engine 98, can you reattach San Fernando PD, please? We needed to shut San Fernando down. They just cleared, but we need them back. Engine 98, roger. Will advise San Fernando PD.

Firefighters report the trash fire is deep-seated and are working to access it from the other side of the bridge.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:31
Engine 98, Captain from Hydra on 3. Yeah, go ahead. So what we have is, it looks pretty deep in the fire. Cortez is putting water on it right now, but it looks pretty deep in there. Like, we're going to have to get in there. Yeah, it's better access from the other side of the bridge, Tyree. Just hold right there, dude. Copy that. Hey, Chad, have San Fernando PD close...

Firefighters are responding to a report of a trash fire.

Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · 0:11
Engine 7. Engine 7, rubbish fire, intersection of San Fernando Road and Medellin Sur.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at San Fernando Rd & Del Sur St.

The fire unit is making progress and has requested another engine to check the west side of the bridge.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:17
Colding environment, we're starting to get some headway finally, some walls that's all plumbed out, so we're getting a decedent fire. But I just, if we can get Engine 81 to the west side of the bridge, just to see from that side to make sure we're getting everything.

Firefighters report the fire involves a large encampment under the bridge, with no occupants inside.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:31
Yeah, Battalion 15 from Engine 98. It's just a large encampment that they've built into the structure of the bridge, the San Fernando Bridge, towards the north side of the Pacoima Wash. There's no occupants inside. The people who are inhabiting this area told us that there's nobody inside. It's just a lot of debris. So right now we have the blitz fire going. We're just trying to...

The fire crew is extending a hose line to better access and extinguish the trash fire.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:16
Engineer, on 3. We're going to keep the supply. We're also going to do 200 feet of 2 1⁄2 after we pick this up.

An additional fire unit is being dispatched to assist with the trash fire.

Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · 0:13
Metro from Engine 98, I'll take one more fire company for manpower, please. Engine 98, it's going to be Engine 81.

A video from a Citizen user shows smoke rising from the trash fire. Firefighters can be seen working to extinguish the fire.

Firefighters requested police assistance to close a nearby road for safety.

Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · 0:28
Engine 81, person en route. MSC from Engine 81, show us en route, MDC not taking. Engine 81, roger, en route. Metro from Engine 98, can you reattach San Fernando PD, please? We needed to shut San Fernando down. They just cleared, but we need them back. Engine 98, roger. Will advise San Fernando PD.

Firefighters report the trash fire is deep-seated and are working to access it from the other side of the bridge.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:31
Engine 98, Captain from Hydra on 3. Yeah, go ahead. So what we have is, it looks pretty deep in the fire. Cortez is putting water on it right now, but it looks pretty deep in there. Like, we're going to have to get in there. Yeah, it's better access from the other side of the bridge, Tyree. Just hold right there, dude. Copy that. Hey, Chad, have San Fernando PD close...

Firefighters are responding to a report of a trash fire.

Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · 0:11
Engine 7. Engine 7, rubbish fire, intersection of San Fernando Road and Medellin Sur.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at San Fernando Rd & Del Sur St.

The fire unit is making progress and has requested another engine to check the west side of the bridge.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:17
Colding environment, we're starting to get some headway finally, some walls that's all plumbed out, so we're getting a decedent fire. But I just, if we can get Engine 81 to the west side of the bridge, just to see from that side to make sure we're getting everything.

Firefighters report the fire involves a large encampment under the bridge, with no occupants inside.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:31
Yeah, Battalion 15 from Engine 98. It's just a large encampment that they've built into the structure of the bridge, the San Fernando Bridge, towards the north side of the Pacoima Wash. There's no occupants inside. The people who are inhabiting this area told us that there's nobody inside. It's just a lot of debris. So right now we have the blitz fire going. We're just trying to...

The fire crew is extending a hose line to better access and extinguish the trash fire.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:16
Engineer, on 3. We're going to keep the supply. We're also going to do 200 feet of 2 1⁄2 after we pick this up.

An additional fire unit is being dispatched to assist with the trash fire.

Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · 0:13
Metro from Engine 98, I'll take one more fire company for manpower, please. Engine 98, it's going to be Engine 81.

A video from a Citizen user shows smoke rising from the trash fire. Firefighters can be seen working to extinguish the fire.

Firefighters requested police assistance to close a nearby road for safety.

Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · 0:28
Engine 81, person en route. MSC from Engine 81, show us en route, MDC not taking. Engine 81, roger, en route. Metro from Engine 98, can you reattach San Fernando PD, please? We needed to shut San Fernando down. They just cleared, but we need them back. Engine 98, roger. Will advise San Fernando PD.

Firefighters report the trash fire is deep-seated and are working to access it from the other side of the bridge.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:31
Engine 98, Captain from Hydra on 3. Yeah, go ahead. So what we have is, it looks pretty deep in the fire. Cortez is putting water on it right now, but it looks pretty deep in there. Like, we're going to have to get in there. Yeah, it's better access from the other side of the bridge, Tyree. Just hold right there, dude. Copy that. Hey, Chad, have San Fernando PD close...

Firefighters are responding to a report of a trash fire.

Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · 0:11
Engine 7. Engine 7, rubbish fire, intersection of San Fernando Road and Medellin Sur.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at San Fernando Rd & Del Sur St.

The fire unit is making progress and has requested another engine to check the west side of the bridge.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:17
Colding environment, we're starting to get some headway finally, some walls that's all plumbed out, so we're getting a decedent fire. But I just, if we can get Engine 81 to the west side of the bridge, just to see from that side to make sure we're getting everything.

Firefighters report the fire involves a large encampment under the bridge, with no occupants inside.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:31
Yeah, Battalion 15 from Engine 98. It's just a large encampment that they've built into the structure of the bridge, the San Fernando Bridge, towards the north side of the Pacoima Wash. There's no occupants inside. The people who are inhabiting this area told us that there's nobody inside. It's just a lot of debris. So right now we have the blitz fire going. We're just trying to...

The fire crew is extending a hose line to better access and extinguish the trash fire.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:16
Engineer, on 3. We're going to keep the supply. We're also going to do 200 feet of 2 1⁄2 after we pick this up.

An additional fire unit is being dispatched to assist with the trash fire.

Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · 0:13
Metro from Engine 98, I'll take one more fire company for manpower, please. Engine 98, it's going to be Engine 81.

A video from a Citizen user shows smoke rising from the trash fire. Firefighters can be seen working to extinguish the fire.

Firefighters requested police assistance to close a nearby road for safety.

Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · 0:28
Engine 81, person en route. MSC from Engine 81, show us en route, MDC not taking. Engine 81, roger, en route. Metro from Engine 98, can you reattach San Fernando PD, please? We needed to shut San Fernando down. They just cleared, but we need them back. Engine 98, roger. Will advise San Fernando PD.

Firefighters report the trash fire is deep-seated and are working to access it from the other side of the bridge.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:31
Engine 98, Captain from Hydra on 3. Yeah, go ahead. So what we have is, it looks pretty deep in the fire. Cortez is putting water on it right now, but it looks pretty deep in there. Like, we're going to have to get in there. Yeah, it's better access from the other side of the bridge, Tyree. Just hold right there, dude. Copy that. Hey, Chad, have San Fernando PD close...

Firefighters are responding to a report of a trash fire.

Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · 0:11
Engine 7. Engine 7, rubbish fire, intersection of San Fernando Road and Medellin Sur.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at San Fernando Rd & Del Sur St.

The fire unit is making progress and has requested another engine to check the west side of the bridge.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:17
Colding environment, we're starting to get some headway finally, some walls that's all plumbed out, so we're getting a decedent fire. But I just, if we can get Engine 81 to the west side of the bridge, just to see from that side to make sure we're getting everything.

Firefighters report the fire involves a large encampment under the bridge, with no occupants inside.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:31
Yeah, Battalion 15 from Engine 98. It's just a large encampment that they've built into the structure of the bridge, the San Fernando Bridge, towards the north side of the Pacoima Wash. There's no occupants inside. The people who are inhabiting this area told us that there's nobody inside. It's just a lot of debris. So right now we have the blitz fire going. We're just trying to...

The fire crew is extending a hose line to better access and extinguish the trash fire.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:16
Engineer, on 3. We're going to keep the supply. We're also going to do 200 feet of 2 1⁄2 after we pick this up.

An additional fire unit is being dispatched to assist with the trash fire.

Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · 0:13
Metro from Engine 98, I'll take one more fire company for manpower, please. Engine 98, it's going to be Engine 81.

A video from a Citizen user shows smoke rising from the trash fire. Firefighters can be seen working to extinguish the fire.

Firefighters requested police assistance to close a nearby road for safety.

Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · 0:28
Engine 81, person en route. MSC from Engine 81, show us en route, MDC not taking. Engine 81, roger, en route. Metro from Engine 98, can you reattach San Fernando PD, please? We needed to shut San Fernando down. They just cleared, but we need them back. Engine 98, roger. Will advise San Fernando PD.

Firefighters report the trash fire is deep-seated and are working to access it from the other side of the bridge.

LAFD Ops Valley · 0:31
Engine 98, Captain from Hydra on 3. Yeah, go ahead. So what we have is, it looks pretty deep in the fire. Cortez is putting water on it right now, but it looks pretty deep in there. Like, we're going to have to get in there. Yeah, it's better access from the other side of the bridge, Tyree. Just hold right there, dude. Copy that. Hey, Chad, have San Fernando PD close...

Firefighters are responding to a report of a trash fire.

Fire/EMS N of Mulholland · 0:11
Engine 7. Engine 7, rubbish fire, intersection of San Fernando Road and Medellin Sur.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at San Fernando Rd & Del Sur St.

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Comments10

13adam8010h ago

it's a pile of trash left by people that live in the river canal

londonderryUser221788300511h ago

is it just a trash can??

YXYXYXY11h ago

Homeless Drug Den underneath that bridge

YXYXYXY11h ago

horrible camera skills

13adam8010h ago

it's a pile of trash left by people that live in the river canal

londonderryUser221788300511h ago

is it just a trash can??

YXYXYXY11h ago

Homeless Drug Den underneath that bridge

YXYXYXY11h ago

horrible camera skills

13adam8010h ago

it's a pile of trash left by people that live in the river canal

londonderryUser221788300511h ago

is it just a trash can??

YXYXYXY11h ago

Homeless Drug Den underneath that bridge

YXYXYXY11h ago

horrible camera skills

13adam8010h ago

it's a pile of trash left by people that live in the river canal

londonderryUser221788300511h ago

is it just a trash can??

YXYXYXY11h ago

Homeless Drug Den underneath that bridge

YXYXYXY11h ago

horrible camera skills

13adam8010h ago

it's a pile of trash left by people that live in the river canal

londonderryUser221788300511h ago

is it just a trash can??

YXYXYXY11h ago

Homeless Drug Den underneath that bridge

YXYXYXY11h ago

horrible camera skills

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