LAFD Central City Blaze

LAFD in a "surround and drown" configuration after this elderly multi-story building goes up in pre-dawn downtown. Great job of protecting multiple exposures on all sides.

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[sacba]

Does FireStation 11 Reach This Place?

[toastt21]

11's? As part of a B assignment probably... Yes 9's is called Skid Row...They are located at 7th/San Julian in the heart of it all.

[trailertrash611]

since this is in central city, is this in 9's area?

[toastt21]

Close, but I think it might be closer to 3's....probably about the same distance between 9 and 3's to this intersection.

[MAKESHlFT3]

I was the top man on truck 3 that night and we were first on the roof and were able to cut 2 holes on the south exposure since the actual fire building had fire already through the roof. Then we heard the chief tell everyone to go defensive so we set up the first ladder pipe. I was at the tip of the aerial squirting water for over an hour before we got relieved at 6:30am

[brucebakerEMT]

Great "stick" work with the trucks... most impressive... also plenty of fire for everybody too so it looks like this defensive attack was methodically coordinated and planed out... Best damn dept there is on the West Coast!

[donmaisel]

@MAKESHlFT3

Wow,you guys are Cool !!!!

[ShuttemDown]

Don? Don the "Dragon"?

[1f5sda]

Please upload some footage from the 80s.

[donmaisel]

Actually in 3's first in. I was acting engineer that night, first engine on scene. I am engineer at 9's now. We had 9 ladderpipees going. and several portable monitors. Water flowing on the street over the curbs.

[brucebakerEMT]

Gotta love being the FF around the 3 minute mark... sitting on top the rig spraying water on the blaze outta the monitor from a safe vantage point.. LOL...

[fireguye4]

let me ask you this... is this part of town like spanish harlem where i work in the truck? kinda looks like my area.

[sacba]

thanks