Previous Fire News

Fire near Universal City - fast moving. Searching for details.

Webcam:
http://www.earthcam.com/usa/california/losangeles/hollywood/

Another webcam:
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=cams&id=331...

Live stream on ABC7.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=special_coverag...

From various sources:

ABC7 - "...The fire started next to the Oakwood Toluca Hills, a corporate housing complex northwest of downtown, and spread up the north face of the hills. A column of smoke roiled into the sky behind the famous Hollywood sign that stands on the south face of the hills...."

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CHP CAD -
Incident: 2124
EB SR134 AT FOREST LAWN DR
2:59PM 20 ADV CT HAS HARD CLOSURE FOR WB OFR
2:43PM PER 98-S5 REQ BARHAM TO CAHUENGA NB AND SB CLSD DUE TO GRIFFTH PARK FIRE -- 98-S5
2:35PM S5 ADV LAFD REQUIRES NO FURTHER ACTION AT THIS TIME //MAINTAIN OFR/ONRS AT FOREST LAWN FOR NOW
2:12PM PER 98-S5 PLS EXPAND SIGALERT TO INCLUDE MAIN PORTION -THX
2:10PM PLS ASC WHERE THE CP FOR FIRE IS -THX
2:06PM MEDIA NOTIFIED TO INCIDENT ALONG W/MANAGEMENT
2:04PM INFO FOR THE LOG - LAPD ALSO 10-97 ASSISTING WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL
2:03PM SIGALERT ISS
2:00PM PLZ ISSUE SIGALERT UNKN DURATION ADVS FOREST LAWN ONR/OFR TO THE 134 ARE CLOSED DUE TO FIRE
1:58PM LA CITY WILL BE HANDLING CLOSURES ON SURFACE STS
1:58PM CAN WE ALSO NOTIFY THE MEDIA (RADIO STATIONS)
1:57PM REQ CT F/HARD CLOSURE F/THE FOREST LAWN OFR/ONRS ON EXP
1:57PM PER 43 BRUSH FIRE COMMING DWN FOREST LAWN
1:57PM LAPD LL REQ ETA
1:53PM 1039 98-S5
1:48PM PER LAPD REQ ONRAMP TO BE SHUT DOWN ON BOTH EB AND WB LNS AT FOREST LAWN DUE TO BRUSH FIRE - INC # 244

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SoCalFires Yahoo Group:
From "Mike"
Re: LAFD Brush Fire

LAFD using
856.4375 146.2
857.2375 107.2
857.4375 141.3
858.4375 103.5
858.9375 91.5
860.7625 127.3

Good coverage on TV channels 4, 7, & 9.

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Incident is streaming on SBN.
http:scannerbuff.net/aboutsbn.php

so far 150 acres might be alittle more from hour ago
2 flanks on this fire
winds are sw 10-20 mph no wind gusts yet

fire is still moving up towards the communcation towers
burning in heavy heavy brush,, very difficult for ffs to get into ,

when and if a shift to the wind , this could cause alot of trouble but hasnt yet

Doing smoke tracking again at
www.ontarioweatherservice.com/fwsfc.html