
WestMetroFire
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This is the official account for West Metro Fire Rescue, a full-service, ISO 1, internationally-accredited fire agency. Not monitored 24/7.
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It’s dry out there. And it doesn’t take much. Take a look at this fire from last night along 6th Avenue. From the air, it looks bigger that it really was- about one acre. But one acre with potential. The potential to move toward fence lines and homes. 🔥 Crews kept it small with quick work. Unlike 80 - 90% of all wildfires, this wasn't human-caused. It started when a malfunctioning electrical box on a lighted highway sign dropped sparks into the dry grass below. That’s it. That’s all it takes right now. Stay aware. Stay ready. And don’t underestimate how fast things can go from nothing… to this. 🔥🚒 #westmetrofirerescue
WestMetroFire30,781 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce

The #HogbackFire is estimated at 10 acres & growing- pushed by extremely strong winds. It’s moving from near Alameda & C470 to the southeast. This video is from the west side of the hogback, on the side the fire originated. Wind pushed it upslope and over the top of the ridge.
WestMetroFire126,082 görüntüleme • 3 yıl önce

Our Brush 9 crew has been assigned to the #PalisadesFire in the Los Angeles area. This morning, they drove along the Pacific Coast Highway to join up with their task force, and passed through some of the hardest hit areas of the fire. Structures gone, in some places, only foundations or chimneys marking where they once stood. There are 5,123 personnel assigned to the Palisades Fire, which, at last report- was at 14% containment and 23,713 acres. Firefighters are expecting the next couple of days to be tough- there's a Red Flag Warning out for the area until 6pm on Wednesday. The West Metro crew and other crews will be working to protect several thousand threatened structures. Latest information on the Palisades Fire: #westmetrofirerescue #lafires
WestMetroFire36,421 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

UPDATE: crews are continuing to overhaul- checking for hot spots and extension. Two upper floor units had fire damage, there is water damage to two units below, and also smoke damage throughout the building. Approximately 30 people will be displaced. Crews rescued three cats, and one parrot. Unfortunately, one of the cats did not make it. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
WestMetroFire12,992 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce
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