The\u00a0call came in at 1:50pm on 4\/22\/09 for reports of a house fire on the 3900 block of California Ave. Engine 9 was first on scene and reported smoke coming from\u00a0multiple windows on the second floor of the single family dwelling.<\/p>\n
They initiated fire attack by pulling their “Hotline” (1 3\/4″ hose that the\u00a0LBFD uses for interior fires) and getting quickly to the seat of the fire and stopping it from spreading to rest of the house. Engine 11 and 12\u00a0helped 9’s with the fire attack and Truck 11 laddered the 2 story house and proceeded to cut a heat hole, which is designed to release the heat and smoke from the involved room directly below them.<\/p>\n
Engine 9 \u00a0found the upstairs closet in one of the bedrooms fully invovled and were able to knock the fire down quickly.\u00a0Arson investigators were called out due to the suspicious nature of how the fire started.<\/p>\n
There were no injuries to firefighters or civilians. Total units on scene consisted of the following: E9, R9, E11, T11, E12, BC1, PIO4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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