Earthquake Hermosa Beach 3.7

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck LA County this afternoon at approximately 5:10 PM, no damage reported, centered 4 miles west of Hermosa Beach CA.

Wildfire, Lancaster CA

Los Angeles County Firefighters responded to a vegetation fire today at approximately 1:45 pm near the intersection of 30th Street West and Ave M in Lancaster. Upon arrival firefighters found approximately 4 acres of brush and Joshua trees burning along Ave M. Additional resources including a bulldozer were ordered to stop the flames burning in the north west wind. No structures were damaged and the cause is under investigation. Crews from fire stations 33, 134, 136 and 129 controlled the fire in approximately 1 hour.

Major Emergency Fire, LAFD Harbor Area

A major fire is still burning at 1903 N. Blinn Av.* on aprox 1 acre of smoldering autos, metal and scrap material at a "Pick Your Part". Knockdown anticipated late this afternoon. Additional bulldozers have been requested to move material,assisting Firefighters to access the seat of the fire. No structures have damaged. No injuries have been reported today. Cause is under investigation & $Loss is undetermined.A larege plume could be clearly seen across the Harbor area yesterday near Pacific Coast Highway and Alameda Streets in an industrial area.

We will have more information soon. We will post all images of the incident on our web site at www.zimmermanmedia.com under fire photography, latest images, Blinn IC.

Photos Copyright, Jeff Zimmerman, Zimmerman Media LLC

Traffic Accident Palmdale, 14 Freeway at Palmdale BL

A sports car struck the center divider/k rail on the North Nound 14 Freeway at Palmdale Bl. AMR Ambulance and LA County Fire Paramedics responded to the incident but the patient refused paramedical assistance. The freeway was blocked for about 30 minutes. The accident is under investigation by CHP. Photo Jeff Zimmerman, copyright Zimmerman Media LLC

Wildfire Pear Blossom Highway and 72 East, LACOFD

Approximately 5 acres of grass and brush burned today in Little Rock at 72nd street east and Pear Blossom Highway. Hot temperatures, low relative humidity and a north wind helped to push the wildfire within several hundred yards of rural ranchetes in Little Rock. No structures were damaged by the fire. The cause of the fire is being investigated by Los Angeles County Fire and Sheriffs Departments.

Vehicle Accident 14 Freeway at Rancho Vista BL

Los Angeles County Firefighters were summoned to an over turned vehicle on the North Bound 14 Freeway at Rancho Vista Bl at approximately 09:35 this morning. A male driver lost control of his vehicle, careened off of the freeway and tumbled down a steep embankment just north of Ranch Vista Bl. Paramedics from Fire Station 37 in Palmdale and personnel from AMR ambulance service extricated the patient, placed him in spinal precautions and carried the victim to an ambulance up a 50 foot slope. I believe the patient was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital for medical treatment. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.
Photos Copyright Jeff Zimmerman, Zimmerman Media LLC.

Two Plead no Contest to Corral Canyon Wildfire in 2007

2 plead no contest to starting 2007 Malibu fire that destroyed 53 homes

By Victoria Kim

Los Angeles Times

June 2, 2010 | 12:40 pm
Two men accused of starting the Malibu Corral Canyon fire in 2007 pleaded no contest Wednesday morning to recklessly starting the blaze that consumed 53 homes and injured six firefighters.
Brian Alan Anderson and William Thomas Coppock, who were 22 and 23 at the time of the fire, admitted to felony charges of starting a fire that caused injury and caused an inhabited structure or inhabited property to burn. An additional charge alleging that the men set the fire in an area where a state of emergency had been declared is expected to be dropped at the time of sentencing.

The men were ordered to undergo a diagnostic study in June and return to court in September for sentencing. A third man, Brian David Franks, pleaded no contest in 2008 and received a sentence of five years' probation and 300 hours of community service.

Franks testified in the preliminary hearing for Anderson and Coppock. Charges against two other defendants, Dean Allen Lavorante and Eric Matthew Ullman, remain pending.

Authorities accused the five men, whom they described as coming from working- and middle-class backgrounds, of starting an illegal campfire in a cave in the Malibu hills known as a late-night party hangout. Police identified the men by tracing alcohol containers, food wrappers and bundled fire logs left at the site to a nearby grocery store.

Source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/06/2-admit-starting-2007-malibu-fire-that-destroyed-53-homes.html