LAIT911 | Incident Details

[VERIFIED] Thanks to 73 minutes of relentless firefighting by LAFD ground and air crews, forward progress of the "Monterey Fire" has been stopped. A final acreage figure will be calculated as further containment is achieved by LAFD and LACoFD Hand Crews. No injuries have been reported and no structures were damaged. No evacuation warnings or orders were issued. The LAFD will remain on scene through the night to closely monitor hotspots and complete a damp bare earth perimeter of the burned area. The fire's cause remains under active investigation.

[VERIFIED] With 108 LAFD personnel assigned by ground and air, the "Monterey Fire" has escalated to LAFD Major Emergency status. The largely terrain driven blaze fanned by 10-15 mph wind, has consumed approximately three (3) acres of of medium-to-heavy brush within the 282 acre Ernest E. Debs Regional Park. Precise LAFD helicopter water drops are helping hedge the fire's growth, as ground crews continue to make progress containing the fire's perimeter in rugged terrain. No structures are currently threatened, and no evacuation warnings or orders have been issued.

[VERIFIED] PRELIM: LAFD ground and air response to one acre of medium-to-heavy brush burning uphill within Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, driven by 10-15 mph wind. No imminent structure threat. No evacuation. This wildfire is formally known as the "Monterey Fire".