Fire reported on roof of college office building in Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/19/2025 09:16 AM (PDT)

Near N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004

Firefighters responded to a four-story commercial office building near a college near North Vermont in Los Angeles where smoke was seen on the roof. The fire was managed as an active structure fire with additional units and traffic control.

Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Alt Fire Incident Dispatch - Citywide

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Transcript:

00:00

Metro, engine 6 on team near North Vermont.

00:04

I got a four-story commercial doing business at college.

00:07

I do have smoke showing from the roof.

00:10

Start DOT[2] for traffic control.

00:12

We're laying across Vermont.

00:17

Thank you, 6, Roger.

00:21

Newsprient structure fire.

00:22

Near North Vermont, engine 6 off team 4-story commercial.

00:25

Doing business at the college, smoke showing from the roof, we'll notify DOT[2] for traffic.

00:33

Metro Provinion 35 attaches the structure part of which is light force.

00:37

Engine 35 available.

00:41

25, you've been attached.

00:47

Incident 544, Channel 9[1], Tech 12.

00:54

Oh.

01:02

Metro from Lightforce 20, near North Vermont is a four-story college office building brick.

01:11

We do have moderate smoke shown from what looks like the third floor of the Charlie side.

01:17

We're going to be the offensive mode.

01:19

Let's start two more task forces and let's stage them at Vermont and Beverly.

01:27

We'll be Vermont IC.

01:43

Hey Ventura from engine 20.

01:45

We're available for our run and you attach us with our light force on that structure.

01:49

Vigis.

01:51

Engine 20, standby.

01:52

Vermont, I see you're getting Lightforce 3, Task Force 29.

01:56

Engine 56, Light Force 26, Hazmat 21,

02:00

AC4, EMS 11, Battalion 18, Usar Heavy Rescue 3, Engine 5, U-Sar 88, AC40.

Police codes explained

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[1]

Channel 9: Assigned operational/tactical radio channel for the incident

[2]

DOT: Department of Transportation involvement or direction of travel information related to an incident.

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