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http://lafd.blogspot.com/2014/07/pipeline-break-floods-portions-of-ucla.html
http://lafd.blogspot.com/2014/07/pipeline-break-floods-portions-of-ucla.html
Flooding
10630 W Sunset Bl
Westwood
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
TIME: 3:24 PM
INCIDENT #: 0872
WESTWOOD - The rupture of a large water pipeline flooded portions of the UCLA Campus Tuesday afternoon, but thankfully caused no injury.
The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 3:24 PM on July 29, 2014 to 10630 Sunset Boulevard in Westwood - just north of UCLA, where firefighters discovered as much as 75,000 gallons of water per minute flowing through ruptured asphalt in the center of the street, threatening to flood the adjacent campus.
With a prompt request for additional personnel, the first arriving firefighters cordoned off the immediate area and alerted those nearby to prevent injury and minimize property damage. A Unified Command Post was established at an elevated location nearby, as campus officials, law enforcement and utility crews responded. Sunset Boulevard between Hilgard Avenue and Veteran Avenue was closed to all but departing vehicles, as floodwater began to enter UCLA subterranean parking structures #4 and #7.
As water continued to rise, firefighters equipped for swift water rescue, as well as those with special urban search and rescue training, entered depths of the parking structures to search for victims, secure utilities, mitigate hazards, assess structural integrity, clear drains and establish a coordinated action plan for water removal and recovery operations.
While efforts continued in the underground parking structures, additional firefighters joined UCLA staff in dewatering Pauley Pavilion and the John Wooden Center, which were among the six campus buildings most significantly impacted by the flood.
Though an LAFD water tender was deployed to support the region's firefighting needs, it proved unnecessary, as the source of the massive flood - later identified as a high velocity 30-inch trunk line connecting reservoirs - did not impact fire hydrants or domestic water service in the community.
It took Los Angeles Department of Water and Power crews several hours to safely shut off three large diameter valves and slow the flow of water. Sunset Boulevard was expected to be closed for a few days to allow for repairs.
Dispatched Units: E71 BC9 E37 T37 E237 E19 E292 T92 BC5 DC3 SW88 RA71 E59 E211 T11 E99 E43 T61 T78 E278 EM14 BC11 BC18 BC4 UR88 H0D H3 H4 HL1 HL3 HL4 HL2 CP2 E27 UR27 E5 UR5 BC18 E10 E15 E226 T26 E58 E229 T29 E294 T94 JT1 SQ21 RA19 RA99 RA58 RA41 EM11 EM9 E261 WT77 EM9 JT2
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Attachment: 072914-0872.pdf
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