BEL AIR/BENEDICT CANYON—The Los Angeles Fire Department received an alert about a brush fire in Beverly Crest at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9.
The fire was reported at 1600 N. San Ysidro Dr. LAFD ground and air response with automatic aid from the neighboring Beverly Hills Fire Department to a slow moving one-quarter (0.25) acre wildfire involving light grass in steep terrain in a hillside residential neighborhood. There was no imminent threat to homes in the area and no evacuation. This incident is known as the “Spur Fire”
Officials worked stopping forward progress of the fire via a well-coordinated direct attack on flames that consumed less than one (1) acre of light-to-medium grass and brush in steep terrain between homes on San Ysidro Drive and Ferrari Drive. No structure damage was reported.
By 3 p.m. the brush fire was reported contained by the LAFD. An LAFD UAS (drone) unit will provide aerial reconnaissance and command support with thermal imagery, as ground crews continue to mop up hot spots this afternoon.
San Ysidro Road will remain closed to through traffic in both directions between Summitridge Drive and Tower Road until LAFD operations are complete.
Though landscapers were reportedly working in the neighborhood when the fire erupted, the fire’s cause remains categorized as “under investigation,” with the specific cause and origin of the fire yet to be determined.
By Danny Jones