On Monday, October 15,  at 1:22 PM, 11 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 5 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Arson Unit, 2 EMS Battalion Captains, 3 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams, DWP and DOT, all under the direction of Battalion Chief Raymundo Gomez, responded to a Greater Alarm Structure Fire at 1945 N. Preston Av. in the Silver Lake area.

The first responding unit on scene found heavy smoke and fire coming from the rear of a large, two story, single family dwelling and requested two additional Task Forces. The secondary size up indicated that the fire was located in a smaller, second residence to the rear of the property, a split level single family dwelling with heavy fire and smoke showing from a room to the rear of the structure which had extended into the attic space. An asserted interior fire attack coordinated with ventilation was aggressively ensued.

It took 74 firefighters 26 minutes to call a knock down on the fire. The blaze consumed the entire kitchen area and the attic which caused extensive char and smoke damage to the majority of the dwelling. The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time. The dollar loss was estimated at $250,000 [$150,000 to the structure and $100,000 to the contents]. No other structures were threatened by the blaze and there were no civilian injuries reported. Three Firefighters were assessed by Paramedics for heat related symptoms and transported to Huntington Memorial Hospital for observation. The occupant of the structure declined relocation assistance.