May 29, 2005
Saturday evening, at approximately 7:00 p.m. PST on Mt. Washington in Los Angeles, California, a brush fire broke out on the southwestern side of the hill.
Firefighters were on the scene by 8:30 p.m. with fire trucks, paramedic units, surveillance helicopters, and water-equipped helicopters.  Two fire trucks blasted water at the blaze from higher up on the mountain, while every minute or so, a water-equipped helicopter would swoop down over the flames and release its payload.  At the top of the hill, there were five fire trucks and one paramedic unit; the three main entrances to the mountain were barricaded off by fire trucks.  
By approximately 9:15 p.m., the flame was entirely extinguished, thanks mainly to the water-equipped helicopters.  Firefighters were offering bystanders bottles of water and Gatorade to help combat the effects of standing near an open flame.

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