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  • 604 Pine Ave, CLB - 2nd alarm fire called for old Press Telegram building. 1 week ago
  • 20th St-E7 and LBFD units on scene of a garage fire communicated to house. Entry complicated by downed power lines. 2 weeks ago
  • NB 405 to NB 710 large container tractor-trailer on side, trapped driver ALOC being extricated. T7, E9, R13, E13, BLS 11, BC 3 handling. 2010-08-05
  • Crown Fire, LBFD S. T. 1321A on fire line 7/30, structure protection. Now assigned to the Verde Structure Protection Group, dayshift. All OK 2010-07-31
  • Crown Fire, Mutual Aid Strike Team in route to Palmdale. Sinsley is S.T. Leader. Ast. is Espino. 2010-07-29
  • Long Beach Strike Team 1321A requested for structure protection to the Crown Fire in Palmdale. E2 E7 E10 E12 E13 are responding. 2010-07-29
  • Long Beach Blvd. 2 pts transported. 6 addl pts on train req med help being extricated and transported by BLS units. 2010-07-07
  • PD officer has been extricated and R1 is transporting. 2010-07-07
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USAR Air Ops Training

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USAR Drill Using GPS To Find Waypoints

Monday, October 26th, 2009

 
On 10/26/09, a practice drill put on by LBFD’s USAR team at their Station 6. Other Engine Companies from the department as well as some lifeguard units also joined in on the exercise.
The drill was to find certain markers in and around the Harbor. Teams were broken up into groups of 4 and given one handheld GPS unit to locate the markers. [...]