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Thursday, July 1st, 2010Attending a fireworks show is a great way to ensure a great Independence Day celebration for the entire family and helps ensure safety for all. The 53rd annual 4th of July Show will be held at Long Beach Veterans Memorial Stadium. Live Entertainment will include: Live band “Assisted Living”, LBFD Clowns, bicycle raffle, and fire [...]
Lateral Firefighter Job
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010We do a lot more than fight fires, with a major port, airport, technical rescue, hazmat unit and more. Qualified applicants are invited to apply for a rare opportunity to join our Long Beach Fire Department team. The Firefighter-Lateral recruitment will be open June 18, 2010 to July 9, 2010, 4:30 p.m. PST.
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Hail To The Chief!
Thursday, May 20th, 2010At 3:30 pm on the afternoon of May 14, 2010, Deputy Chief Alan Patalano was appointed as the 16th Chief of the Long Beach Fire Department. Chief Patalano has served as a Deputy Chief for the last 8 years and, with the help of Deputy Chief Garcia and Deputy Chief Reeb, has been managing the [...]
Fire Erupts On Board An Occupied 50-Foot Sailboat In Alamitos Bay
Friday, March 12th, 2010
Just before 2:30 on the morning of March 12, 2010, Long Beach Fire Department units responded to reports of a boat fire in Alamitos Bay. LBFD Rescue boat 1 found a 50 foot sail boat at the end of Gangway 16 with a large volume of fire in the cabin area and on the main [...]
Battalion Chief Dave Kean Highlighted In The Press Telegram
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Click the link below to view the Press Telegram article highlighting Battalion Chief Dave Keen over seas in Iraq.
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_14642047?source=rv
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LBFD Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Conducts Exercise to Prepare for Future Deployments
Monday, January 18th, 2010
Recently a Mobilization Exercise (MOBEX) of two Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Regional Task Forces (RTF’s), comprised of 29 highly trained members was conducted at the Long Beach Fire Training Center. The MOBEX involved members of the Office of Emergency Services (OES) (US&R) RTF 2 comprised of (Area E – Vernon, Downey, Montebello, Santa Fe [...]
Mother And 2 Children Narrowly Escape A North Long Beach Apartment Fire
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010Just after 11:00 on the morning of January 12, 2010, Units from the Long Beach Fire Department responded to 5949 Cherry Avenue to a report of an apartment fire. Rescue 12 was first on scene and reported a first floor apartment well involved in fire. Engine 12 arrived seconds later and mounted and aggressive interior [...]
2nd Alarm Fire…..Not So Happy New Year
Monday, January 4th, 20102010 started of with a 2nd alarm house fire for the Long Beach Fire Department. Multiple calls came in around noon on Saturday, January 2nd for reports of a house fire and 1 burn victim. Engine 2 was the first unit on scene and reported heavy fire blowing out of the downstairs of the 2-story, [...]
2 Car Crash On South 710 Freeway
Thursday, December 31st, 2009At 8:30pm on Wednesday, December 30th a call came in to the Long Beach Fire Department for reports of a 2 car ITA on the South 710 freeway at PCH. Engine 3 was the first unit on scene and reported that there was in fact 2 cars involved and requested an additional Rescue. The Captain [...]
Multi Vehicle Accident With Ejected Victims Closes The 710 Freeway
Friday, December 18th, 2009On the evening of December 17, 2009, just after 7:00 pm, units from Long Beach Fire Department were dispatched to the south bound 710 freeway at the 91 to a report of an injury traffic accident with an overturned vehicle. Long Beach Engine 12 arrived on scene to find two SUV’s that were involved in [...]
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