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Thursday, March 12th, 2009After four months of rigorous testing, the City of Long Beach is improving emergency response times by directly answering all wireless 9-1-1 calls for service made within the city limits. Wireless 9-1-1 calls made along or near freeways are required by law to be answered by the California Highway Patrol (CHP). Previously, Long Beach residents […]
LBFD Heroes: Stories from the Fire Lines Event 2009
Monday, March 9th, 2009On Sunday, March 8, 2009 members from the community came to the “Heroes: stories from the fire lines” event hosted by the Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) and Council Member Patrick O’Donnell. There they heard firefighters talk about heroic and even humorous stories from their experiences as a LBFD member. Some of the stories […]
Vehicle Into A Bus Bench On Bellflower
Thursday, March 5th, 2009At 3:45 p.m. units from Long Beach Fire Department responded to the corner of Bellflower Blvd. and Centralia to a report of a vehicle into a bus bench. Upon arrival, they found a late model sedan had driven onto the sidewalk ,struck a bus bench, an then collided with a tree near-by. The force of […]
13th Annual Fire Chiefs Ale at Rock Bottom
Friday, February 20th, 2009On Thursday, February 19th, the 13th annual Fire Chiefs Ale and Keg Tapping took place at Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery in downtown Long Beach. LBFD Fire Chief, Dave Ellis, was given the honor of tapping the keg and pouring the first beer to kick off the month long celebration. Other firefighters from LBFD helped […]
Garage Gutted By Fire On The East Side
Sunday, February 15th, 2009On Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 12:16 am, BC2, E18, E5, E19, T19 and R17 responded to a Garage Fire at 3618 Ostrom Ave. Upon arrival, Engine 18 found the attached, two car garage of a single family dwelling fully involved in flames. Backed up by Engine 5, the house was searched while the […]
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