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Sunday, June 27th, 2010Just before 1:00 AM on the morning of June 27, 2010, the Long Beach Fire Department received a call, through the Coast Guard, for a boat that had capsized just outside the breakwater with people in the water. LBFD Rescue Boat 1 and Boat 15 responded and were on scene at the Queens Gate area of […]
Large Debris Pile Fire On The West Side
Monday, June 21st, 2010On the evening of June 19, 2010, just after 8:00PM, E13 responded to the vacant area at the end of Webster South of Arlington for a large debris pile on fire. E7 was requested for manpower and eventually E11 to shuttle water. Public Service was requested but the fire was not quite as deep in […]
US&R Video – LBFD Rappelling Off Of 15th Story Roof To Help Save A Suicidal Woman
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LBFD US&R Team Rappels Off Of 15th Story Roof of the Hilton Hotel To Help Save A Suicidal Woman
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010On Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) units, responded to a reported suicidal female hanging out of an eight (8) story window at the Hilton Hotel located at 701 W OCEAN BLVD, LONG BEACH, CA 90831. The first arriving unit immediately recognized the potential complexity of this situation and […]
SWAT Standby In East Long Beach Ends In Flames
Friday, May 14th, 2010Just after 10:30 on the morning of May 13, 2010, units from the Long Beach Fire Department responded to the area of Woodruff and the 405 freeway to assist law enforcement with a SWAT stand-by. Three individuals, reportedly involved in a bank robbery, were at large in the area. This set off a massive manhunt, […]
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