Incidents
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Friday, January 16th, 2009This morning at 10:45am, Long Beach Fire Department Engine 6 was called out to the ITS terminal at Pier J, Berth 232 for a cargo ship leaking approx. 30 gallons of fuel. E6 arrived very quickly and found that there was liquid in the water coming from the ship and that the Captain of the ship did not […]
Power Pole Fire In North Long Beach
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009At 2:58 pm on January 12, 2009, Engine 12 was dispatched to 6251 Paramount Blvd to a report of arcing wires. Upon arrival, E12 crew found active fire coming from a capacitor on a cross member. A large amount of arcing was also present at the base of the pole. The arcing wire ignited plant growth on a fence line as well as […]
LBFD Airport Units Extinguish Small Plane Fire
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) Crash units were dispatched to a plane fire on January 6, 2009 at 1335hrs. The incident was just off of runway 25L next to the Aeroplex building at 3333 E Spring Ave. A Cessna 152 (two seater) with one soul on board was taking off on runway 25L. The pilot […]
Explosion In A Down Town Apartment Complex
Saturday, December 27th, 2008This afternoon, an explosion rocked an apartment complex located at 550 Orange Ave. Long Beach Fire Department units responded to this address and found a first floor unit that had sustained damage consistent with a blast. Windows had been blown out and the dry wall of the apartment had been damaged. A slow leak in the […]
Four Bell in 3’s area.
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008On the morning of 12/16/08 at 2:33A.M. , a call came in for a structure fire at Pacific Ave. and 12th St. Engine 3 was first on scene very quickly and reported “Heavy fire blowing out the rear, we are pulling a hot-line”. The house was a single story, single family residence, about 1000 sq. ft. and it […]
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