Incidents
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2011On Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at approx. 0815 hours, LBFD Units responded to reports of a person trapped on an island in the middle of the LA River bed. Upon arrival units found three male victims in the middle of the LA River surrounded by fast moving water. The victims had set up a homeless […]
Big Rig Overturns on Harbor Scenic Drive
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011The Long Beach Fire Department responded to reports of an overturned big rig at 12:15pm today. Firefighters found a large tractor-trailer that had rolled onto its left side near 1600 Harbor Scenic Dr. The driver, a male believed to be in his 40’s, was trapped in the cab of the truck. Firefighters used a reciprocating […]
Hotel Fire on 5th St
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011Long Beach Fire Department resources were dispatched at 12:37am this morning in response to reports of a structure fire at 127 W. 5th St. Engine 1 arrived on scene in three minutes and encountered a fully involved apartment fire with heavy smoke and flames pouring out of the second floor windows. Firefighters initiated an aggressive […]
Fire Rescue Boat Called for Sinking Ship
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011At 8:48 AM on Thursday, February the 2nd, Fire Rescue Boat 1 (RB1) was dispatched to Gangway 3 in Alamitos Bay for reports of a sinking vessel. When RB1 arrived on scene within minutes, they found a large motor yacht approximately 85 feet in length was sitting several feet below the waterline. The Captain realizing […]
Trapped Victim on Willow
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011On February 3rd, at approximately 12:50 PM, The Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) was called out to the scene of another injury traffic accident on Willow St. and Chestnut Ave. Engine 7 arrived on scene within three minutes and discovered a midsized sedan that had sustained major damage to the left side of the vehicle […]
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