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Thursday, October 15th, 2009On the evening of October 9, 2009, the Long Beach Fire Department Ambassadors held their annual installation dinner at the Reef Restaurant. This dinner serves as an official recognition of the new officers and a chance to recognize the commitment and dedication of the fire ambassadors in general. The fire ambassadors travel to schools all […]
Annual Firefighters Picnic At Gemmrig Park
Sunday, October 11th, 2009The picnic has been going on since about 1965 or so at Gemrig Park and in its current form. There used to be a picnic for each shift as there was A and B shifts at that time (no C shift yet). The LB Firemen’s Memorial Association uses funds from the Fourth of July Fireworks […]
The LBFD Announces Fire Prevention Week Campaign and Fire Stations Open House
Monday, September 28th, 2009National Fire Prevention Week will be observed during the second week of October 2009. For this event the Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) will be joining forces with the non-profit fire safety organization, the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) to present the theme of this years campaign “Stay Fire Smart! Don’t Get Burned”. The start […]
Long Beach Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue Team Conduct Confined Space Exercise at the LBFD Training Center
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009On Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) units Engine 6, Engine 10, Engine 11, Rescue 13, Rescue 11 and Battalion Chief 5 participated in a confined space drill at the LBFD training center. The purpose of the drill was to simulate the rescue of a trapped worker in an underground concrete piping […]
Port Dive Operations Group (PDOG) Conducts Port Security Drill Near The Queen Mary
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009On Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 8:30 A.M. a multi-jurisdiction and multi-department exercise was conducted at the Carnival Cruise line dock near the Queen Mary. Participants from the Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD), included Battalion Chief 2, Engine 6, and Rescue 11 joined by members of the Marine Safety Division that was represented by two […]
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