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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009Photos: Tracey Roman/for the Press-Telegram At 9:15pm on Tuesday, August 25th, the Long Beach Fire Department responded to a brush fire at the Southbound 405 freeway and Lakewood Blvd. The actual incident was on the Northbound Lakewood on-ramp to the Southbound 405 freeway. There was approximately 1 acre charred. Units on scene had to do some […]
The New O’Cady’s Rises From The Ashes Of The Old
Monday, July 13th, 2009On the morning of June 23, The Long Beach Fire Department began live fire training in its newest grant-funded prop. This 2 story, 2880 square foot training simulator will provide extensive training in the areas of search and rescue under extreme conditions, firefighting, forcible entry, and barricaded suspects incidents. The simulator itself is made from […]
Big Rig Collides With An Occupied Structure
Saturday, June 27th, 2009On the morning of June 27th, just before 4:00 am, Long Beach Fire Department units were dispatched to 1715 West Anaheim Street to a report of a vehicle into a building. Upon arrival, Engine 3 found a Big Rig had plowed into the front of a 24 hr café located at the dispatched address. […]
LBFD Fireworks Demonstration Media Event
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009Subject: LBFD Fireworks Demonstration with Subject Matter Experts and Arson Investigators Media Event Invitation The Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) invites all media personnel to a fireworks demonstration to visually demonstrate how dangerous they can be. Subject matter experts will also be available to provide specific information on safety, and Arson investigators will […]
The Long Beach Fire Department Emphasizes that FireWorks are Dangerous and That they are Illegal in the City of Long Beach
Thursday, June 18th, 2009According to statistics gathered by the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) on Independence Day in a typical year, more fires are reported than on any other day of the year, and fireworks account for half of those fires, more than any other cause. In 2004 alone, fireworks caused an estimated 1,500 structure fires and […]
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