Quadruple shooting in North Long Beach
By JJohnson | September 29, 2008
On Friday, September 19th at approx 10pm a call came in for multiple GSW (gun shot wound) on the 1600 block of E 70th Way in North Long Beach. Fire units arrived within minutes and staged out 1 block until the scene was cleared by LBPD. Once the scene cleared, Engine 12 and Rescue 12 entered and found 4 gun shot victims of an apparent drive-by shooting. Engine11, Truck11, Rescue11 and BLS 11 and BC3 were also dispatched to assist. Additional Rescues were called in to assist. In total, all 4 victims (all male Hispanic, all in mid-20’s) were transported to local area hospital emergency rooms and survived their injuries.
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LBFD Volunteer Appreciation Day
By miduree | September 29, 2008
All attendees were treated to lunch by “Javy’s Tacos.” Fire Chief Ellis thanked the volunteers for contributing their time and efforts to these worthy causes. “These programs provide a valuable service to the community, and we would not be able to do it without you.” said Chief Ellis, reiterating the point that the Long Beach Fire Department really is involved in more than fighting fires.
A good time was had by all in attendance, and many of the volunteers took the opportunity to tour the new Fire Headquarters building for the first time.
A big Thank You to all that volunteer their time for these programs…!
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Tractor Trailer Fire
By JJohnson | September 29, 2008
On Tuesday,September 2nd at approx 9:30pm a call came in for a big rig brake fire on the East bound 91freeway at the 710 freeway. Units arrived on scene within 4 mins and found a fully engulfed big rig. Apparently the truck was just getting towed because of the brakefire and then the tow-truck hauler noticed the cab was on fire and immediately pulled over and called 911. E11 and E12 along with BC3 successfully knocked down the fire, but not after it destroyed the truck. There were no injuries to civilian or fire personnel.
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Invitation to the Annual Long Beach Fire Department Pic Nic
By frhayes | September 26, 2008
To All LBFD Members,
The Long Beach Fire Departments Annual pic nic will be held on Sunday, September 28th, at Gemrig Park located at (7390 E. Carson Street). This is the Police Officers Association Park, behind Lowe’s at the Town Center, off of Carson Street, in Station 5’s area. This is a great event for the entire family.
Activities include:
-Competitive games for all ages 1-100 with Prizes!
-Bounce houses for the little kids
-A team Horse Shoe Tournament
-Great food and beer
-Time to spend with your fire department family!
So come on out, bring the family and your lawn chairs. All Food and Drink Provided by the Long Beach Firefighters Memorial Association. Things will kick off at 11:00. Food will be served at 12:00.
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LBFD monthly Airport training
By JJohnson | September 23, 2008
In the city of Long Beach along with our 22 other fire stations we also have a station at the Long Beach Airport, #16. It is constantly staffed by a crew of 5, with 3 apparatus as well as our Battalion Chief 3 and BLS 16. We are required to attend monthly training to keep up our skills and techniques. This particular drill was split into two mini drills, 1 being a re-watering drill and the other a forcible entry/ cutting drill.
The first is what we call re-watering, which means we have an engine company stand at one of the underground hydrants on the airfield and their purpose is to fill up the Airport “Crash Rigs” similar to a pit stop. The Crash rigs drive up to a coned off area near the incident, hook up to separete hose lines and then fill the 3000 gallon tank. It takes roughly 3-4 minutes to fill and about 1 1/2 to empty the tank.
The second part of the drill was trying out different tools to cut with on a simulated airplane fusalage. We used axes, partner saws, zip-guns, peircing nozzles, sawzalls and it was just to see how each one would work. No one was better, they all worked, but the partner saw was probably the fastest. Also the other photos show one of our piercing nozzles and the type of spray pattern it gives off.
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