Big Rig Roll Over on the 710 Freeway
By Jackawa Jackson | November 11, 2008
At 9:47am today, units from the Long Beach Fire Dept. responded to a tractor trailer roll-over on the west bound Anaheim off ramp from the north bound 710. The 54 year old male driver was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. It took responding units approximately 5 minutes to cut the driver from the wreckage. There were no other vehicles involved and no other Injuries reported.
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LBFD at the Veterans Day Parade
By JJohnson | November 10, 2008
The History of the Long Beach Vietnam Veterans Day Parade
Twelve years ago , the city councilman for the ninth district, city of Long Beach formed a committee and launched the now Annual Long Beach Veterans Day Parade. Each year, on the Saturday just prior to Veterans Day, Atlantic Blvd, is the site where you will see American flags waving, proud veterans and families of veterans, marching bands, military units and entrants from all over SouthernCalifornia honoring veterans from all eras and all branches of the Armed Forces. Each year the parade has gotten bigger and better. This year, November 8, 2008, marked the twelve annual Long Beach Veterans Day Parade and celebration. The day’s activities include the parade followed by a special ceremony honoring veterans. LBFD Engines 11 and 12, Truck 11, Rescue 11, as well as 3 of our museum Engines and lifeguard units were all involved in the parade route carrying various city council members as well as the Mayor and his wife.
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LBFD visits local cub scout troop for Fire Safety Presentation
By JJohnson | November 10, 2008
On Thursday, November 6th LBFD units visited a local cub scout troop to teach them about Fire safety and explain to them what the job of a Firefighter is all about. Engine 7, Truck 7, Engine 9, Rescue 9, and Engine 24 went to a local church where the troop meets and gave the kids a tour of the fire apparatus and answered all of there questions; and they had alot of them!
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Scuba Accident at the Outside Breakwater
By frhayes | November 10, 2008
On Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 9:44 A.M., Long Beach Fire Department Rescue Boat One (RB1) and Rescue Boat Two (RB2) responded to a reported Scuba Accident at 1 OUTSIDE BREAKWATER, LONG BEACH, CA. upon arrival a Scuba Accident incident was found.
The Initial call for help was received over UHF Ch 16, from a Commercial Dive boat, the “Sea Bass” which had a group of divers at oil platform Eureka. The diver, a 57-year-old male had been down to approximately 150 feet for an unknown time period. When upon ascent, at approximately 70 feet, he had a problem with his equipment and made an uncontrolled, rapid ascent to the surface. Once on the surface, the diver complained of a headache, chest pain, difficulty breathing, and numbness/tingling to his right lower leg.
Upon arrival of RB1, a Los Angeles County Sheriff Rescue Boat was found on scene with a paramedic treating the patient aboard the “Sea Bass”. The patient was transferred to the deck of RB2, with patient care then being transferred to the RB1 Captain/Paramedic.
A Coast Guard helicopter was requested to hoist the patient and the RB1 Captain/Paramedic up into the helicopter for continued treatment and rapid transport to the hyper baric chamber at the Isthmus/Catalina. Upon arrival at the Isthmus patient care was then transferred to the Bay Watch paramedics for continued treatment.
After the successful treatment and transport of the patient to the hyper baric chamber RB2 continued to the Isthmus and delivered the patient’s dive gear and collected the RB1 Captain for return back to City of Long Beach.
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Firehouse Chefs
By Jackawa Jackson | November 8, 2008
Whether it’s saving lives or protecting property, firefighters can take the heat, but what about in the kitchen? America will be surprised to learn that the very people we rely on to keep us safe in times of emergency are also skilled cooks.
Join Long Beach City Firefighter/Paramedic Eddie Sell as he takes us on an exclusive guided tour of the famed firehouses of Southern California. Both a seasoned pro and a young rebel, Eddie has a style all his own. Witness firefighters as you’ve never seen them before and hear the tales of action and adventure direct from the people who have lived them.
For a half an hour each week Eddie will deliver a genuine firehouse specialty. Whether it’s his own recipe or that of a colleague, you won’t want to miss this debonair hero’s relaxed approach to food preparation, easy to replicate, and sure to please the palette.
Visit the actual fire stations that these brave ones call home, where they eat, sleep, and work. See firsthand how their relationships are bound by affection and trust. The ties that comedic anecdotes spin in the confidence of firehouse kitchens. All the while, chefs serve up action on a hot plate just for you.
In the show’s pilot episode Eddie offers his savory original recipe for a quick and tasty firehouse favorite, blackened chicken fajitas, with a cilantro-lime marinade served with rice and beans. He shows you how the meal is chosen, the shopping process, meal preparation, and joins real on-duty firefighters to enjoy the meal. The adventure continues when future episodes hit the road to explore new locations and discover other great recipes from more firehouse chefs.
Watch real heroes show us that when your life is on the line any meal can be your last. So it better be pretty darn good!
Show times and channels to be announced.
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