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Tragedy Narrowly Averted Off The Shore Of Long Beach

By Jackawa Jackson | June 27, 2010

Just before 1:00 AM on the morning of June 27, 2010, the Long Beach Fire Department received a call, through the Coast Guard, for a boat that had capsized just outside the breakwater with people in the water.  LBFD Rescue Boat 1 and Boat 15 responded and were on scene at the Queens Gate area of the breakwater within minutes.  The boat crews found that an 11 foot aluminum fishing boat had in fact capsized, tossing the 2 adult male passengers into the sea.  A pilot boat happened to be in the area and managed to pull the two onto their vessel as the fireboats arrived.  The patients were then transferred to Boat 15 and were transported to shore for ongoing medical evaluation. The men stated that their boat had been hit by a wave and they had been in the water for 20 minutes.  Both men were treated for mild hypothermia by Rescue 1 but declined transportation to the hospital.  A Long Beach Police Department boat assisted LBFD by towing the disabled fishing boat to a safe location.  A total of 9 firefighters responded to this incident.

Topics: Incidents | 22 Comments »

Extrication In North Long Beach

By Jackawa Jackson | June 22, 2010

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On the morning of June 22, 2010 just before 11:00, units from the Long Beach Fire Department responded to the corner of Del Amo Blvd and Virginia Avenue to a report of a vehicle into a power pole with one patient trapped.  Truck 11 was first to arrive on scene and reported that a small sedan had, in fact, impacted a power pole pinning the 55-year-old male driver in the wreckage.  Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to cut the man from his vehicle and had him free with in 10 minutes.  The driver was transported to a local trauma center in moderate distress.  Fortunately the power pole remained upright and there did not appear to be any loss of power to local home or businesses.  There were no other vehicles involved in this accident.  The cause of the collision is currently under investigation.  A total of 11 firefighters responded to this incident.

Topics: Uncategorized | 76 Comments »

Large Debris Pile Fire On The West Side

By Jackawa Jackson | June 21, 2010

On the evening of June 19, 2010, just after 8:00PM, E13 responded to the vacant area at the end of Webster South of Arlington for a large debris pile on fire. E7 was requested for manpower and eventually E11 to shuttle water. Public Service was requested but the fire was not quite as deep in the debris as was first thought and the skip loader was cancelled just after arrival at 9:27 PM. A large amount of smoke was visible in the area but there was no extension outside the original debris pile.  There were no reported injuries to citizens or firefighters.

Topics: Incidents | 18 Comments »

Lateral Firefighter Job

By frhayes | June 16, 2010

Link to poster-Think Outside the Flames
We do a lot more than fight fires, with a major port, airport, technical rescue, hazmat unit and more. Qualified applicants are invited to apply for a rare opportunity to join our Long Beach Fire Department team. The Firefighter-Lateral recruitment will be open June 18, 2010 to July 9, 2010, 4:30 p.m. PST.

Topics: News, Public Safety | 23 Comments »

Live Fire Training

By frhayes | June 9, 2010

Video of the recent drill.  Firefighters experience fire behaviors and practice aggressive interior fire attack on the LBFD regional burn building known as O’Cady’s.

Topics: Training, Video | 26 Comments »

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