2 Car Crash On South 710 Freeway
By JJohnson | December 31, 2009
At 8:30pm on Wednesday, December 30th a call came in to the Long Beach Fire Department for reports of a 2 car ITA on the South 710 freeway at PCH. Engine 3 was the first unit on scene and reported that there was in fact 2 cars involved and requested an additional Rescue. The Captain called for a Truck to respond for the extrication of one trapped patient as well as having CHP shut down all of the South bound lanes while operations were going on.
Truck 7 was dispatched to the scene and had to travel North on the South bound PCH off-ramp to make access to the scene, due to the freeway closure. The driver was in stable condition, but her legs were pinned under the crumpled front end of her mid-size sedan. It took the Truck crew less than 10 minutes to “pop the drivers door” with the Hurst equipment. She was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. There was also one other patient taken by BLS to the hospital.
Total units: E3, R13, R9, BlS 3, BC2, T7, E7, PIO4
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LBFD Prepares for New Years Eve Red Bull Travis Pastrana Car Jump in Rainbow Harbor
By frhayes | December 28, 2009
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Message from Fire Chief Ellis
By frhayes | December 23, 2009
I want to wish everyone a “Happy Holiday Season and a Great New Year”.
With the dawn of a new decade for the Long Beach Fire Department, there is so much to be thankful for in our past and it will be an exciting time as many retire and members get ready to promote to their newly earned positions.
As you may know, I am set to retire at the end of December after serving 5 1/2 years as the Fire Chief of Long Beach. My hope when I was appointed Fire Chief back in June of 2004, was to make an impact by leaving the Long Beach Fire Department better than when I was handed the reins. As the 15th Fire Chief since 1897, there was much to be concerned with as we received budget reductions in each year I was Chief. Through the hard work of all the members, we have continued to demonstrate professionalism and have provided all of our various services with pride and a strong customer service focus.
During my time as Fire Chief, the Fire Department has received strong support from two City Managers , two Mayors and many City Councilmembers from throughout the City that have supported us when decisions were very difficult.
Without so many people working together, I would not be able to point to so many successes in the last 10 years that I have been a part of the Fire Command Staff. My thanks goes to all the members, those providing emergency services and the support to make it all happen, and sworn and non-sworn members working together to provide the best service possible.
We provide so many services that many times go unseen — administration, fire prevention, community service, dispatch, disaster preparedness, community education, training and continuing education, marine safety, lifeguard services , boating safety, ALS & BLS transportation, all in addition to answering and responding to any type of emergency 911 call.
We will continue to see a great Long Beach Fire Department because of all of its members and the foundation laid by so many that came before us.
All the Best, Be Safe, Take Care of Each Other, Stay Healthy………
Dave
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LBFD Kids Christmas Visit
By Jackawa Jackson | December 18, 2009
Once again on the morning of December 18, 2009, men and women from the Long Beach Fire Department participated in the annual LBFD kids Christmas visit to Miller’s Children’s Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Clause were on hand to give out toys, goodies and spread holiday cheer to a great group of kids who are having a very hard time. There were plenty of smiles to go around and lots of joy brought into the hospital rooms. The visit always begins with firefighters and other volunteers stuffing bags full of holiday treats and loading them in wagons for delivery. There were actually two Santa’s on hand, which allowed children from different wings of the hospital to enjoy the festivities at the same time!
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Multi Vehicle Accident With Ejected Victims Closes The 710 Freeway
By Jackawa Jackson | December 18, 2009
On the evening of December 17, 2009, just after 7:00 pm, units from Long Beach Fire Department were dispatched to the south bound 710 freeway at the 91 to a report of an injury traffic accident with an overturned vehicle. Long Beach Engine 12 arrived on scene to find two SUV’s that were involved in a collision, one appearing to have rolled multiple times. The Captain of Engine 12, realizing there were a large number of patients involved declared a multiple casualty incident and called for additional resources. A total of 9 patients were riding inside a medium size SUV including two children that appeared to be 4-5 years old. Four adult patients were thrown from the vehicle as it rolled. 5 others remained inside. Two occupants of the larger SUV involved were uninjured in the collision. There were a total of 5 critical and 4 moderate patients transported from the scene to local area trauma centers. It is unknown, at this time if passengers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the accident. The cause of this accident is currently under investigation. A total of 10 pieces of equipment responded from Long Beach Fire Department as well as one squad from LA County Fire and one unit from Compton Fire.
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