51,618
Medical Calls
5,844
Fire Calls
610
Hazmat Calls
74,207
Total Responses
#LongBeachFirefighters are happy to be supporting local businesses in these difficult times. Thank you to all of these business for the great food!
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We are so proud to be on the front lines to help the residents of #longbeach deal with the Covid-19 crisis. Please know the entire City of Long Beach team Long Beach Fire Department Long Beach Police Department (CA) Long Beach City Mayor Robert Garcia along with the entire city council are working tirelessly together to keep everyone safe. We also want to thank the residents of Long Beach for everything they are doing in helping one another. The City of Long Beach is coming together like no other city in the state of California, and we all should be proud. #longbeachproud #longbeachfirefighters
🍀Happy St Patrick’s Day🍀 from your #LongBeachFirefighters and @zeepthesheep. Please remember to be safe and responsible today!
Today marks 123 years of service to the residents of #longbeach provided by your #longbeachfirefighters.
Members of this department take great pride serving the residents of Long Beach and look forward to continuing that into the future.
Enjoy a couple of photos from the early years of the department. Happy Birthday LBFD!
Long Beach Fire Department
Long Beach, Calif.
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As firefighters, we see horrors few can imagine. While the call may end, the effects linger.
If we’re not careful, sometimes they can push us over the edge.
Experts Support Four-Person Staffing On Fire Engines/Trucks
Since 2004, the Long Beach Fire Department has lost 30 sworn positions and is now below 1970’s staffing levels when the department responded to 5000 emergency calls, compared to 2010’s 48,525 calls. The Long Beach Firefighters are especially concerned about a city proposal to cut staffing onboard firefighting units from four to three, since this will cause completely unnecessary life-threatening delays.
California law requires that there must be four firefighters on scene before a unit can deploy personnel into a fire. If a unit arrives with only three firefighters, it has to wait for back-up wasting critical time since fire doubles in size every minute. Lost time results in greater danger to those in the building, those fighting the fire, the structure itself and surrounding neighbors.
Don’t take our word for it, please click on the following link to see what the experts say: