A week after the city presented the findings of a comprehensive review of its emergency services, members of the local firefighters’ union, residents and County Legislator Denise Ford (R-Long …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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1/28/15
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Nearly a year after the city launched a comprehensive review of its emergency services in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, a consulting firm released its findings at a public presentation on …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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1/14/15
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Nearly a year after it launched a comprehensive review of its emergency services in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the city will release the findings of a report that it says provides options for …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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1/9/15
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Less than 24 hours after he criticized city officials at last week’s City Council meeting over the planned layoffs of five firefighters on Jan. 1, firefighter Dave Yolinsky received word that he …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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12/23/14
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An illegal home demolition in the West End went seriously wrong last week.
Long Beach firefighters secured a California Street bungalow last Friday that was on the verge of collapsing — and …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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12/19/14
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Negotiations between the city and Long Beach Professional Firefighters Local 287 broke down on Tuesday, after the union rejected an offer that city officials said would have temporarily avoided the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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12/17/14
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The head of the union representing the city’s career firefighters criticized the coming layoffs of five firefighters, saying that he received reassurances from the city that the positions were …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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12/10/14
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The city says it will lay off five firefighters on Jan. 1, when a $910,530 federal grant — which allowed the Fire Department to bring back personnel two years ago — comes to an end.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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12/3/14
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Long Beach firefighters responded to a fire at a West Broadway apartment building on Sunday, which was quickly extinguished.
The incident occurred at 12:04 p.m. at 730 W. Broadway, a five-story …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/17/14
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Long Beach firefighters responded to an accident on Saturday after a sport utility vehicle rear-ended a parked FedEx truck and flipped over.
According the Fire Department’s Facebook page, the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/17/14
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