Long Beach Firefighters Coronavirus

California law requires that there must be four firefighters on scene before a unit can deploy personnel into a fire.

Long beach firefighters coronavirus. They removed their fire gear outside the. Another 82 coronavirus cases were reported in long beach officials announced wednesday sept. Four of the firefighters are long beach residents and are included in the total while four others are residents of other areas. According to the houston professional fire.

When the firefighters responded to emergency calls involving possible coronavirus patients they made sure to wear n95 masks gloves gowns and goggles. Refer to cdc s coronavirus disease 2019 information for travel. 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. Eight long beach firefighters who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus are in self isolation at home.

The mission of the long beach fire department is to protect lives property and the environment improving the quality of life and safety of the community. All eight of the infected firefighters are in stable condition and are in self isolation at home. The current cdc guidance on considerations for travelers is available at https www cdc gov coronavirus 2019 ncov travelers travel in the us html. Tommy searcy 45 died tuesday after a monthslong battle with coronavirus the fire department confirmed to kprc 2.

Long beach ca eight long beach fire department firefighters tested positive for covid 19 otherwise known as coronavirus disease. The new cases bring the total of confirmed cases in long beach to 41. Airlines that serve long beach airport have instituted more rigorous cleaning protocols after each flight to minimize the risk of covid 19. Welcome to the long beach fire department s website.

Kabc ten year old best friends arleene ramirez and nellie de la cruz have the same birthday live in the same long beach neighborhood and share the same mission. Tommy searcy 45 who was an 18 year veteran with the houston fire department became the third member of hfd to pass away from coronavirus complications. There have been 11 039 cases reported in the city since the pandemic began.