Long Beach Fire Department (New York)

Long Beach Fire Department
Operational area
Country  United States
State  New York
City Long Beach
Agency overview
Established 1910
Annual calls ~5,000[1]
Staffing Combination
Fire chief Richard Corbett
EMS level ALS
IAFF 287
Facilities and equipment
Stations 3
Engines 4
Trucks 1
Ladders 1
Rescues 1
Fireboats 1
Website
Official website
Ladder 62 Official website
IAFF website

The Long Beach NY Fire Department (LBFD) provides combination paid and volunteer fire protection and emergency medical services to the following communities on Long Beach Barrier Island, in Nassau County, New York: Atlantic Beach, Atlantic Beach Estates, East Atlantic Beach, and the city of Long Beach.[1] The department protects approximately 43,000 people and responds to almost 5,000 fires, EMS and other emergencies each year.[1]

Stations & Apparatus

Fire Headquarters, located in the rear of City Hall.

The department consists of eight individual fire companies, which each operate their own fire apparatus. Listed below are the companies, their location, as well as the units they maintain and respond with and other Department support vehicles.[2]

Address Engine Truck Other
HQ 1 West Chester St Engine 3 & Engine 4 Ladder 62 Rescue 1
1 300 Maple Ave Engine 1 Floodlight 1
2 1039 West Park Ave Engine 2 Tower 72

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About the Fire Department". Long Beach NY. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. "Companies". Long Beach Fire Department. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

Coordinates: 40°35′10″N 73°40′04″W / 40.58605°N 73.66775°W / 40.58605; -73.66775

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