Editing Long Beach, California (section)

===Fire department===
{{see also|Fireboats of Long Beach, California}}
The Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD), ISO Class 1, provides [[fire protection]] and [[emergency medical services]] to the City of Long Beach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.longbeach.gov/fire/|title=Fire|work=longbeach.gov|access-date=December 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219002740/http://www.longbeach.gov/fire/|archive-date=December 19, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The Long Beach Fire Department operates out of 23 Fire Stations throughout the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longbeach.gov/fire/organization-chart/|title=organization chart|work=longbeach.gov|access-date=June 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719174449/http://www.longbeach.gov/fire/organization-chart/|archive-date=July 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

In addition to serving {{convert|55|sqmi}} with over 500,000 residents, the department's Marine Safety Division patrols the waterways and beach front areas.

====Marine Safety Division====
The Marine Safety Division is responsible for the operation and management of the [[Marine safety (USCG)|marine safety]] and [[lifeguard]] division as well as the safe and lawful use of the {{convert|9|mi|km}} of beaches, {{convert|5300|acres}} of oceanfront property, waterways and marinas.<ref name=marine>{{cite web|title=Marine Safety Division|url=http://longbeach.gov/fire/operations/marine-safety/|website=Long Beach Fire Department|access-date=February 16, 2015}}</ref> This includes the [[Port of Long Beach]] and [[Alamitos Bay]]. The division staffs 9 facilities year round, with an additional 41 stations during the summer<ref name=info>{{cite web|title=2012 Info|url=http://admin.longbeach.gov/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=36863|website=Long Beach Fire Department|access-date=February 16, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Additionally the division has at its disposal 6 [[rescue boat]]s, 7 beach patrols and a [[dive rescue]] unit. In 2012, lifeguards and other members of the marine safety division responded to 17,867 calls for service.<ref name=info/>

The American Lifeguard Association has been offering lifeguard courses for over 30 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=David |title=American Lifeguard Association {{!}} Lifeguard Training Certification, Classes |url=https://americanlifeguard.com/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=americanlifeguard.com |language=en-US}}</ref>