Manhattan Beach Fire Department

==Area Served==
The Manhattan Beach Fire Department (MBFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Manhattan Beach, an affluent Pacific Ocean beachfront city located in the South Bay region of southwestern Los Angeles County, in Southern California. The city is named after the New York City borough of Manhattan with "Beach" added in 1927. Incorporated on December 12, 1912, the city encompasses an area covering 3.9 square miles and serves a population of approximately 35,183. Manhattan Beach is bordered by the city of El Segundo to the north, the city of Hawthorne to the northeast, the City of Redondo Beach to the east and southeast and the City of Hermosa Beach to the south. 
===Mutual Aid===
The Manhattan Beach Fire Department has mutual aid agreements with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the El Segundo Fire Department, the Redondo Beach Fire Department, and the Torrance Fire Department.
==Department Profile==
The Manhattan Beach Fire Department is budgeted for 31 uniformed / sworn members, as well as one full-time and four part-time civilian staff of administrative and support personnel, providing structural firefighting, emergency medical services (EMS), advanced life support (ALS), fire prevention, fire investigation, code enforcement, disaster preparedness, and public education to the citizens of Manhattan Beach. Daily staffing consists of nine on-duty personnel (one battalion chief, two fire captain/paramedics, two fire apparatus engineer/paramedics, and four firefighter/paramedics), working two 24-hours shifts or days in a row followed by 96-hours or four days off, out of two fire stations. The department's resources include four and a half front-line emergency apparatus comprised of two paramedic assessment engines, one of which is a quint with a 75' rear-mount ladder, one paramedic ALS rescue ambulance, one battalion chief vehicle. and one part-time staffed BLS ambulance. In addition, MBFD cross staffs a mobile command vehicle that is shared with MBPD, and a beach rescue all-terrain vehicle. All firefighters below the rank of battalion chief are required to be Los Angeles County licensed paramedics. MBFD responds to approximately 5,000 calls for service annually, the majority of which are medical calls. 
===Dispatch===
The Manhattan Beach Fire Department is a member of a regional fire and emergency services communication system called the South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority (SBRPCA), commonly referred to as “RCC” for “Regional Communications Center”, located in the City of Hawthorne, which provides dispatch services for 3 fire agencies and 6 law enforcement agencies in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County.
==History==
In 1912 firefighting efforts in Manhattan Beach were organized by two hardware store owners utilizing a Model T open bed truck and assisted by any citizen volunteers who happened to be in the area of the fire. In 1919, the city. seeking improvement, purchased a hose reel specifically designed for fire fighting efforts which were assisted by the City of Hermosa Beach, and the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The Manhattan Beach Fire Department was officially formed in 1923. On August 6th, 2021, the Manhattan Beach City Council approved construction bids for a new Fire Station No. 2 at 1400 Manhattan Beach Blvd. The new fire station is projected was completed in December, 2023. Fire Station No. 2 personnel, apparatus and equipment were temporary housed adjacent to Polliwog Park’s Begg Pool at 1601 Manhattan Beach Blvd, one half mile east of Fire Station No. 2, until completion of the new facility.
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service	Notes
1 	400 15th Street 	?? - 2005 	Closed and demolished / Current public safety facility built on same property
2 	1400 Manhattan Beach Boulevard 	1954-2021 	Closed and demolished / Current Fire Station 2 built on same property
2 Temp 	1601 Manhattan Beach Boulevard / Polliwog Park	2021-2023 	Temporary facility while new Fire Station 2 was constructed; Closed
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station 1 - 400 15th Street===
Dedicated July 1, 2006
: Engine 21 (ALS) - 2018 E-One Cyclone II HP 75 (2000/480/20A/75' rear-mount) (SO#141372)
:Rescue 21 (718) (ALS) - 2017 Ford F-350 / Braun Northwest ambulance (CA#1495645)
:Ambulance 21 (717) (BLS) - 2017 Ford F-350 XLT / Braun Northwest (CA#1495644) (staffed part-time) 
:Beach Rescue Vehicle 21 - Polaris Ranger 4x4 ATV
:Battalion 21 - 2017 Ram 1500 w/ SnugTop canopy (CA#1443529)
:Rescue 21 (Reserve) - 2012 Ford E-350 / Leader ambulance (CA#1390994)
:Battalion 21 (709) (Reserve) - 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe (CA#1210009)
:Engine 23 (Reserve) - 2005 E-One Cyclone II (2000/500/75' rear-mount HP75) (SN#E-1-129663) (Ex-Engine 21)
:Mobile Command Center - 2010 36' MCV (CA#1353933) (shared with Manhattan Beach PD)
===Fire Station 2 - 1400 Manhattan Beach Boulevard===
Dedicated December 6, 2023
:Engine 22 (ALS) - 2012 KME Predator Severe Service (2000/500/30A) (SN#GSO-8710)
:Engine 24 (Reserve) - 2000 American LaFrance (1500/500/30A) (Ex-Engine 22)
:Rescue 22 (Reserve) - 2012 Ford E-350 / Leader ambulance (CA#1390995)
==Retired Apparatus==
:2009 Ford E-350 / Wheeled Coach ambulance (CA#1323276) (Ex-Rescue 22)
:(707) - 2003 Ford E-350 / Leader ambulance (CA#1156285) (Ex-Rescue 21)
: 2000 Ford E-350 / Leader ambulance (CA#1065451) (Ex-Rescue 21)
:1999 Chevrolet Tahoe (CA#1033356) (Ex-Battalion 21)
:1997 Chevrolet G30 rescue (Ex-Rescue 21)
:1995 E-One Hush pumper (1500/500/50' Teleboom) (CA#037109) (Ex-Engine 23 Reserve, ex-Engine 21)
:1995 Ford F-250 utility (Ex-Utility 21)
:1989 E-One Hush pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 22) (Donated to El Camino College Fire Academy, Inglewood, CA)
:1989 Chevrolet G20 ambulance (Ex-Rescue 21)
:1984 Chevrolet G20 ambulance (Ex-Rescue 22 Reserve)
:1983 Ford Econoline ambulance (Ex-Rescue 21)
:1979 Duplex R200 / Howe pumper (1250/750) (Ex-Engine 21, ex-Engine 1)
:1979 Crown Firecoach / Pierce pumper (1500/400/50' Tele-Squrt) (SN# F1786 & 7178-D) (Ex-Engine 21)
:1974 Howe pumper (1250/700) (Ex-Engine 23 Reserve, ex-Engine 22)
:1965 Crown Firecoach pumper (1250/500) (SN#F1404) (Ex-Engine 24 Reserve, ex-Engine 23 Reserve, ex-Engine 21, ex-Engine 1)
:1957 American LaFrance 800 Series pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 24, ex-Engine 4)
==External Links==
Manhattan Beach Fire Department
==Station Map==
Category:Los Angeles County
Category:California departments operating American LaFrance apparatus
Category:California departments operating E-One apparatus
Category:California departments operating KME apparatus
Category:Former operators of Crown apparatus
Category:Former operators of Howe apparatus