Long Beach is California's seventh-largest city and a major center of international trade, petroleum production, and maritime commerce. Situated along the southern edge of Los Angeles County, Long Beach is defined by the Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest container port in the Western Hemisphere, and an extensive industrial corridor that stretches inland from the waterfront. 1 Pro Fire delivers fire protection services across Long Beach's diverse commercial landscape, from port-adjacent warehouses to downtown hospitality venues and the city's growing aerospace sector.

Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD)

The Long Beach Fire Department serves as the authority having jurisdiction for all fire code enforcement within city limits. LBFD operates 23 fire stations and maintains its own Fire Prevention Bureau, which conducts commercial inspections, plan reviews, and fire code compliance enforcement. Long Beach adopts the California Fire Code with local amendments that reflect the city's unique industrial and port-related hazards.

Key LBFD enforcement areas include:

• Petroleum storage and refining: Long Beach hosts multiple active oil production sites and the former THUMS islands. Facilities handling flammable liquids must comply with CFC Chapter 57 (Flammable and Combustible Liquids) with additional LBFD permit requirements.
• Port facility fire safety: Warehouse and terminal operators within the Port of Long Beach must maintain fire suppression systems rated for their specific commodity classifications. High-piled combustible storage (CFC Chapter 32) triggers LBFD review.
• High-rise code: Downtown Long Beach has seen significant high-rise development. Buildings exceeding 75 feet require full fire life safety systems per California Fire Code with LBFD amendments.

Near the Port of Long Beach and Terminal Island, the port's container terminals, intermodal rail yards, and bonded warehouses require fire extinguisher programs, hydrant testing, and sprinkler maintenance that meet both LBFD and U.S. Coast Guard requirements. At Douglas Park and Kilroy Airport Center, the former Boeing C-17 manufacturing campus has been redeveloped into a major business park housing aerospace firms. These facilities require clean-agent fire suppression systems and specialized extinguisher programs. In Downtown Long Beach and The Pike, Hotels, convention facilities, restaurants, and entertainment venues along Ocean Boulevard and Pine Avenue require fire alarm monitoring, kitchen hood suppression, and annual fire safety inspections.

Along the Signal Hill and Cherry Avenue Industrial Corridor, Oil derricks, pump stations, and industrial machine shops in this zone require fire protection equipment rated for Class B (flammable liquid) and Class C (electrical) hazards. In Bixby Knolls and North Long Beach, Commercial retail corridors and light industrial facilities along Long Beach Boulevard require standard commercial fire protection: extinguisher servicing, alarm testing, and exit/emergency lighting inspections.

Licensing and Standards

1 Pro Fire holds C-16 and C-10 licenses and performs all Long Beach fire protection work in compliance with NFPA 10, NFPA 13, NFPA 25, NFPA 72, and NFPA 96. All inspection reports are formatted for LBFD record-keeping requirements.

For fire protection services in Long Beach, call 1 Pro Fire at (213) 568-0188 or email socal@1profire.com. We serve the entire Long Beach area, including the port district, downtown, and all commercial corridors.