Firefighter got 15-day suspension for punching wounded man after fire captain’s death
“I know it was wrong, it will always be wrong,” the firefighter later wrote in a letter apologizing for what he’d done.
City settles lawsuit after firefighter punched elderly man he mistook as fire captain’s killer
Thomas Kim set off a bomb in his apartment and then shot at first-responders, killing Long Beach Fire Capt. David Rosa, a beloved 17-year veteran of the department in 2018.
Fitness event raises money for police officer killed in traffic collision and firefighters hurt in LA blaze
The fundraiser was in honor of Long Beach Fire Dept. Captain David Rosa, who was fatally shot on June 25, 2018, after responding to a call of a fire at a Downtown senior living complex.
Friends launch fundraiser to help son of late Fire Captain David Rosa finish truck restoration project
Son is hoping to finish the truck project he stared with his father.
Capt. David Rosa memorial signs installed along 5 Freeway
Rosa, 45, was gunned down June 25, 2018, when he responded to a report of an explosion and fire at the Covenant Manor senior housing complex in the 600 block of East Fourth Street in Long Beach.
Firefighter punched elderly man he thought killed fire captain, DA says
Firefighter Bradley Robideaux mistakenly thought the 78-year-old was responsible for shooting LBFD Capt. David Rosa, prosecutors said.
Long Beach fire regional training center renamed in honor of Capt. David Rosa
On the one-year anniversary of the death of Fire Capt. David Rosa, the Long Beach Fire Department unveiled the renaming of its regional training center in his honor.
‘I had to come to my senses:’ Firefighters reflect one year after death of beloved captain
Long Beach Fire Department firefighters reflect on the day that Captain David Rosa was shot and killed while responding to an explosion at a senior living complex.
Firefighters selling shirts to raise money for Capt. David Rosa memorial highway signage
The entire Long Beach Fire Department will be wearing memorial shirts on the one-year anniversary of Rosa’s death.
Long Beach State Dirtbags host ceremony, softball game for fallen firefighter
Capt. David Rosa, who served with Long Beach Fire Department for 17 years—six of those at Station 10 in Central Long Beach—was killed by a gunman while responding to an emergency call in June.