Rolling Hills Rescue

Established in 1972, Long Beach Rescue Mission offers food, clothing, shelter and spiritual guidance to homeless men, women and children. Its programs encourage and help men to deal with substance abuse and find employment. The center is comprised of two facilities, The Samaritan House and Lydia House, which provides shelter for men and women. Long Beach Rescue Mission serves more than 125,000 meals to men, women and children every year. Its learning center offers a computer education program that provides opportunities to learn computer skills and helps individuals in getting their high school diplomas and job skills. Long Beach Rescue Mission is located in Long Beach, Calif.

Less than five square miles in size, the city of Vernon, Calif., has its own Class 1 fire department. All fire personnel of the Vernon City Fire Department receive some of the most advanced fire and rescue training and are provided with advanced equipment and apparatus. Nearly five fire stations ensure that a fire crew is ready to respond within every mile and a half of city property. The city is almost pure industry, with more than 1,200 businesses creating a workforce population of approximately 44,000. Such large numbers of people are working in factories, warehouses and refineries and often deal with inherently dangerous equipment. Thus, the Vernon firefighters are trained in hazardous materials, confined space rescue, rescue systems I and II, trench rescue, emergency building shoring, fire prevention and investigation and emergency response to terrorism. The Vernon City Fire Department is located in Vernon.