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Three quick clips: Parade praise, lifesaving monitors, and firefighters’ warning

City Council of the City of Long Beach · January 8, 2026

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Summary

Three brief, shareable video clips from the Jan. 6 Long Beach council meeting: parade organizer praise, a fire/EMS explanation of monitor-defibrillators, and a battalion chief’s warning about understaffed engine companies.

1) Jamie Lynch on community parade (15–45 sec): "The Electric Light Parade is more than just a competition. It's a celebration of community, spirit, unity, and joy." (ceremonial opening; human-interest tone)

2) Scott (Fire/EMS) on monitors (45–90 sec): "These are true medical equipment, the same that are used in emergency rooms in the hospital... They detect what we call a STEMI, which is a life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia that needs immediate to go to a cardiac catheterization lab." (technical, informative)

3) Battalion Chief Tom Madonna (30–60 sec): "We're putting that guy those guys in a horrible situation and the people in this community in a horrible situation." (emotional, urgent call for staffing review)