Fire Station Tours

The Manhattan Beach Fire Department offers fire station tours to Manhattan Beach Unified School District schools and civic organizations within Manhattan Beach. Station tours will be available from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Tuesdays and Thursdays at:

• Fire Station 1 located at 400 15th Street
• Fire Station 2 located at 1400 Manhattan Beach Boulevard

Tours should be scheduled 15 business days in advance. We may be unable to accommodate requests made less than 15 business days in advance.

 Tour groups must be kindergarten level or above and adequately chaperoned.

To schedule a tour, please fill out the Registration Form and Assumption of Risk & Release of Liability Waiver and email the completed forms to manhattanbeachfd@manhattanbeach,gov:

Fire Department Station Tour Registration Form (PDF)

Assumption of Risk & Release of Liability (PDF)

• The registration form must be completed by the school or organization requesting the station visit.

• The release of liability must be completed by the parent or legal guardian of each child participating in the station visit.

Please be aware that Fire Stations remain in-service during tours and firefighters are on-call 24 hours a day. During the tour, the station may be dispatched to an emergency. Therefore, it may be necessary for the tour to end and your group to exit the fire station.

 For more information, please call (310) 802-5230.

Ride Along Requests

The Manhattan Beach Fire Department (MBFD) maintains a limited ride along program. All interested parties are required to complete the below application before participating in a ride along. Incomplete and/or inaccurate applications may delay, or result in a denial of, your request. Requests will only be considered when an application has been received, and the following conditions are satisfactorily met:

• Members of the public requesting a ride along shall be a minimum of 15 years old, and in good physical and mental condition. Minors must have the approval of a parent or guardian to participate on a ride along.
• The duration of the ride along shall be up to 8 hours, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. The duration of the ride along is subject to change according to the Division Chief.
• Due to Constitutional "right to privacy" and HIPAA, laws, participants are not allowed to electronically record (take photo, video, or audio) at any time during the response to an emergency call and must complete the Manhattan Beach FD Observer HIPAA Policy document found below.
• Manhattan Beach Fire Department reserves the right to refuse participation on a ride along to anyone.

Please email the completed application and HIPAA form to manhattanbeachfd@manahttanbeach.gov for review and approval. Applications should be submitted 15 days prior to the requested ride along date. Applications will be submitted to the Division Chief for review and approval prior to participation on a ride along.

MBFD Civilian Observer Application (Minor Participants) (PDF)

MBFD Civilian Observer Application (PDF)

MBFD Observer HIPAA Policy (PDF)