For the first time in nearly 40 years, Long Beach on Tuesday approved a new, around-the-clock ambulance unit — its tenth in the city — to handle mounting emergencies.
The unit, staffed by six paramedics, is expected to enter rotation in the next two to three weeks.
Fire officials said they are still in discussions on where to place the unit; most likely it will take the station of the part-time, peak-hours Rescue 2 ambulance, which floats citywide from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m…