als ▁for ▁residents ▁in ▁Tor rance ▁who ▁call ▁ 9 1 1 ▁for ▁medical ▁assistance . ▁The ▁department ▁is ▁a ▁Class ▁ 1 ▁r ated ▁Fire ▁Department , ▁the ▁Fire ▁Chief ▁is ▁Martin ▁S erna . ▁Am bul ance ▁transport ation ▁is ▁provided ▁through ▁McC orm ick ▁Am bul ance . ▁ ▁Police ▁ ▁Tor rance ▁Police ▁Department ▁provides ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁coverage ▁to ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁department ▁is ▁broken ▁down ▁into ▁four ▁major ▁divisions , ▁each ▁with ▁its ▁own ▁sub div isions . ▁The ▁department ▁has ▁one ▁main ▁station ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁C iv ic ▁Center ▁near ▁City ▁Hall . ▁It ▁houses ▁the ▁administrative ▁offices , ▁the ▁city ▁j ail , ▁and ▁the ▁public ▁safety ▁dispatch ▁center . ▁The ▁department ▁works ▁closely ▁with ▁other ▁local ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁ag encies ▁for ▁training ▁and ▁SW AT ▁operations . ▁The ▁police ▁chief ▁is ▁E ve ▁R . ▁Ir v ine . ▁ ▁Tor rance ▁oper ates ▁its ▁own ▁ 9 1 1 ▁dispatch ▁center ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁police ▁station , ▁and ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁all ▁ 9 1 1 ▁calls ▁origin ating ▁in ▁Tor rance . ▁The ▁communic ations ▁center ▁answers ▁emer gency ▁and ▁non - emer gency ▁calls ▁and ▁requests ▁for ▁assistance ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁dispatch ing ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁Fire ▁and ▁Police ▁Depart ments . ▁ ▁Public ▁library ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Tor rance ▁oper ates ▁a ▁main ▁library ▁facility ▁( named ▁after ▁former ▁mayor ▁K aty ▁Ge is sert ) ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁C iv ic