Orange County Fire Authority

The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for unincorporated areas of Orange County, California as well as 23 cities within the county that contract OCFA's services.[2] There are 7 Divisions and 11 Battalions.

Not to be confused with Orange City Fire Department.

Orange County Fire Authority
Operational area
Country United States
State California
County Orange
Agency overview
EstablishedMarch 1, 1995
Annual calls141,858 (2017)
Annual budget$469,130,602 (2014)
Staffing1,378 full-time personnel
172 reserve personnel
Fire chiefBrian Fennessy
IAFF3631
Facilities and equipment[1]
Divisions7
Battalions11
Stations79
Engines138
Trucks24
Rescues1
Tenders5
HAZMAT3
Airport crash5
Wildland13
Bulldozers2
Helicopters7
Light and air3
Website
Official website
IAFF website

History

Prior to 1980, the Orange County Fire Department, as it was then known, was operated by CAL FIRE under contract.[3] In May 1980, the Orange County Fire Department was formed to service the county. Over the next decade, multiple new cities were formed from what had been unincorporated areas of the county. Many of these cities chose to contract with the OCFD for fire services.[3] In 1991 the OCFD began exploring the possibility of reorganizing as a separate agency, first as a Special District and then as a Joint Powers Authority. The County filed for bankruptcy in December 1994, which further encouraged Orange County Fire Department to reorganize as a JPA, known as the Orange County Fire Authority.[3] In 2012 the Orange County Fire Authority absorbed the Santa Ana Fire Department. In 2019 the OCFA absorbed the Garden Grove Fire Department. Later in the year the City of Placentia, California decided that it would leave the OCFA and create its own fire department. Placentia, California is the first city to leave the authority.

Stations & equipment
Orange County Fire Authority Headquarters
Helicopter, Fullerton Municipal Airport
Orange County Medic 48

The Operations Department of the OCFA is responsible for directly rendering aid to the communities that OCFA serves. In 2006, OCFA responded to 79,718 incidents within its jurisdiction and 4,084 mutual aid calls.[4] The department is split into seven geographic divisions numbered I–VI.[5]


Division 1

Division I is located in the western area of Orange County. It covers the communities of Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Westminster, and Garden Grove; and the unincorporated communities of Midway City, Rossmoor, and Sunset Beach. The 1st division is covered by Battalion 1 commanding 7 Fire Stations with Station 2 in Los Alamitos,Station 25 in Midway City,Stations 44 and 48 in Seal Beach and Stations 64,65 and 66 in Westminster.[6] and Battalion 11 also commanding 7 stations covering the city of Garden Grove.[7]

Battalion 1
Fire Station NumberCityParamedic Engine CompanyAmbulance unit Other Units
2 Los AlamitosPM Engine 2
25 Midway CityPM Engine 25
44 Seal BeachPM Engine 44
48 Seal BeachPM Engine 48Patrol 48
64 WestminsterPM Engine 64Care Ambulance 64Battalion 1, Division 1
65 WestminsterPM Engine 65
66 WestminsterPM Engine 66Care Ambulance 66
Battalion 11
Fire Station NumberCityParamedic Engine CompanyParamedic Truck CompanyOther Units
80 Garden GrovePM Engine 80
81 Garden GrovePM Truck 81Battalion 11
82 Garden GrovePM Engine 82
83 Garden GrovePM Engine 83
84 Garden GrovePM Engine 84
85 Garden GrovePM Truck 85
86 Garden GrovePM Engine 86

Division 2

Division II is located in the central area of Orange County covering the city of Irvine; along with the John Wayne Airport, and University of California, Irvine. It is covered by Battalion 5 and Battalion 10, each commanding 6 Fire Stations.[8]

Battalion 5
Fire Station NumberCityParamedic Engine Company or Crash UnitsParamedic Truck CompanyWildland UnitOther Units
4 IrvinePM Engine 4PM Truck 4Water Tender 4
6 IrvinePM Engine 6Division 2, Heavy Rescue 6, Investigator 6, Swift Water 6, USAR Support 6
28 IrvinePM Engine 28PM Truck 28
33 John Wayne AirportCrash Units 1, 2, 3, and 4Crane 33, Foam Trailer 33, Utility 33
36 IrvinePM Engine 36Battalion 5, Foam 36
47 IrvinePM Engine 47Engine 347Dozer 1
Battalion 10
Fire Station NumberCityParamedic Engine CompanyTruck CompanyWildland UnitsOther Units
20 IrvinePM Engine 20Truck 20Battalion 10, HazMat 20, HazMat 220
26 IrvinePM Engine 26Patrol 26
27 IrvinePM Engine 27Engine 327
38 IrvinePM Engine 38M138 (Special Events)
51 IrvinePM Engine 51Mass Casualty 51
55 IrvinePM Engine 55Engine 355Investigator 55

Division 3
OCFA helicopters filling their water tanks at Upper Oso Reservoir during the Santiago Fire (2007)
Division III is located in the southern and eastern areas of Orange County. It covers the cities of Dana Point, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, and San Juan Capistrano; along with the unincorporated communities of Coto de Caza, Ladera, Las Flores, Modjeska Canyon, Trabuco Canyon, and Talega. The 3rd division is covered by Battalion 6 and Battalion 7, commanding 14 Fire Stations.[9]
Battalion 6
Fire Station Number CityEngine or Paramedic Engine CompanyParamedic Truck CompanyEMS UnitsWildland or Patrol UnitOther Units
7 San Juan CapistranoEngine 7Medic 7Engine 307, Patrol 7Water Tender 7
29 Dana PointPM Engine 29Battalion 6
30 Dana PointPM Engine 30Patrol 30, Air Utility 30
50 San ClementePM Engine 50Engine 350
56 Rancho Mission ViejoPM Engine 56
59 San ClementePM Truck 59
60 San ClementePM Engine 60
Battalion 7
Fire Station Number CityParamedic or PAU Engine CompanyTruck CompanyEMS UnitsWildland UnitsOther Units
9 Mission ViejoPM Engine 9Truck 9Swift Water 9, USAR Support 9
18 Trabuco CanyonPAU Engine 18Fire Crew 1, Fire Crew 2, Fire Crew 18, Engine 318Patrol 18, Superintendent 1
24 Mission ViejoPM Engine 24Medic 924
31 Mission ViejoPM Engine 31
40 Coto de CazaPAU Engine 40
45 Rancho Santa MargaritaEngine 45Truck 45Medic 45Engine 345Battalion 7
58 Ladera RanchPM Engine 58Engine 358Division 3, US&R

Division 4

Division IV is located in the northern area of Orange County. It covers cities of Tustin, Villa Park, and Yorba Linda; along with the unincorporated communities of El Modena, Orange Park Acres, Santiago Canyon, Silverado Canyon, and North Tustin. The 4th division is covered by Battalion 2 commanding 3 Fire Stations and Battalion 3 commanding 8 Fire Stations.[10]

Battalion 3
Fire Station Number CityParamedic, PAU or Reserve Engine CompanyTruck/EMS CompanyPatrol or wildland Units Other units
8 Santa AnaPAU Engine 8
14 SilveradoReserve Engine 14Reserve Patrol 14
15 SilveradoPAU Engine 15Engine 315
16 Modjeska CanyonReserve Engine 16Reserve Patrol 16Reserve Water Tender 16
21 TustinEngine 21Medic 21Patrol 21
23 OrangePM Engine 23
37 TustinPM Engine 37Division 4
43 TustinPM Truck 43Battalion 3
Battalion 2
Fire Station Number CityParamedic, Engine CompanyTruck CompanyPatrol or wildland UnitsOther units
10 Yorba LindaPM Engine 10
32 Yorba LindaPM Engine 32Truck 32Patrol 32, Water Tender 32Urban Search & Rescue 32
53 Yorba LindaPAU Engine 53Engine 353, Dozer 2 Battalion 2

Division 5

The fifth division covers the cities of Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Emerald Bay and Mission Viejo. The 5th division is covered by Battalion 4 commanding 9 Fire Stations.[11]

Battalion 4
Fire Station Number CityParamedic , PAU Or Reserve Engine CompanyTruck or Paramedic Truck CompanyEMS unitsWildland Patrol or Engine UnitsOther
5 Laguna NiguelPM Engine 5Medic 5
11 Emerald BayReserve Engine 11Reserve Patrol 11
19 Lake ForestPM Engine 19
22 Laguna WoodsPM Engine 22, PM Engine 222Truck 22Battalion 4
39 Laguna NiguelPM Engine 39Engine 339
42 Lake ForestPAU Engine 42
49 Laguna NiguelPM Truck 49
54 Lake ForestPAU Engine 54USAR Task Force 5
57 Aliso ViejoPAU Engine 57Medic 57Division 5,

Division 6

Division VI is located in the center area of Orange County, covers the city of Santa Ana and is covered by Battalion 9 commanding 10 Fire stations.[12]

Battalion 9
Fire Station Number CityParamedic Engine CompanyParamedic Truck CompanyWildland engineOther Units
70 Santa AnaPM Engine 70Engine 370Service Support 2
71 Santa AnaPM Engine 71PM Truck 71
72 Santa AnaPM Engine 72
73 Santa AnaPM Engine 73
74 Santa AnaPM Engine 74Battalion 9, Division 6
75 Santa AnaPM Engine 75PM Truck 75
76 Santa AnaPM Truck 76
77 Santa AnaPM Engine 77
78 Santa AnaPM Engine 78
79 Santa AnaPM Engine 79Hazmat 79

ivision VII is located in the western area of Orange County. It covers the communities of Buena Park, Cypress, La Palma, Stanton and the Air Support Facility at Fullerton Airport.

Battalion 8
Fire Station Number CityEngine, Paramedic or PAU Engine CompanyTruck CompanyEMS UnitOther Units
13 La PalmaPM Engine 13
17 CypressPM Engine 17Truck 17
41 FullertonHelicopters 1, 2, 3, 4, Helitender 41, 241, Water Tender 41, Heli Support 41
46 StantonPAU Engine 46Medic 46
61 Buena ParkPM Engine 61Truck 61USAR Support 61, Swift Water 61, Battalion 8, Division 7
62 Buena ParkPM Engine 62
63 Buena ParkPM Engine 63

See also

References
  1. "FY 2014/15 Adopted Budget" (PDF). Orange County Fire Authority. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  2. "About OCFA". Orange County Fire Authority. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  3. "Brief History of OCFA". Orange County Fire Authority. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  4. "OCFA Partner Cities". Orange County Fire Authority. Retrieved August 24, 2006.
  5. "Operations Department". Orange County Fire Authority. Retrieved August 24, 2006.
  6. "Operations Division I". OCFA. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  7. https://ggcity.org/sites/default/files/City_Council_April_9_2019_OCFA_Contract_Consideration.pdf
  8. "Operations Division II". OCFA. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  9. "Operations Division III". OCFA. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  10. "Division #4". Orange County Fire Authority. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  11. "Operations Division V". OCFA. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  12. "Operations Division VI". OCFA. Retrieved January 14, 2015.

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