Orange City Fire Department


The Orange Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Orange, California. The department is responsible for a population of approximately 140,000 people spread across. Along with their standard firefighting apparatus, the department also has a swiftwater rescue team that is available for deployment anywhere in Orange County.

Metro Cities Fire Authority

The Orange City Fire Department is part of the Metro Cities Fire Authority which provides emergency communications for multiple departments in and around Orange County. The call center, known as Metro Net Fire Dispatch, is located in Anaheim and provides 9-1-1 fire and EMS dispatch to over 1.2 million residence covering an area of. Other departments included in Metro Net include Anaheim Fire & Rescue, Brea Fire Department, Fountain Valley, Fullerton Fire Department, Huntington Beach Fire Department, and Newport Beach Fire Department.

History

The Orange Fire Department, as it was known in the beginning, came into existence on December 14, 1905 at a meeting between the city's Fire and Water Committees. Twenty-nine men signed up to join the all volunteer fire department. The volunteers were paid 50 cents a call if they didn't have to use water, $1 if they did and were also paid $1 per false alarm. Early on, there were often fights between the volunteers when an alarm went off, as they battled to see which would be the ones to pull the ladder wagon or hose cart to the fire, thus earning the pay for the call.
In 1906, the City built a $467 Fire Hall to house the fire apparatus and the bell tower used to sound fire alarms. The original apparatus was a horse-drawn hook and ladder wagon and two-hand drawn carts. It wasn't until 1912 that the department acquired it first motor-driven equipment, a Seagrave pumper.
By 1966 the department had fully transitioned from a volunteer department, to full-time career. In 1973, the department became one of the first in Orange County to provide paramedic rescue service.

Stations & Apparatus

The department has 8 stations spread across the city.
AddressEngine CompanyEMS Rescue UnitsTruck CompanyOther Units
1176 S Grand StEngine 1, Engine 301Rescue 1Truck 1Battalion 1
22900 E Collins AveEngine 2
31910 N Shaffer StEngine 3Rescue 3
4201 S Esplanade StEngine 4Rescue 4
51345 W Maple AveEngine 5
6345 City DrRescue 6Truck 6USAR 6
78501 E Fort RdEngine 7, Engine 307
85725 E Carver LnEngine 8