Orange County Fire Authority


The Orange County Fire Authority 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.

History

Prior to 1980, the Orange County Fire Department, as it was then known, was operated by CAL FIRE under contract. 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. 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. 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

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

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. and Battalion 11 commanding 6 stations covering the city of Garden Grove.
Fire Station NumberCityParamedic Engine CompanyOther Units
2Los AlamitosPM Engine 2
25Midway CityPM Engine 25
44Seal BeachPM Engine 44
48Seal BeachPM Engine 48Patrol 48
64WestminsterPM Engine 64Care Ambulance 64Battalion 1, Division 1
65WestminsterPM Engine 65
66WestminsterPM Engine 66Care Ambulance 66

Fire Station NumberCityParamedic EngineParamedic Truck CompanyEMS UnitsOther Units
80Garden GrovePM Engine 80
81Garden GrovePM Truck 81Battalion 11
82Garden GrovePM Engine 82
83Garden GrovePM Engine 83
84Garden GrovePM Engine 84
85Garden GrovePM Truck 85
86Garden 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.
Fire Station NumberCityEngine Company or Crash UnitsParamedic Truck CompanyWildland UnitOther Units
4IrvinePM Engine 4PM Truck 4Water Tender 4
6IrvinePM Engine 6Division 2, Heavy Rescue 6, Investigator 6, Swift Water 6, USAR Support 6
28IrvinePM Engine 28PM Truck 28
33John Wayne AirportCrash Units 1, 2, 3, and 4Crane 33, Foam Trailer 33, Utility 33
36IrvinePM Engine 36Battalion 5, Foam 36
47IrvinePM Engine 47Engine 347Dozer 1

Fire Station NumberCityEngine CompanyTruck CompanyWildland UnitsOther Units
20IrvinePM Engine 20Truck 20Battalion 10, HazMat 20, HazMat 220
26IrvinePM Engine 26Patrol 26
27IrvinePM Engine 27Engine 327
38IrvinePM Engine 38M138
51IrvinePM Engine 51Mass Casualty 51
55IrvinePM Engine 55Engine 355Investigator 55

Division 3

Fire Station NumberCityEngine or Paramedic Engine CompanyParamedic Truck CompanyEMS UnitsWildland or Patrol UnitOther Units
7San Juan CapistranoEngine 7Medic 7Engine 307, Patrol 7Water Tender 7
29Dana PointPM Engine 29Battalion 6
30Dana PointPM Engine 30Patrol 30, Air Utility 30
50San ClementePM Engine 50Engine 350
56Rancho Mission ViejoPM Engine 56
59San ClementePM Truck 59
60San ClementePM Engine 60

Fire Station NumberCityParamedic or PAU Engine CompanyTruck CompanyEMS UnitsWildland UnitsOther Units
9Mission ViejoPM Engine 9Truck 9Swift Water 9, USAR Support 9
18Trabuco CanyonPAU Engine 18Fire Crew 1, Fire Crew 2, Fire Crew 18, Engine 318Patrol 18, Superintendent 1
24Mission ViejoPM Engine 24Medic 924
31Mission ViejoPM Engine 31
40Coto de CazaPAU Engine 40
45Rancho Santa MargaritaEngine 45Truck 45Medic 45Engine 345Battalion 7
58Ladera 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 3, commanding 8 Fire Stations.
Fire Station NumberCityParamedic, PAU or Reserve Engine CompanyTruck/EMS CompanyPatrol or wildland UnitsOther units
8Santa AnaPAU Engine 8
14SilveradoReserve Engine 14Reserve Patrol 14
15SilveradoPAU Engine 15Engine 315
16Modjeska CanyonReserve Engine 16Reserve Patrol 16Reserve Water Tender 16
21TustinEngine 21Medic 21Patrol 21
23OrangePM Engine 23
37TustinPM Engine 37Division 4
43TustinPM Truck 43Battalion 3

Fire Station NumberCityParamedic, Engine CompanyTruck/EMS CompanyPatrol or wildland UnitsOther units
10Yorba LindaPM Engine 10Patrol 10
32Yorba LindaPM Engine 32Truck 32Patrol 32, Water Tender 32Urban Search & Rescue 32
53Yorba LindaPAU Engine 53Engine 353, Dozer 2Battalion 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 division is covered by Battalion 4 commanding 9 Fire Stations.
Fire Station NumberCityParamedic, PAU Or Reserve Engine CompanyTruck or Paramedic Truck CompanyEMS unitsWildland Patrol or Engine UnitsOther
5Laguna NiguelPM Engine 5Medic 5
11Emerald BayReserve Engine 11Reserve Patrol 11
19Lake ForestPM Engine 19
22Laguna WoodsPM Engine 22, PM Engine 222Truck 22Battalion 4
39Laguna NiguelPM Engine 39Engine 339
42Lake ForestPAU Engine 42
49Laguna NiguelPM Truck 49
54Lake ForestPAU Engine 54USAR Task Force 5
57Aliso 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.
Fire Station NumberCityParamedic Engine CompanyParamedic Truck CompanyWildland engine/EMS UnitOther Units
70Santa AnaPM Engine 70Engine 370Service Support 2
71Santa AnaPM Engine 71PM Truck 71
72Santa AnaPM Engine 72
73Santa AnaPM Engine 73
74Santa AnaPM Engine 74Battalion 9, Division 6
75Santa AnaPM Engine 75PM Truck 75
76Santa AnaPM Truck 76
77Santa AnaPM Engine 77
78Santa AnaPM Engine 78
79Santa AnaPM Engine 79Hazmat 79

Division 7

Division 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.
!Fire Station Number
! City !!Engine, Paramedic or PAU Engine Company !! Truck Company !! EMS Unit !! Other Units
! 13
! 17
! 41
! 46
! 61
! 62
! 63