Orange County Fire Authority
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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County |
 Orange
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| Agency overview | |
| Established | 1995 |
| Annual calls | 112,230 (2012) |
| Annual budget | $469,130,602 (2014) |
| Staffing | 1079 full-time 213 reserve |
| Fire chief | Jeff Bowman |
| IAFF | 3631 |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Divisions | 6 |
| Battalions | 9 |
| Stations | 73 |
| Engines | 69 |
| Trucks | 13 |
| Rescues | 1 |
| Ambulances | 1 |
| HAZMAT | 3 |
| Wildland | 13 |
| Bulldozers | 2 |
| Helicopters | 3 |
| Light and air | 3 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
| IAFF website | |
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.
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.
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 six geographic divisions numbered I–VI.
Division I is located in the western area of Orange County. It covers the communities of Buena Park, Cypress, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Stanton, and Westminster; and the unincorporated communities of Midway City, Rossmoor, and Sunset Beach. The division is covered by Battalion 1 and Battalion 8, commanding 15 Fire Stations. OCFA's helicopter fleet, based out of the Fullerton Municipal Airport, is part of Division I.
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