The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) is the joint powers authority that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for unincorporated areas of Orange County and 23 contract cities in the county: Aliso Viejo, Buena Park, Cypress, Dana Point, Garden Grove, Irvine, La Palma, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Santa Ana, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Seal Beach, Stanton, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster and Yorba Linda. There are 7 divisions and 11 battalions.

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 serve 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, January 2017, OCFA Station 61 in the city of Buena Park Caught fire. Station 61 is just adjacent to the rear of Knotts Berry Farm. The incident occurred around 3 A.M. Engine 61 was en route to a medical emergency at the time but was quickly cancelled when Engine 61 returned. The station was engulfed in flames. No one was injured in the event and all were able to safely escape. A $1,000,000 ladder truck was lost in the blaze, which was the 2006 American Lafrance Truck 61. In 2018, Station 61 was reconstructed on 7440 La Palma Ave, nearly a block away from the old location. In 2019 the OCFA absorbed the Garden Grove Fire Department. Later that year, the City of Placentia, California decided that it would leave the OCFA and create its own fire department, Placentia Fire and Life Safety Department. Placentia, California is the first city to leave the authority.

Stations & equipment The Operations Department of the OCFA is responsible for directly rendering emergency services to the communities that OCFA serves. 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 1-7 with 11 battalions, each commanded by a battalion chief. In 2017-2019, OCFA Purchased a large amount of KME Pumpers and 11 KME TDA's, which went to Trucks 4, 17, 22, 28, 43, 45, 56, 61, 71, 75, and 76. In 2020, they also purchased 4 KME 100' RM Ladders, which will go to Trucks 59, 49, 81, and 85, 2 Water Tenders (WT 4 and 16), and 3 Type III Brush Engines, which went to E351, E358, and E364. In 2021, they again, purchased 13 more KME Pumpers, which were assigned to Engines 9, 22, 222, 24, 29, 30, 31, 38, 60, 64, 66, 67, and 78. And in 2023, 3 Sutphen Monarch 100’ MM aerials were purchased and assigned to Trucks 20, 24, and 32. And most recently, a Rosenbauer Heavy Rescue was purchased to replace HR6, a Pierce Arrow XT.

Division 1 Division 1 is located in the western area of Orange County. It covers the communities of Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Westminster, Midway City, and Garden Grove; and the unincorporated communities of Rossmoor, and Sunset Beach. Division 1 is covered by Battalion 1 commanding seven fire stations with Station 2 in Los Alamitos, Stations 44 and 48 in Seal Beach and Stations 64, 65 and 66 in Westminster. and Battalion 11 also commanding seven stations covering the city of Garden Grove. The stations in Battalion 11 are Stations 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85 and 86 in Garden Grove. As of July 1, 2025, Station 25 was disbanded. Engine Company 25 was transitioned, re-entering Truck Company 64 into service. This is the first time Truck 64 is seen in service since 2019. On May 21, 2026, the Garden Grove Chemical Leak occurred at a GKN Aerospace manufacturing facility in Garden Grove. It lasted 5 days with hazmat units all over the county responding including OCFAs Hazmat Utility 20, Hazmat 20, 220, and 79 staying day, and night on the call. With fear of the 7,000 gallon tank of methyl methacrylate exploding, a of Garden Grove had a mandatory evacuation affecting nearly 50,000 people.

+ Battalion 1Fire Station Number City Engine Company Truck Company EMS Units Wildland UnitsAuxiliary Units 2 Los Alamitos Paramedic Engine 2, Reserve Engine 102 44 Seal Beach Paramedic Engine 44 48 Seal Beach Paramedic Engine 48 Patrol 48 64 Westminster Paramedic Engine 64 Paramedic Truck 64 Emergency Ambulance 64, Emergency Ambulance 264 Engine 364 Battalion Chief 1, Division 1, Cadet Engine 1 65 Westminster Paramedic Engine 65 66 Westminster Paramedic Engine 66 Care Ambulance 66

+ Battalion 11Fire Station Number City Engine Company Truck Company Wildland Units Auxiliary Units 80 Garden Grove Paramedic Engine 80 81 Garden Grove Paramedic Truck 81 Battalion Chief 11 82 Garden Grove Paramedic Engine 82 83 Garden Grove Paramedic Engine 83 84 Garden Grove Paramedic Engine 84 Engine 384 85 Garden Grove Paramedic Truck 85 86 Garden Grove Paramedic Engine 86, Reserve Engine 186

Division 2 Division 2 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. Division 2 covered by Battalion 5 and Battalion 10, each commanding six fire stations. The stations in Battalion 5 are Stations 4, 6, 28, 33, 36 and 47. The stations in Battalion 10 are Stations 20, 26, 27, 38, 51 and 55.

+ Battalion 5Fire Station Number City Engine Company Truck Company EMS Units Wildland Units Auxiliary Units 4 Irvine Paramedic Engine 4 Paramedic Truck 4 Reserve Medic 104, Reserve Medic 904 (Ex-Medic 4) Water Tender 4 6 Irvine Paramedic Engine 6 Heavy Rescue 6 Battalion 5, Swift Water 6, USAR 6 28 Irvine Paramedic Engine 28 Paramedic Truck 28Reserve Medic 128 33 John Wayne Airport Crash 1, Crash 2, Crash 3, Crane 33, Foam Trailer 33, Utility 33, Stair 33 36 Irvine Paramedic Engine 36 Foam 36, Investigator 36, Cadet Engine 5 47 Irvine Paramedic Engine 47 Engine 347, Dozer 1

+ Battalion 10Fire Station Number City Engine Company Truck Company EMS Units Wildland Units Auxiliary Units 20 Irvine Paramedic Engine 20 Truck 20 EMS Cart 3 Battalion Chief 10, HazMat 20, HazMat 220, HazMat Utility 20 26 Irvine Paramedic Engine 26 Patrol 26 27 Irvine Paramedic Engine 27 Engine 327 Information 1 & 2 (PIO) 38 Irvine Paramedic Engine 38 Reserve Medic 138 (Special Events) 51 Irvine Paramedic Engine 51 Engine 351 Division 2, Mass Casualty 51 55 Irvine Paramedic Engine 55 Engine 355 Investigator 55

Division 3

Division 3 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 Ranch, Las Flores, Modjeska Canyon, and Trabuco Canyon. Division 3 is covered by Battalion 6 and Battalion 7, both commanding seven fire stations. Battalion 6 commands Stations 7, 29, 30, 50, 56, 59, 60 and 67, while Battalion 7 commands Stations 9, 18, 24, 31, 40, 45 and 58. As of June 25, 2025, Paramedic Truck 9 was transitioned to Paramedic Truck 24, as the new station 24 has completed construction, as well as seeing the disbandment of Medic 45 on July 1, 2025.

+ Battalion 6Fire Station Number City Engine Company Truck Company EMS Units Wildland Units Auxiliary Units 7 San Juan Capistrano Paramedic Engine 7 Medic 7 Engine 307, Patrol 7, Water Tender 7 29 Dana Point Paramedic Engine 29 Battalion Chief 6 30 Dana Point Paramedic Engine 30 Patrol 30 50 San Clemente Paramedic Engine 50 Care Ambulance 50Engine 350 56 Rancho Mission Viejo Paramedic Engine 56 USAR Truck 56 Urban Support 56, Swift Water 56 59 San Clemente Paramedic Truck 59 Cadet Engine 6, Utility 59 60 San Clemente Paramedic Engine 60 67 Rancho Mission Viejo Paramedic Engine 67 Engine 367

+ Battalion 7Fire Station Number City Engine Company Truck Company EMS Units Wildland Units Auxiliary Units 9 Mission Viejo Paramedic Engine 9 18 Trabuco Canyon Paramedic Engine 18 Fire Crew 1, Fire Crew 2, Fire Crew 18, Engine 318, Patrol 18 Superintendent 1 24 Mission Viejo Paramedic Engine 24 Paramedic Truck 24 31 Mission Viejo Paramedic Engine 31 40 Coto de Caza Paramedic Engine 40 45 Rancho Santa Margarita Paramedic Engine 45 Paramedic Truck 45 Engine 345 Battalion Chief 7, Utility 45, Utility 7, Reserve Battalion Chief 945, Service Support 3, Cadet Engine 7 58 Ladera Ranch Paramedic Engine 58 Engine 358 Division 3

Division 4 Division 4 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. Division 4 is covered by Battalion 3 commanding eight fire stations and Battalion 2 commanding three fire stations. The stations in Battalion 3 are Stations 8, 14, 15, 16, 21, 37 and 43. The stations in Battalion 2 are Stations 10, 23, 32 and 53. In July 2020, the city of Placentia disbanded from OCFA, disbanding stations 34 and 35. Truck 34 was the only station unit to be reassigned, now as Truck 32. Water Tender 32 has since been reassigned back to Water Tender 10, where it was originally assigned before being assigned to Water Tender 32 around 2009 (exact date not available). Battalion 2 was since reassigned from Station 34 to Station 53, then in 2021, moved to station 10.

+Battalion 3Fire Station Number City Engine Company Truck Company EMS UnitsWildland Units Auxiliary Units 8 Santa Ana Paramedic Engine 8 14 Silverado Engine 14 Patrol 14 15 Silverado Paramedic Engine 15 Engine 315, Patrol 15 16 Modjeska Canyon Engine 16 Patrol 16, Water Tender 16 21 Tustin Paramedic Engine 21 Battalion Chief 3, Cadet Engine 3 37Tustin Paramedic Engine 37 Division 4 43Tustin Paramedic Truck 43 Reserve Medic 943 Utility 3

+Battalion 2Fire Station Number City Engine Company Truck Company EMS Units Wildland Units Auxiliary Units 10Yorba Linda Paramedic Engine 10 Water Tender 10, Patrol 10 Battalion 2, Utility 223OrangeParamedic Engine 23Patrol 23 32Yorba Linda Paramedic Engine 32 USAR Truck 32 Reserve Medic 932 USAR Support 32 53Yorba Linda Paramedic Engine 53 Engine 353, Dozer 2 Cadet Engine 2

Division 5 Division 5 covers the cities of Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Emerald Bay and Mission Viejo. Division 5 is covered by Battalion 4 commanding nine fire stations. These stations are Stations 5, 11, 19, 22, 39, 42, 49, 54 and 57. There are two paramedic engine companies at Station 22. As of July 1, 2025, Paramedic Engine Company 12 was placed into service, running temporarily out of station 19 while station 12 is being constructed, as well as the disbandment of Medic 57.

+ Battalion 4Fire Station Number City Engine Company Truck Company EMS units Wildland Units Auxiliary Units 5 Laguna Niguel Paramedic Engine 5, Reserve Engine 105 11 Emerald Bay Engine 11 Patrol 11 19 Lake Forest Paramedic Engine 19, Paramedic Engine 12 22 Laguna Woods Paramedic Engine 22, Paramedic Engine 222 Truck 22 Battalion Chief 4, Reserve Battalion Chief 904, Utility 22 39 Laguna Niguel Paramedic Engine 39 Engine 339 Utility 39 42 Lake Forest Paramedic Engine 42 49 Laguna Niguel Paramedic Truck 49 54 Lake Forest Paramedic Engine 54 USAR Task Force 5 57 Aliso Viejo Paramedic Engine 57, Reserve Engine 157 Patrol 57 Division 5, Cadet Engine 4

Division 6