While the move is set to save the city $5 million a year, officials say it leaves taxpayers with an understaffed fire department with slower response times.
Tag: Fullerton Fire Department
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Fullerton to Explore Ditching its Fire Department to Join Regional Authority
Fullerton is one of the few cities left in Orange County not to join the larger agency. Placentia did the opposite in 2020 when it created its own fire department.
Posted inGarden Grove
After Nepotism Scandal, Garden Grove Selects New Fire Chief
Following nearly two years of turmoil, the city has picked Tom Schultz, deputy chief of operations for the Fullerton and Brea Fire Departments, to replace its embattled former Chief David Barlag.
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DA and Paramedics Differ on Timeline of Kelly Thomas Beating
Fire department records show paramedics arrived more than a
minute after DA says beating ended.
