A request for armed sheriff officers was rejected by county supervisors, who cited a lack of threats.
Tag: Orange County Fire Authority
The Orange County Fire Authority answers to 23 member cities and the county, and its budget and staffing are set by a board few residents watch. We cover its contracts, its pay deals and its performance.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Is Orange County’s Fire Authority on Fire?
Facing numerous questions about emergency response, discrimination lawsuits and staffing issues, workers are alerting city councils across OC.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Orange County Grand Jury Questions Sending Firetrucks to Medical Calls
While most cities and the OC Fire Authority send a full fire truck to nearly every incident, there have been questions for years if that’s necessary when a majority are medical calls.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
County Emergency Agencies Fail Residents When It Comes To Disaster Warnings, OC Cities Pick Up The Slack
While county agencies struggle to send out timely messages to residents on what to do and where to go, cities like Laguna Beach excel.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
South OC Starts Evacuation As Firefighters Respond To Brush Fire In Aliso Canyon
The fire was first reported shortly after 3:00 Wednesday afternoon, with officials in Laguna Beach and Laguna Niguel beginning evacuations.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Residents Begin Returning Home Following Emerald Fire
It remains unclear how and when the fire started, but Laguna Beach officials are hustling to get people out Thursday morning.
Posted inFullerton
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 inGovernment
Why Do Orange County’s Firefighters and Deputies Have Some of the Lowest COVID Vaccination Rates?
Six months into being eligible, just 16% of Sheriff’s Department staff reported being vaccinated. At vaccination clinics held by the Orange County Fire Authority, only 53% of the agency’s frontline workers chose to get vaccinated.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Mudslides Trigger Canyons Evacuations, Road Closures Following Brutal Wildfire Season
Silverado, Modjeska and Williams Canyons are under mandatory evacuation orders as officials expect more rain to roll in throughout the day.
Posted inCountywide
Rain Nearing OC Triggers Voluntary Evacuations for Canyon Residents Amid Flash Flooding Risk
Orange County officials are urging residents to evacuate from canyon communities ahead of heavy rain and possible flooding from Thursday night through Friday evening.
