Services
The Department services 134,500 persons in an area of 24 square miles (62 km²) from eight stations. The typical response time for OFD is 3–5 minutes with an average of 4:37 for 2005. The standard response to a report of a residential structure fire is 3 engine companies, 1 truck company, 1 transportation/rescue unit and 1 Battalion Chief. The firefighters work a 24-hour shift every other day for five days and are then off for four days. Dispatch for OFD is handled by the MetroNet Communications Center run by the Anaheim Fire Department.
The Department's EMS response is to send an engine company and a rescue ambulance. All firefighters employed by the Department are certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and can provide basic life support until paramedics arrive. OFD has three rescue ambulances located in three different stations. Each rescue ambulance is staffed by fully trained paramedics. The ambulances can provide transport without having to wait for a private ambulance to arrive in cases of Advanced Life Support or trauma emergencies.
OFD also has a Swiftwater Rescue team that is available for deployment anywhere in Orange County. Several Department members are trained in Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and are members of Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 5.
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