28-496: 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 25 cities within the county that contract OCFA's services. There are 7 divisions and 11 battalions. Prior to 1980, the Orange County Fire Department, as it was then known, was operated by CAL FIRE under contract. In May 1980,
56-505: A Marine Corps helicopter station) was established on unincorporated land south of the city; the two dirigible hangars are among the largest wooden structures ever built and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and ASCE List of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks . The north hangar burned down in 2023. Suburban growth after the war resulted in increased population, annexation of nearby unincorporated land, including
84-564: 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
112-792: A Rosenbauer Heavy Rescue was purchased to replace HR6, a Pierce Arrow XT. 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, Station 25 in Midway City, Stations 44 and 48 in Seal Beach and Stations 64, 65 and 66 in Westminster. and Battalion 11 also commanding seven stations covering
140-512: A population of 80,276. The city does not include the unincorporated community of North Tustin . On November 1, 1776, Mission San Juan Capistrano became the area's first permanent European settlement in Alta California , New Spain . In 1801, the Spanish Empire granted 62,500 acres (253 km ) to José Antonio Yorba , which he named Rancho San Antonio. Yorba's great rancho included
168-566: Is in the 37th Senate District , represented by Democrat Dave Min and in the 73rd Assembly District , represented by Democrat Cottie Petrie-Norris . In the United States House of Representatives , Tustin is in California's 40th congressional district , represented by Republican Young Kim . Primary and secondary education in Tustin and surrounding unincorporated areas
196-1023: Is located in the center area of Orange County, covers the city of Santa Ana and is covered by Battalion 9 commanding ten fire stations. These stations are Stations 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78 and 79. Division 7 is located in the western area of Orange County. It covers the communities of Buena Park , Cypress , La Palma , Stanton and the Air Support Facility at Fullerton Airport . In 2024 OCFA received two Sikorsky S70I Firehawks , as Helicopters 1 & 2. The Firehawks replaced two Bell UH-1 Super Hueys , after they were grounded in 2020 due to rising maintenance costs. The 2 existing Bell 412EP ’s were reassigned to Helicopters 3 & 4. Battalion 8 commands Stations 13, 17, 41, 46, 61, 62 and 63. Helitender 41, 241 Water Tender 41 33°44′50″N 117°46′00″W / 33.74720°N 117.76666°W / 33.74720; -117.76666 Fire protection Too Many Requests If you report this error to
224-633: Is located in the city of Tustin. The Tustin Police Department is the local law enforcement agency of the city. The department's jurisdiction includes the entire 11.12 square miles (29 km ) of the city of Tustin, as well as the Tustin Legacy development. Founded in 1928, the Tustin Police Department started with one officer, John Stanton, as "street superintendent", which changed to "chief of police" two months later. Chief Stanton
252-558: 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,
280-606: Is overseen by the Tustin Unified School District . Tustin High School is a California Distinguished School , as is Foothill High School . Arnold O. Beckman High School is in the Best High Schools according to U.S. News & World Report . Tustin High School is also well-known regionally for its strong Model United Nations program. Springfield College, a non-profit, private, higher education institute,
308-705: 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 9, 20, and 32. And most recently,
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#1732858277713336-636: The City Council as council members. Local politics in the late 1990s and early 2000s were dominated by the 1997 closure of the local Marine Corps Air Station and plans for the subsequent commercial development of the land, including an unsuccessful bid by neighboring Santa Ana to build a school on the land, part of which is within Santa Ana Unified School District's territory. In the California State Legislature , Tustin
364-448: The OCFA and create its own fire department, Placentia Fire and Life Safety Department. Placentia, California is the first city to leave the authority. 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
392-621: 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
420-589: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.151 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 380566807 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:31:17 GMT Tustin, California Tustin is a city located in Orange County, California , United States, within the Los Angeles metropolitan area . In 2020, Tustin had
448-427: The age of 18 living in them, 12,969 (51.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 3,494 (13.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,472 (5.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,568 (6.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships and 193 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 5,178 households (20.5%) were one person and 1,403 (5.6%) had someone living alone who
476-417: The area, grew in abundance at the time of the founding of the city, and city founder Columbus Tustin was responsible for planting many more along the streets of the city. Tustin has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csa ). The 2020 United States census reported that Tustin had a population of 79,430. The population density was 6,816.7 per square mile (2,631.9/km ). The racial makeup
504-483: The city in 1868 on 1,300 acres (5.3 km ) of land from the former Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana . The city was incorporated in 1927 with a population of about 900. The townsite was bordered by Camino Real on the south, Newport Avenue on the east, 1st Street on the north, and Route 43, now known as the Costa Mesa Freeway , on the west. During World War II , a Navy anti-submarine airship base (later to become
532-635: The city of Garden Grove . The stations in Battalion 11 are Stations 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85 and 86 in Garden Grove. 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. Division 4
560-447: The city of Placentia disbanded from OCFA, decommissioning Station 34 and 35 and removing Engine 34, Truck 34*, USAR 34*, Utility 2* and Engine 35. *Truck 34, USAR 34, and Utility 2 now have been reassigned to Station 32, now Truck 32, USAR 32. Utility 2 was moved to Station 10, remaining as Utility 2. Now Station 32 houses Engine 32, Truck 32, Engine 132, and USAR 32. Water Tender 32 has since been reassigned back to Water Tender 10, where it
588-607: The federal poverty line. According to the city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: The Tustin City Council is composed of five members elected at large; the mayorship rotates among the council members and is primarily a ceremonial role. Mayor Allan Bernstein was elected to the Tustin City Council in 2012. In 2019, Letitia Clark was chosen to serve as mayor pro tem , Charles E. "Chuck" Puckett, Barry Cooper and Austin Lumbard are also on
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#1732858277713616-474: The former Marine Corps Air Station , and development of orchards and farmland into housing tracts and shopping centers. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 11.1 square miles (28.7 km ). It is bordered by Irvine on the south and east, Orange and the unincorporated community North Tustin on the north, and Santa Ana on the west. The city is sometimes referred to as "The City of Trees". Sycamores and oaks , native to
644-612: The lands where the cities and communities of Olive , Orange , Villa Park , Santa Ana , Tustin, Costa Mesa and Newport Beach stand today. Smaller ranchos evolved from this large rancho including the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana . After the Mexican–American War , Alta California became part of the United States and American settlers arrived in this area. Columbus Tustin, a carriage maker from Northern California, founded
672-417: The occupied units, 12,813 (50.8%) were owner-occupied and 12,390 (49.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.8%. 36,783 people (48.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 38,237 people (50.6%) lived in rental housing units. According to the 2010 census, Tustin had a median household income of $ 74,011, with 12.2% of the population living below
700-572: Was 39,729 (52.6%) White (34.8% Non-Hispanic White), 1,722 (2.3%) African American, 442 (0.6%) Native American, 15,299 (20.3%) Asian, 268 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 14,499 (19.2%) from other races, and 3,581 (4.7%) from two or more races. There were 30,024 people of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race (39.7%). The census reported that 75,020 people (99.3% of the population) lived in households, 340 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and 180 (0.2%) were institutionalized. There were 25,203 households, of which 10,465 (41.5%) had children under
728-575: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.98. There were 17,935 families (71.2% of households) and the average family size was 3.46. The age distribution was 20,212 people (26.8%) under the age of 18, 6,856 (9.1%) aged 18 to 24, 25,033 (33.1%) aged 25 to 44, 17,006 (22.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,433 (8.5%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 33.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. There were 26,476 housing units at an average density of 2,389.2 per square mile (922.5/km ). Of
756-550: 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
784-555: 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. 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. Division 6
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