Fullerton Fire Department

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Fullerton Fire Department
Trucks
1 - frontline (BLS)
1 - reserve
Ambulances3 (BLS private - Falck)
Wildland1 - OES Type 3
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Fullerton Fire Department is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for Fullerton, California.[2] The department is responsible for an area of approximately 22 square miles (57 km2) that has a population of just over 141,874 as of 2020.

History

The Fullerton Fire Department was formally established as a

firefighters.[3]

A second station was added at Brookhurst and Valencia in 1953 to serve the west side of the city, and a third was added at 700 S. Acacia to serve the east side of the city. By 1961 the department had made the transition from a volunteer department to one staffed by career firefighters. A bond issue passed in the mid-1960s funded the construction of a new fire department headquarters building at 312 E. Commonwealth. At that time the Wilshire Avenue station was leveled.

Cal State Fullerton campus.[3]

A sixth station was opened at 1500 North Gilbert on the west side of the city in 1968. In 2004 this station was replaced by a new $3.4 million station that was built for the city by private developers as part of an agreement that allowed the developers to build on property owned by Chevron Land and Development.[3]

On May 3, 2011 Fullerton and the

Brea Fire Department from the adjacent city of Brea entered into an agreement to share the command structure of their respective fire departments.[4][5] Under this agreement both share a fire chief, three division chiefs (operations, fire marshal, and administration), and four battalion chiefs (BC's). Three are shift battalion chiefs, and one is the battalion chief in charge of training. The command structure sharing agreement, will save Fullerton $463,000 annually, and will save Brea $881,000 annually.[5]

Metro Cities Fire Authority

The Fullerton Fire Department is part of the

Orange Fire Department and Orange County Fire Authority.[6]

The Fullerton Fire Department also is part of the Orange County 800 MHz Countywide Coordinated Communications System. This system provides radio communications to law enforcement, fire services, public works departments, lifeguard, and marine safety services throughout the county.[7] This system facilitates interoperability between units from different agencies, and makes possible a virtually seamless mutual aid system throughout the county.

Additionally, the Fullerton Fire Department is part of the county-wide automatic

incident command system
routinely to coordinate resources during significant events. The automatic mutual aid system is used to dispatch resources from Fullerton and surrounding jurisdictions as needed in the event of a multiple alarm fire or other major emergency within the city. The automatic mutual aid system also is used to dispatch resources to incidents within the city when Fullerton units are unavailable owing to prior assignments, or for incidents occurring near the city limits in cases where the unit(s) from another jurisdiction can respond more quickly.

Stations & Apparatus

The Fullerton Fire Department currently has six fire stations strategically located throughout the city.[1]

Fire Station Location Engine Company Truck Company Ambulance Units Other Units
1 312 E. Commonwealth Ave Engine 1 (ALS) Ambulance 1 (BLS - Falck) Battalion 1

Reserve Battalion 1

Reserve Battalion 2

Reserve Engine 7

Reserve Engine 8

Mobile EOC Trailer

Prev-1

Prev-2

Prev-3

2 1732 W. Valencia Dr Engine 2 (ALS)
3 700 S. Acacia Ave Engine 3 (ALS)


OES Type 3 Engine 1313 (cross-staffed by E3)

Ambulance 3 (BLS - Falck)
4 3251 N. Harbor Blvd Engine 4 (ALS)
5 2555 E. Yorba Linda Blvd Engine 5 (ALS)
Reserve Engine 9
6 2691 Rosecrans Ave Truck 6 (BLS) Ambulance 6 (BLS - Falck) UTV-6 (cross-staffed by T6)

Utility 6

Reserve Truck 6

Reserve Engine 10

Community Emergency Response Team

The

Community Emergency Response Team for the city of Fullerton is sponsored by the Fullerton Fire Department. The Fullerton CERT is integrated into the command structure of the fire department. The team has its own volunteer command structure, which reports directly to the fire department battalion chief in charge of training. The team generally sponsors three training academies[8] for the general public each year, which are open to those people over 18 years of age who reside or work in the city. Those persons who complete the training academy, which covers the standard, basic CERT training curriculum provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are eligible to become active members of Fullerton CERT provided that they successfully complete a fingerprint live scan
and background check.

In the event of a major emergency that affects the city, Fullerton CERT is activated by the fire chief (or his designee).

References

  1. ^ a b "Fire Stations". Fullerton Fire Department. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. ^ "About Us". Fullerton Fire Department. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "City of Fullerton - History of the Fullerton Fire Department". Ci.fullerton.ca.us. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  4. ^ "City of Brea announcement re agreement to share Fire Department command with Fullerton". Ci.brea.ca.us. 2011-05-03. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  5. ^ a b Ponsi, Lou (4 May 2011). "Fullerton and Brea to share fire chief". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  6. ^ a b "AboutUs". Metro Cities Fire Authority. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  7. ^ County of Orange. "800 MHz CCCs - Orange County California". Ocsd.org. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  8. ^ Erin Haselton (2011-09-22). "CERT Class Announcement - Fullerton Chamber of Commerce". Fullertonchamber.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-03-24.

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