Anaheim Fire & Rescue

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Anaheim Fire & Rescue
AnaheimFireRescueLogo.jpg
Operational area
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of California.svg  California
County Flag of Orange County, California.svg Orange
City Flag of Anaheim, California (1967-2018, 2019-present).svg Anaheim
Agency overview [1]
Annual calls30,744 (2014)
Employees276 (2020)
StaffingCareer
Fire chief Pat Russell
EMS level ALS, BLS
IAFF 2899
Facilities and equipment [2]
Divisions3
Battalions2
Stations 11
Engines 11
Trucks 6
Ambulances 9
HAZMAT 1
USAR 1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Anaheim Fire & Rescue is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for Anaheim, California.

Contents

History

In 1857 the City of Anaheim was incorporated and the City's volunteer fire system was established. [3] Initially the volunteer department consisted of twenty men. It wasn't until 1915 that the department purchased their first motorized ladder truck. [4] At this time the Anaheim City Council authorized the employment of two full-time firemen. These two men worked 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and lived at the Anaheim Fire Station.

Volunteers continued to provide fire services until 1960, when the number of annual calls reached nearly a thousand and it was felt that the Department should be made up of professionally trained fire personnel. [3]

Metro Cities Fire Authority

Anaheim Fire & Rescue is part of the Metro Cities Fire Authority which provides emergency communications for multiple departments in and around Orange County. [5] The call center, known as Metro Net Fire Dispatch, is located in Anaheim and provides 9-1-1 fire and EMS dispatch to over 1.2 million residents, covering an area of 200 square miles (520 km2). Other departments included in Metro Net include Brea Fire Department, Fountain Valley, Fullerton Fire Department, Huntington Beach Fire Department, Newport Beach Fire Department, and Orange Fire Department. [5]

Stations & Apparatus

Anaheim Fire & Rescue is divided into two battalions; Battalion 1 consisting of six fire stations, and Battalion 2 with five stations. [2]

Fire Station NumberAddressEngine CompanyTruck CompanyEMS UnitsWildland UnitsOther unitsBattalion
1500 E. BroadwayEngine 1Truck 1Ambulance 1Engine 301Rehab 1

Safety 1

1
22141 W. Crescent AveEngine 2Truck 2Ambulance 2USAR 2, RAC 22
31717 S. Clementine StEngine 3Truck 3

Medic 3

Ambulance 3 Ambulance 2-3

Engine 309Light Air 32
42736 W. Orange AveEngine 42
52450 E. La Palma AveEngine 5Ambulance 5 Ambulance 2-5Engine 3051
61313 S. Euclid AveEngine 6Truck 6Ambulance 6

Medic 6

Battalion 2
HazMat 6
2
72222 E. Ball RdEngine 71
84555 East Riverdale AveEngine 8Truck 8Medic-26Engine 308

Patrol 601

Battalion 11
96300 E. Nohl Ranch RdEngine 9Ambulance 9Patrol 602, Water Tender 11
108270 E. Monte Vista RdEngine 12Truck 10Engine 3101
113078 West Orange AveEngine 11Ambulance 11OES 414, OES 13112

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References

  1. "Annual Financial Report 2014" (PDF). City of Anaheim. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Organizational Chart" (PDF). Anaheim Fire Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
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