Category: Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA)

Bystander Rescues Boy Who Fell into Santa Ana Riverbed

March 13, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A bystander rescued a boy who fell into the Santa Ana Riverbed in Santa Ana March 12 and was swept downstream. The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) received a call about the boy at 2:05 p.m., according to a statement from the agency. “A little boy was swept away and traveled approximately half…

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Southern California Sees Record Rainfall, Damages Counting

January 16, 2023
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Record rainfall in Southern California Jan. 14 led to flooded streets and mud-covered houses—with emergencies ranging from the rescue of a woman hanging onto a tree in a Laguna Hills creek to houses being crushed by fallen trees in San Diego. The rain began falling again over Los Angeles County late Saturday morning with more…

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Southern California Sees Record Rainfall, State Assesses Damage

January 16, 2023
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Record rainfall in Southern California Jan. 14 led to flooded streets and mud-covered houses—with emergencies ranging from the rescue of a woman hanging onto a tree in a Laguna Hills creek to houses being crushed by fallen trees in San Diego. The rain began falling again over Los Angeles County late Saturday morning with more…

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Orange County Fire Authority Orders 2 New Helicopters

November 4, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif.—The Orange County Fire Authority Thursday announced it had approved the acquisition of two new firefighting helicopters. The new Sikorsky S70 Firehawk helicopters were approved by the authority’s board a week ago. The new helicopters replace the authority’s 1966 UH-1H “Super Hueys” which had become too expensive to maintain. A Sikorsky S70 Firehawk helicopter….

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