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City of Orange Fire Department

SoCal Β· Municipal Β· Career

Mission

Our primary mission is to ensure that the Orange City Fire Department maintains an elite level of service, protecting the lives, property, and environment of our vibrant community.

Source: official department source

8 · Stations16,461 calls in 2019 · Annual callsApproximately 139,911 residents as of the 2020 census · Population servedAlan Velasco (as of Aug 08, 2026) · Fire Chief

The Orange City Fire Department was established in 1905 and carries an unusually well-documented history: its first fire hall had a 30-foot tower with a fire bell, its original apparatus a hand-drawn hook and ladder wagon and two hand carts.

Preparing for the City of Orange Fire Department oral board

City of Orange Fire Department serves Approximately 139,911 residents as of the 2020 census from 8 stations. Build your ARTS Tie-back material from what this department tells you about itself:

  • its mission and the values it states
  • the community it serves and the calls it runs
  • the specialized work it runs, from wildland and interface fires and urban search and rescue
  • the culture and priorities its own people describe

Themes this profile surfaces

  • Why you want to serve City of Orange Fire Department specifically, over any other department
  • Scenario questions that touch its wildland and interface fires and urban search and rescue work
  • How your own values line up with the department's mission
  • What service means in the community this department protects
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