Ontario Fire Department
SoCal · Municipal · Career
Mission
The Fire Chief frames it as a mission to Protect and serve with honor and pride, ensuring a safer Ontario through fire service excellence.
Source: official department source
The Ontario Fire Department was formed in 1893 and serves from 11 Strategically located fire stations including the ontario international airport fire station, with a daily staffing level of 74 sworn firefighters.
Preparing for the Ontario Fire Department oral board
Ontario Fire Department serves 175,265 residents as of the 2020 census from 11 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 hazardous materials, urban search and rescue, and aircraft rescue firefighting
- the culture and priorities its own people describe
Themes this profile surfaces
- Why you want to serve Ontario Fire Department specifically, over any other department
- Scenario questions that touch its hazardous materials 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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