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Santa 1~tia Proposal for Emergency Services <br />Operations Department <br />"I'he (7pcrations Department, under the command of an .yssistant Cliet, is responsible for <br />the delivery of fire, hazardous materials, emergency medical, and rescue services and is most <br />recognizaUle to the citizens protected bV the C>ran~;c County lire Authority. The department <br />is composed of six divisions, each under the command of a. Division Chief. C?tie of the six <br />Division Chiefs is responsible for the Dire ,-luthority's operational support sections: <br />I~:mergeney Medical Sere-ices, Special Operations, Community Volunteer Services, <br />I?mcrgcncy Planning ~c Coordination, and Training ~~ Safety. The other five divisions are. <br />Uased on geographical areas and are divided into Uattalions under the. command of 13attal-ion <br />Chiefs. F~,ach Uattalion contains five. to ten stations. Stations arc staffed with captains who arc <br />responsible for supervising the fire and emergency medical services for that station on a day- <br />to-day Uasis. Like tire. station personnel positions, L3attalion Chiet positions are staffed on a <br />shift basis (A, I3, and C shift) twenty-four hours per day. <br />Operations Department <br />Jorge Camargo <br />Assistant Chief <br />Division 1 Division 2 ~ Division 3 ~ Division 4 ~ Division 5 1 Division 6 <br />Division Chief Division Chief ~ Division Chief i Division Chief ( pivision Chief ( Division Chief <br />I ~ <br />'1'hc varied nature of emergency response rcduirements in Orange County dictates that the <br />OCf~i\'s emergency response system Ue an all risk/multi-function system. OC[~r1 <br />ftrefighters provide a diverse range of services to Grange County residents, including: <br />• Structural firefighting • ;\ircraft 1'irctighting <br />• "1'echrucal Rescue • I Ielicopter Response <br />• \Y'ildland l~irctighting • lire Prevention Inspections <br />• Public I{ducation • f:nrergency Medical Response <br />• L'rUan Search and Rescue • S~~-ifr \\'ater Rrscuc <br />• 1 lazardous Materials Kesponsc <br />Orange County Firc authority 1 8 of 50 December 2, 20] 1 <br />