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HARBOR BLVD. MIXED USE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PLAN FINAL FIR <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />5. Environmental Analysis <br />PUBLIC SERVICES <br />■ First in truck companies should arrive on -scene to foes within 12 minutes 80 percent of the time <br />■ First in paramedic companies should arrive on -scene at all medical aids within 10 minutes 80 percent of <br />the time. <br />The current emergency response time standard is for the first unit from receipt of call to on scene of <br />incident is within 7 minutes 20 seconds 90 percent of the time. The existing response time to emergency calls <br />from the project site is less than five minutes drive time. Firefighting units serving the project site and <br />surrounding communities are approaching their maximum capacity, thus, continuing growth in the area is <br />expected to require addition of firefighting units, but would not require construction of additional fire <br />stations (Hernandez 2013). <br />Regulatory Setting <br />California Fire Code <br />The California Fire Code (CFC; California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 9) sets forth requirements <br />including emergency access, emergency egress routes, interior and exterior design and materials, fire safety <br />features including sprinklers, and hazardous materials. The CFC is issued on a three -year cycle; the 2013 CFC <br />is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2014. Fire flow requirements are set forth in CFC Appendix B. <br />Orange County Fire Authority Fire Prevention Guidelines <br />OCFA issues Fire Prevention Guidelines to help residents and businesses in Orange County understand and <br />comply with fir e and life safety regulations. <br />5.11.1.2 THRESHOLDS OF SIGNIFICANCE <br />According to Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, a project would normally have a significant effect on the <br />environment if the project would: <br />FP -1 Result in a substantial adverse physical impact associated with the provisions of new or <br />physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental <br />facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to <br />maintain acceptable service ratios, response times or other performance objectives for fire <br />protection services. <br />5.11.1.3 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS <br />The following impact analysis addresses thresholds of significance for which the Initial Study disclosed <br />potentially significant impacts. The applicable thresholds are identified in brackets after the impact statement. <br />Page 5.112 PlaceWorkr <br />