The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for unincorporated areas of Orange County and 23 contract cities in the county: Aliso Viejo, Buena Park, Cypress, Dana Point, Garden Grove, Irvine, La Palma, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Santa Ana, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Seal Beach, Stanton, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster and Yorba Linda.

Over the next decade, multiple new cities were formed from what had been unincorporated areas of the county.

[3] In 1991 the OCFD began exploring the possibility of reorganizing as a separate agency, first as a Special District and then as a Joint Powers Authority.

In, January 2017, OCFA Station 61 in the city of Buena Park Caught fire.

In 2018, Station 61 was reconstructed on 7440 La Palma Ave, nearly a block away from the old location.

In 2006, OCFA responded to 79,718 incidents within its jurisdiction and 4,084 mutual aid calls.

In 2020, they also purchased 4 KME 100' RM Ladders, which will go to Trucks 59, 49, 81,and 85, 2 Water Tenders (WT 4 and 16), and 3 Type III Brush Engines, which went to E351, E358, and E364.

And in 2023, 3 Sutphen Monarch 100’ MM aerials were purchased and assigned to Trucks 9, 20, and 32.

And most recently, a Rosenbauer Heavy Rescue was purchased to replace HR6, a Pierce Arrow XT.

It covers cities of Tustin, Villa Park, and Yorba Linda along with the unincorporated communities of El Modena, Orange Park Acres, Santiago Canyon, Silverado Canyon, and North Tustin.

It covers the communities of Buena Park, Cypress, La Palma, Stanton and the Air Support Facility at Fullerton Airport.

The Firehawks replaced two Bell UH-1 Super Hueys, after they were grounded in 2020 due to rising maintenance costs.