The Orange County Fire Authority has reversed its decision to encrypt its radio and dispatch communications that was initiated Monday. The encryption was part of the county’s upgrade of its 800 MHz Countywide-Coordinated Communications System, managed by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Officials said the move was meant to improve public safety agencies’ ability to […]
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If the Orange County Fire Authority gets a call for air assistance, its helicopter crews are up in the air within minutes. Already suited up, a pilot and crew chief – a paramedic is added on weekends – switch on a fully fueled Huey helicopter and begin climbing the sky to drop water on a
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Meet your local firefighters and learn how to keep your family safe from fire as Orange County Fire Authority hosts its 6th Annual Open House on Saturday, October 8th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its Regional Fire Operations & Training Center located at 1 Fire Authority Road at the intersection of Jamboree &
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