A fire Saturday night in Garden Grove claimed the lives of two people and did an estimated $400,000 in damage. According to Capt. Thanh Nguyen of the Garden Grove Fire Department, the […]
Fire claims the lives of two people
Possible switch to OCFA on agenda
The question of whether to contract with the Orange County Fire Authority to provide fire and paramedic services will again come before the Garden Grove City Council when it meets on Tuesday. […]
Schultz is OKd as interim fire chief
Tom Schultz, Garden Grove’s retiring fire chief, won’t be leaving quite yet. The city council on Tuesday night approved a resolution clearing the way for Shultz to continue in that capacity as […]
Schultz stepping down as fire chief
After roughly three-and-a-half years on the job, Garden Grove Fire Chief Tom Schultz is retiring. The news that Schultz would be stepping down emerged as a rumor on Thursday morning and was […]
Switch to OCFA could add $15m in red ink
By Jim Tortolano The cost of replacing the Garden Grove Fire Department with services from the Orange County Fire Authority could amount to an additional $15.3 million in expenses over a 10-year […]
OCFA proposal, bike paths on agendas
Fire trucks and bicycles will be the vehicles of interest on Tuesday night before the Garden Grove City Council when it convenes. A special meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. in […]
Stabbing suicide blamed for man’s death
An apparent suicide has taken the life of a 33-year-old man in Garden Grove. According to GGPD Sgt. Rich Burillo, the incident took place around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday in the 12000 […]
A switch to OCFA suffers some burns
By Jim Tortolano The concept of merging the Garden Grove Fire Department into the Orange County Fire Authority took what one city councilman called “a punch in the gut” Tuesday night when […]
$14k damage in a Garden Grove fire
A fire at an “exterior structure” in Garden Grove did an estimated $14,000 worth of damage Saturday morning. According to the Garden Grove Fire Department, the blaze in the 11700 block of […]
A merger of GGFD into OCFA is touted
By Jim Tortolano The issue of dissolving the city fire department in favor of getting those services from the Orange County Fire Authority surfaced at Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City […]
