A fire at a self -storage facility in Westminster on Saturday damaged or destroyed four to six units at the location an. According to the Orange County Fire Authority, the blaze was […]
Fire at storage facility hits 4-6 units
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 […]
Review of OCFA proposal tops agenda
A report on a staff review of the Orange County Fire Authority’s proposal to provide fire service to Garden Grove highlights Tuesday’s meeting of the City Council. In March, officials of the […]
Fireworks the cause of blaze in YL
Fireworks are being blamed for a structure fire which heavily damaged three industrial units in Yorba Linda on Wednesday. According to the Orange County Fire Authority, the blaze was in the 3000 […]
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 […]
A dog loses life in Sunday house fire
A small dog lost its life in a house fire Sunday morning in Stanton. According to the Orange County Fire Authority, the blaze was reported at 9:16 a.m. at a home in […]
Festival, fire service and SteelCraft
The 60th annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival saluted the event’s history, but made some history of its own. According to Scott Weimer, president of the Strawberry Festival Association, the four-day event had […]
OCFA may replace city fire department
By Jim Tortolano Garden Grove’s fire department is 92 years old, and it may not make it to 100. At Tuesday’s meeting of the City Council, the first public steps were taken […]
Mobile home fire sends one to hospital
One person was hospitalized and a cat died as the result of a fire at a mobile home in Westminster on Wednesday. According to Capt. Larry Kurtz, public information officer for the […]
One killed, three hurt in freeway crash
One man is dead and three others injured after a crash on the Garden Grove Freeway Thursday morning. According to Capt. Thanh Nguyen of the Garden Grove Fire Department, the accident […]
