Brea Fire Department

Area Served[]

The Brea Fire Department (BFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Brea, a suburban city located approximately 33 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, in Orange County, Southern California. Brea, which means "oil" in Spanish, was named after the extensive oil fields that were discovered in the area during the late 19th century. The city was incorporated on December 23, 1917, encompasses an area of 12.12 square miles, and serves a population of approximately 44,000 inhabitants. The City of Brea is bordered by the cities of Fullerton and Placentia to the north; the city of Yorba Linda to the east; the city of La Habra to the south; and the city of Anaheim to the west.

Mutual Aid[]

The Brea Fire Department has mutual aid agreements with the Orange County Fire Authority, the Anaheim Fire & Rescue, the Fountain Valley Fire Department, the Fullerton Fire Department, the Huntington Beach Fire Department, the Newport Beach Fire Department, the Orange City Fire Department (California), the Placentia Fire and Life Safety Department (California), and the La Habra Fire Department

Department Profile[]

The Brea Fire Department (BFD) is budgeted for 36 uniformed/sworn members, along with a 6-member full-time civilian staff of administrative and support personnel, providing structural firefighting, emergency medical services (EMS), advanced life support (ALS), fire prevention, fire investigation, code enforcement, disaster preparedness, and public education to the citizens of Brea. The department is organized into an Administrative Division, an Operations Division, and a Fire Prevention Division. Daily staffing consists of sixteen on-duty personnel (one battalion chief, three fire captains, three fire apparatus engineers, five firefighter/paramedics, and four ambulance operators/EMTs), working two 24-hour shifts, followed by 48 hours off, out of two fire stations. The department's resources include seven front-line emergency apparatus, consisting of three paramedic engine companies, one paramedic ladder truck company, two BLS ambulances, and one battalion chief vehicle. The engines and the ladder truck are staffed with at least two state-licensed paramedics. BFD responds to approximately 5,000 calls for service annually, with around 80% of those being medical calls.

Dispatch[]

The Brea Fire Department is a member of a regional fire and emergency services communication system called Metro Cities Fire Authority, commonly referred to as "Metro Net". Metro Net is located in the City of Anaheim and provides dispatch services for seven fire agencies in Orange County.

History[]

The Brea Fire Department was formed in 1921.

Beginning in 1977, EMS and ambulance transport services for the Brea fire Department were provided under contract by Brea-based Emergency Ambulance Service, Inc. with a dedicated BLS ambulance staffed out of both Brea Fire Stations 2 and 3. Effective January 18, 2025, Brea FD established its own in-house ambulance program with 3 new city owned BLS ambulances staffed by 12 full-time and 10 part-time ambulance operators.

On May 3, 2011, the Brea and the Fullerton Fire Departments entered into an agreement to share the command structure of their respective fire departments. Under this agreement both shared a fire chief, three division chiefs (operations, fire marshal, and administration), and four battalion chiefs (BC's). Three were shift battalion chiefs, and one is the training chief.

On March 23, 2022, Brea City Council voted unanimously to terminate its shared command staff agreement with Fullerton and sent a termination letter March 24, thereby choosing to have the Brea Fire Department operate with its own command staff.

Fire Stations[]

Station	Address	In Service	Notes
1	401 South Brea Boulevard	1929 - 1977	Closed and replaced by current Fire Station 2. Became the Brea Lions Scout Center
2	125 South Laurel Avenue	1977 - 2003	Temporary facility while current Fire Station 2 was in the planning stages and constructed;

Apparatus Roster[]

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
California license plate denoted by CA#.

Fire Station 1 - 555 North Berry Street[]

Dedicated 1965

Engine 1 (ALS) - 2012 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/20A) (SN#25216) (CA#1371577)
Ambulance 1 (BLS) - 2023 Ford F-350 Type I
Engine 201 (Spare) - 2001 KME Excel (1250/500) (CA#1155177) (Ex-Engine 1)

Fire Station 2 - 200 North Brea Boulevard[]

Dedicated Fall of 2003

Division 1 - 2017 Ford F-150 (CA#1514829) (VIN#1FTEW1CF8HKD48199)
Battalion 1 - 2022 Ford F-250 4x4 w/ ARE canopy (CA#1624837)
Truck 2 (ALS) - 2007 Pierce Dash 2000 6710 (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (SN#18735)
Truck 2 (Reserve) 1998 American LaFrance Eagle (?/?/100' AI tractor-drawn) (CA#1015055) (VIN#4Z36ESEB2WR948328)
Ambulance 2 (BLS) - 2023 Ford F-350 Type I (CA#1684115)
Battalion 2 (Spare) - 2017 Ram 2500 4x4 w/ ARE canopy
Engine 302 - 2015 International 7400 SFA 4x4 / Pierce Type 3 wildland (1000/500/20A) (SN#28484) (CA#1466630) (Ex-Engine 322)
Fire Investigator(s) Ford Explorer
Antique Engine "Old Susie" - 1923 Seagrave pumper (750/300) (Ex-Engine 1)

Fire Station 3 - 400 North Kraemer Boulevard[]

Dedicated 1986

Support 1 - 2020 Ford F-350 (Tow vehicle for UTV 3)
Engine 3 (ALS) - 2019 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (1500/500/20A) (SN#32476) (CA#1446812)
Ambulance 3 (BLS) - 2023 Ford F-350 Type I
UTV 3 - Can-Am Commander / ATV Corp. Prowler C4XMS 4x4 ATV (Ex-ATV 3) on tandem-axle trailer

Fire Station 4 - 198 Olinda Place[]

Dedicated September 6, 2014

Engine 4 (ALS) - 2003 KME Excel (1250/500)
Engine 304 - 2012 International 7400 SFA 4x4 / Pierce Type 3 wildland (1000/500/20A) (SN#24169) (CA#1371121) (Ex-Engine 324)

Assignment Unknown[]

(BLS) - 2023 Ford F-350 Type I ambulance

Retired Apparatus[]

2005? Ford F-550 Crew Cab DRW 4x4 Type 6 wildland (Ex-Patrol 704)
2003? KME Excel pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 3)
2003? KME Excel pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Reserve Engine)
19?? E-One Cyclone? (?/?/? rear-mount platform) (Ex-Truck 1)
1999 Chevrolet Suburban (Ex-Battalion 1)
1997? E-One Cyclone pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 2)
1997 International 4800 4x4 / Master Body Works Type 3 wildland (500/500/15A) (Ex-Attack 4)
1993 Spartan / Simon-Duplex aerial (1250/300/85' LTI rear-mount platform) (Ex-Truck 1, ex-Newport Beach Fire Department) (Sold to Newtonville Volunteer Fire Company)
1992 E-One Hush pumper (1500/500/40) (Ex-Engine 2)
1990 Chevrolet Suburban (Ex-Battalion 1)
1989 E-One Hush pumper (1500/500/20) (Ex-Engine 3)
1988 E-One Hush pumper (1500/500/20) (Ex-Engine 1)
1982 Crown Firecoach CP150-V73D pumper (150/500) (SN#F-1858) (Ex-Reserve Engine 2, ex-Engine 2)
1976 Dodge / E-One mini-pumper (250/260) (Ex-Attack 4)
1975 Ford F-350 / E-One mini-pumper (250/260) (Ex-Reserve Attack 4)
1969 Crown Firecoach CP150-85D pumper (1500/500) (SN#F-1611) (Ex-Reserve Engine 1, ex-Engine 1)
1966 Crown Firecoach CP125-93 pumper (1250/500) (SN#F-1437) (Ex-Reserve Engine 1, ex-Engine 3) (sold for $1 to La Unidad de Protección Civil y Bomberos de Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico in 1986)
1961 Crown Firecoach CP125-93 pumper (1250/450) (SN#F-1238) (Ex-Reserve Engine 5, ex-Engine 1)

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