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Home My WebLink AboutOCFA 2025 Update PresentationDIVISION CHIEF CRAIG COVEY OCFA 2025 In Review “Through trust, transparency, communication, and collaboration, that is the North Star by which I hope to continue working with all of you to lead us forward.” –Chief TJ McGovern, January 2026 Newsletter 14 Fire Stations –190 Personnel •169 Firefighters •1 Division Chief •6 Battalion Chiefs •2 Fire Marshals •6 Fire Inspectors •2 Nurse Educators •1 Community Ed Specialist •3 Professional Staff 32,542 Emergency Incidents 205 Community Engagements 3,031 Fire Prevention Actions Division 1 2025 In Review In 2025,OCFA responded to 4,889 calls in the City of Seal Beach (+4.5% from 2024). •Fires:34 •Medical Aids:3,482 •Service/Other: 1,373 Seal Beach has the second-highest 911 response rate per capita among OCFA cities at .20 incidents per capita, versus an OCFA member city average of .07 incidents per capita. Fire Incidents EMS Incidents 2025 Division 1 CARDIAC ARREST OUTCOMES Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC)is a key measure of prehospital cardiac arrest care and indicates that patients regain a pulse following advanced life support interventions.Across Battalions 1 and 11 ,OCFA paramedics are achieving ROSC rates that exceed commonly reported national benchmarks. Combined Cardiac Arrest Outcomes (Battalions 1 & 11) • Total 2025 Cardiac Arrests: 321 (27 per month) • Advanced Life Support Performed: 220 • ROSC Achieved: 64 • Overall ROSC Rate: 29.1% ROSC Performance Comparison Division 1 Firefighter Paramedics ███████████████████████ 29% National EMS Average (Reported) ████████████████ ~23-25% These outcomes result from disciplined training, evidence-based protocols, strong medical oversight, and firefighter paramedics who perform at a high level when seconds matter most. More importantly, they represent community members who were given a second chance at life. Here are a couple of examples in which lives were truly saved. On September 20,2025,crews saved a one-year-old in full arrest!I have attached a copy of the 911 voice recording (edited to remove the address and phone number).It captures the real -life emotional part of the response that typed words can never recreate.Our dispatcher does an outstanding job of calmly guiding the caller through what is happening,determining whether the infant is breathing,and teaching CPR.Your OCFA paramedics initiated immediate,life-saving advanced care and rapidly transported the infant to the hospital.The ER team took over care after that,and ultimately the infant survived and was DISCHARGED from the hospital! On December 22,2025,units responded to a business and found a 37 y/o female turning blue,with her eyes rolled back in her head,gasping for breath .OCFA paramedics immediately visualized her airway and discovered she was choking to death.They were able to use “magill forceps”to remove a large piece of steak in the back of her throat. The patient's heart and breathing immediately started,and her color instantly returned.She became responsive during transport to the hospital. Our crews responded to a pediatric choking victim on a school campus.The child had become unresponsive,and staff had initiated lifesaving care attempts,including CPR.The paramedics took over patient care and immediately determined the autistic teenager was choking to death.They used “magill forceps”to remove multiple pieces of food to clear his airway,and the patient’s condition immediately improved.They continued to assist his breathing during transport to the hospital,and the patient steadily improved towards normal. An engine responded to a soccer field where an adult male was preparing for practice and collapsed,becoming unresponsive.Bystanders initiated CPR.Upon their arrival,EMS was taken over,and OCFA paramedics initiated ALS care .The patient was found to be in pulseless VTAC,which the paramedics delivered defibrillations and administered medications,resulting in ROSC shortly after.Incredibly,the patient was breathing on his own and regained consciousness during transport to the hospital. 480 Risk Reduction Actions 32 Community Events •Replaced Engine 84,Truck 81,and Truck 85 with new apparatus •Placed 5 new Engine Companies and 2 new Truck Companies into service throughout the county,replacing apparatus that had reached the end of their service life •Opened newly-constructed Fire Station 24 in the City of Mission Viejo •Added Engine 12,increasing fire protection and Paramedic coverage in the City of Laguna Woods •Added new cardiac monitors and AEDs to our EMS complement,improving the assessment and intervention capabilities of all EMTs and Paramedics •Currently replacing all Division Chief and Battalion Chief vehicles,improving command and control capability through upgraded technology •Upgraded all Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Operations Personnel,improving communication capability amongst crews and increasing overall working time •Updated command and control software to interface with new breathing apparatus,improving personnel tracking and accountability •Provided each Company Officer with a second handheld radio,increasing the number of available radio frequencies on incidents •Ongoing efforts to reduce exposure and improve decontamination procedures •Collaborated with University of California,Irvine to monitor PFAS levels found in firefighters and engineer controls to reduce exposure •Our Emergency Command Center decreased the overall time taken to dispatch the closest,most appropriate unit,beating the national standard by approximately 10 seconds •Significantly improved response times through enhanced apparatus tracking •Welcomed over 7,500 guests at our agency open house •Make improvements to Fire Station 81 as part of the Civic Center Revitalization Project •Work with the City of Garden Grove to continue facility upgrade efforts at all fire stations •Collaborate with Joint Forces Regional Training Base regarding fuels management and potential live-fire exercise •Work with the City of Los Alamitos regarding land use on the JFRTB •Take delivery of new chainsaws to replace aging equipment on all Truck Companies throughout the department •Receive product demonstration for a Personal Escape Device,a piece of safety equipment that will be issued to all Operations positions for use in the event of entrapment in a structure fire •Receive information regarding Wildland Urban Interface Respirators,which aim to provide respiratory protection for firefighters operating in the wildland environment •Take delivery of 10 Type I Fire Engines •Replace the Heavy Rescue in the City of Irvine that is approaching the end of its front -line service life •Take delivery of 2 Type III Fire Engines •Take delivery of 2 Urban Search and Rescue Support Units •Take delivery of 2 Hazardous Materials Response Units •Take delivery of 4 new Truck Companies •Continue to pursue improved fireground technologies Upcoming Events