{"id":13480,"date":"2020-02-14T09:22:56","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T14:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?p=13480"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:07:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:07:06","slug":"orange-countys-fire-fleet-keeps-the-rigs-rolling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/2020\/02\/orange-countys-fire-fleet-keeps-the-rigs-rolling\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County\u2019s Fire Fleet Keeps the Big Rigs Rolling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What has nine bays, 10 technicians, a $9.3 million budget and is responsible for keeping 388 vehicles of all shapes and sizes up and running? If you answered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/EmergencySafety\/FireRescue.aspx\">Orange County Fire Rescue Department\u2019s Fleet Services<\/a> (OCFR), you\u2019re correct. However, there\u2019s much more to keeping the fleet tuned-up than meets the eye.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe role of the 10 fire apparatus technicians and fleet staff are critical to the success of our overall lifesaving mission,\u201d said Orange County Fire Chief James M. Fitzgerald . \u201cThey are literally the cog in the wheel that keeps us running.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OCFR\u2019s Fleet Services core function includes three key areas: vehicle maintenance, fire hose and equipment, and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) for the 22<sup>nd<\/sup>-busiest fire department in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The fire apparatus technicians and employees are part of the fire rescue family. Their mechanic division operates under the same roof with Orange County\u2019s Fleet Management because they maintain county government vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The maintenance of the 229 fire trucks, boats and specialty vehicles are the responsibility of the fire apparatus technicians, given the complexity of operating systems. The balance of the fleet is comprised of 159 cars, vans, SUVs and light trucks, all serviced by the county\u2019s fleet management.<\/p>\n<p>The SCBA division oversees testing and maintenance of masks bottles and air packs, fill station maintenance and air monitor calibration. <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">I<\/span>n the first 11 months of the 2018-19 fiscal year, 305,000-feet of hose was tested in-house.<\/p>\n<p>Fleet Services also places new vehicles in service, decommissions retired vehicles, researches equipment replacements, tests all rescue tools and manages the maintenance schedules of all small engine equipment. They coordinate with Orange County Fleet Management on service for light rolling stock and coordinate with vendors pertaining to pump and ground ladder testing, aerial recertification and services beyond the scope of the shop.<\/p>\n<p>So the next time you\u2019re traveling through Orange County and see one of OCFR\u2019s units on the road, you\u2019ll know it\u2019s one of the fire apparatus technicians who are responsible for keeping them rolling \u2013 and more! To learn more about Orange County Fire Rescue, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfrd.com\/\">www.ocfrd.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo cutline: A photo of a group of Orange County Fire Rescue Department&#8217;s Fleet Services. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What has nine bays, 10 technicians, a $9.3 million budget and is responsible for keeping 388 vehicles of all shapes and sizes up and running? If you answered Orange County Fire Rescue Department\u2019s Fleet Services (OCFR), you\u2019re correct. 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