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Interim Orange County fire chief reports 551 EMS calls in August; staffing vacancies and no-unit-available hours noted
Summary
Interim Chief Ron Masten told the board the department responded to 551 calls in August, with 332 transports and 11 hours during which no unit was available; staffing vacancies and overtime remain concerns.
Interim Orange County Fire and EMS Chief Ron Masten briefed the Board of Supervisors Thursday on the department’s August 2025 operational report, saying the department responded to 551 calls in the month and transported 332 patients to area hospitals.
Masten said the department recorded 11 hours in August when no unit was available (the longest single block being two hours), which can extend response times when ambulances…
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