Service Areas
See the official Orange County Fire Authority website for current service area maps, fire station locations and apparatus.

Medical Call Response Types
Alpha Medical Service
BLS engine (code 2) - Ambulance (code 2)
   
Bravo Basic Life Support (BLS)
BLS engine (code 3) - Ambulance (code 2)
   
Charlie Advanced Life Support (ALS)
  ALS/BLS engine (code 3) - Closest Ambulance (code 3)
   
Delta Immediate response (Life threatening)
  ALS/BLS engine (code 3) - Ambulance (code 3)

Motorola Type II Trunked Radio System
Countywide Cell

Brea Fire
La Habra Fire
Orange County Fire*

*Orange County Fire Authority services unincorporated areas of the county as well as the following communities:
 

Buena Park Cypress Dana Point
Irvine La Palma Laguna Niguel
Los Alamitos Mission Viejo Placentia
San Clemente San Juan Capistrano Seal Beach
Stanton Tustin Villa Park
Westminster Yorba Linda  

Frequencies
851.0625 856.2125 856.4625 856.7125 856.9625
857.2125 857.4625 857.7125 857.9625 858.2125
858.4625 858.7125 858.9625 859.2125 859.4625
859.7125 859.9625 860.2125 860.4625 860.7125
860.9625        

Channel Name Channel Talk group
RED

7696

     
TAN Call

9A

6256

Countywide cell Control One calling talkgroup. Tan Call is specifically set aside as a Control One "calling" talkgroup. This talkgroup is monitored by Control One and may be utilized by any radio user to contract Control One, day or night, for assistance (emergency or otherwise).
     
TAN North

9B

6288

Countywide cell Control One tactical talkgroup. May be used at any location countywide by any County agency and the following cities: Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, Garden Grove, La Habra, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Orange, Placentia, Stanton, Villa Park and Yorba Linda. This talkgroup may be utilized at any time without restriction.
     
TAN South

9C

6320

Countywide cell Control One tactical talkgroup. May be used at any location countywide by any County agency and the following cities: Costa Mesa, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Tustin and Westminster. This talkgroup may be utilized at any time without restriction.
     
TAN 6  

6512

Countywide cell tactical talkgroup. Restricted use - specific assignment coordinated by Control One.

North Cell
Metro Net (Anaheim, Fullerton, Orange) 
 
Frequencies

866.1500  

866.4000  

866.6500  

866.6750  

866.9000

867.1500  

867.1750  

867.4000  

867.6500  

867.6750

867.9000  

868.1500  

868.1750  

868.4000  

868.6500

Channel Name Channel Talk group
TAN 1  

6352

North Cell tactical talkgroup. Restricted use - specific assignment coordinated by Control One.

Northwest Cell 
Frequencies

866.7000  

866.8500  

867.3250  

867.7000  

867.8500

868.3250  

868.3250  

868.7000  

Channel Name Channel Talk group
TAN 2  

6384

Northwest Cell tactical talkgroup. Restricted use - specific assignment coordinated by Control One.

South Cell
Mesa Fire
Santa Ana Fire
Metro Net (Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach) 
 
Frequencies

866.1250  

866.1750  

866.3750  

866.6250  

866.8750

867.1250  

867.3750  

867.6250  

867.8250  

867.8750

868.1250  

868.3750  

868.6250  

868.6750  

868.9250

Channel Name Channel Talk group
TAN 3  

6416

South cell tactical talkgroup. Restricted use - specific assignment coordinated by Control One.

Southwest Cell 
Frequencies

866.2000  

866.3500  

866.8250  

867.2000  

867.3500

868.2000  

868.3500  

868.8250  

Channel Name   Talk group
TAN 4  

6448

Southwest cell tactical talkgroup. Restricted use - specific assignment coordinated by Control One.

Laguna Cell
Frequencies
866.4000 866.6500 866.9000 867.1750 867.6500
867.9000        

Channel Name   Talk group
TAN 5  

6480

Southwest cell tactical talkgroup. Restricted use - specific assignment coordinated by Control One.

Future Use Frequencies
Frequencies
866.1500 866.3250 866.8250 867.3250 867.6750
867.4000 867.8250 868.1750 868.4000 868.8250

Radio Channel Plan
Mode 1

Description  

Channel  

Talk Group

ECC  

1A  

2416

RAWS (Weather)  

1B  

2448

Crews  

1C  

2480

Investigators (Encrypted)  

1D  

2512

Fire prevention  

1E  

2544

Comm  

1F  

2576

Fire Education  

1G  

2608

     
Mode 2

Description  

Channel  

Talk Group

Brea Dispatch  

2A  

496

Brea Tactical  

2B  

592

La Habra Dispatch  

2C  

1520

La Habra Tactical  

2D  

1552

Metronet North Dispatch  

2E  

3056

Anaheim Tactical  

2F  

400

Fullerton Tactical  

2G  

1040

Garden Grove Tactical  

2H  

1200

Orange Tactical  

2I  

2000

J-Tac  

2J  

3536

K-Tac  

2K  

3568

L-Tac  

2L  

3600

M-Tac  

2M  

3632

N-Tac  

2N  

3664

O-Tac  

2O  

3696

     
Mode 3

Description  

Channel  

Talk Group

Costa Mesa Dispatch  

3A  

720

Costa Mesa Tactical  

3B  

752

Santa Ana Dispatch  

3C  

2224

Santa Ana Tactical  

3D  

2256

Santa Ana Tactical  

3E  

2288

Metronet Central Dispatch  

3F  

3088

Fountain Valley Tactical  

3G  

880

Huntington Beach Tactical  

3H  

1360

Newport Beach Tactical  

3I  

1840

J-Tac  

3J  

3728

K-Tac  

3K  

3760

L-Tac  

3L  

3792

M-Tac  

3M  

3824

N-Tac  

3N  

3856

O-Tac  

3O  

3888

     
Mode 4

Description  

Channel  

Talk Group

John Wayne Airport Tactical  

4A  

2640

Orange County Dispatch  

4B  

2672

Command 1-4  

4C  

2704

Division 1  

4D  

2736

Division 4  

4E  

2768

Sea 1-4  

4F  

2800

Mil-Pvt  

4G  

3920

H-Tac  

4H  

3952

I-Tac  

4I  

3984

J-Tac  

4J  

4016

K-Tac  

4K  

4048

L-Tac  

4L  

4080

M-Tac  

4M  

4112

N-Tac  

4N  

4144

O-Tac  

4O  

4176

     
Mode 5

Description  

Channel  

Talk Group

Air Support  

5A  

2832

Orange County Dispatch  

5C  

2896

Division 2  

5D  

2928

Division 3  

5E  

2960

Sea 2-3  

5F  

2992

Laguna Beach Dispatch  

5G  

1680

Laguna Beach Tactical  

5H  

1712

I-Tac  

5I  

4208

J-Tac  

5J  

4240

K-Tac  

5K  

4272

L-Tac  

5L  

4304

M-Tac  

5M  

4336

N-Tac  

5N  

4368

O-Tac  

5O  

4400

     
Mode 6

Description  

Channel  

Talk Group

MedNet Call  

6A  

6896

MedNet 1  

6B  

6928

MedNet 2  

6C  

6960

MedNet NW  

6D  

6992

MedNet S1  

6E  

7024

MedNet S2  

6F  

7056

MedNet SW  

6G  

7088

MedNet County 1  

6H  

7120

MedNet County 2  

6I  

7152

MedNet County 3  

6J  

7184

MedNet Lab  

6K  

7216

     
Mode 7

Description  

Channel  

Talk Group

Travel  

7A  

4016

Emergency Operations Center  

7B  

6800

Arson (Encrypted) 7C n/a

n/a  

7D  

4432

(Techs)  

n/a  

6320

     
Mode 9

Description  

Channel  

Talk Group

TAN Call

9A

6256

TAN North

9B

6288

TAN South

9C

6320

TAN 1 (North Cell)   6352
TAN 2 (Northwest Cell)  

6384

TAN 3 (South Cell)  

6416

TAN 4 (Southwest Cell)  

6448

TAN 5 (Laguna Cell)  

6480

TAN 6 (Countywide Cell)   6512
     
Mode 14

Description  

Channel  

Talk Group

Talk-around 866.2375 MHz D411 14G  
Talk-around 866.7875 MHz D412 14H  
Talk-around 867.7875 MHz D413 14I  
Talk-around 868.7875 MHz D423 14J  
Talk-around 868.8750 MHz D431 14K  
Repeated 868.8750 MHz D431 14L  

Special thanks to Paul from the SoCalScan Yahoo Group for posting the Medical Call Response Types.
Special thanks to Chris from the SoCalScan Yahoo Group for contributing information.