OES Pre-Positioned Strike Team

NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Robert Prendergast

Office: (714)288-2500 | Cell: (714)914-0438

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Orange City Fire Prepares for Severe Weather

Orange, California, February 23, 2023 – Due to the severe weather forecasted over the next three days, Orange City Fire Department along with other Orange County agencies will be joining forces to form an OES Type 3 Strike Team in preparation for the upcoming storm. This OES Type 3 Strike Team will be pre-positioned at North Net Fire Training Center in Anaheim through Saturday. The goal with a pre-positioned strike team is to respond quickly to storm related emergency’s that may arise from the severe weather conditions throughout the region.

The Orange City Fire Department urges its residents to stay alert for flooded conditions and do not attempt to drive through flooded roadways or standing water of unknown depth. Residents can pick up sandbags at the Orange Water Department facility located at 189 S. Water Street.

www.orangecityfire.org

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