Came to this venue for the fire academy graduation, the place itself is big and full of the…read moretraining equipment. The graduation is not like any of the graduation that I ever been to! I was so amazed by the future firefighters and how quick they responded during the demonstration. A very neat experience!

It took 8 minutes to come to my husband. They really told me nothing when the put him in a white…read moresheet saying it was easier to carry him out. I followed the ambulance to the hospital and they did not even turn their lights on. I think they already knew he was dead but treated him like it when they took him from our home

They have a great response time and are very professional. Thanks for responding so quickly. 09/2024read more

These guys are awesome. They are heros, for doing wat they do. I visit newport on the daily, n I…read morelove it here. These guys put their lives to save others, they hve my respect to the fullest. Thank you guys for doing wat u do! Ur the best!

What a fun open house the fire department hosted today. I heard it was the first ever event for…read morethem so it was great! They had free hot dogs, chips and water for the community to enjoy. Every kid got a fire hat, and some of the vendors had booths of freebies too. We went on a fire station tour, got to see the chief and captains rooms, along with their kitchen and dining area. Witnessed a fire saving demonstration with real fire!! They also did a car door extraction from a fake car crash on site. Lots to learn. We toured the rescue boat too. Wow, fun times for the kids to explore. Lastly; our kid got to be a Junior fire fighter by doing their obstacle course of pulling rope, carrying hose, walking over a tiny staircase, hammering to get Captain status, and actually using a real water hose to save fake fires, carrying a heavy fake person to safety, and doing a rope pulley. Kids earn a certificate card of completion at the end. Phew, what a day! The line to do the obstacle course was the longest, maybe 40-45min? Fun though.

I love HUNTINGTON BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT for a lot of reasons, this time, for arriving so quick…read moreand putting out the fire at my apartment complex. OCEAN AIR APARTMENTS. and then of course LAKE STREET FIRE for saving my life personally, 10 years ago when I was a passenger in a truck that crashed at 14th and pch at 1 30 am , and the driver didn't want to get a DUI, so he ran to SEAPOINT to his mothers house. these men and women are so professional, so excellent at what they do, no matter what the emergency is.... I just want to SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF US, for showing up and making sure everybody's ok, for risking your lives so we don't lose ours. I am so glad I live in HUNTINGTON BEACH, and am so grateful to the awesome people that keep our city safe. and thank you for what you do, everyday. (and especially for being there for me, and taking care of me, when obviously I couldn't take care of myself) I wouldn't have survived that wreck.... without your help! debi

I was at home with my 1 year old when, all of a sudden, I hear a crazy alarm go off and a recorded…read morerobot voice telling me that there is a dangerously high level of carbon monoxide in the house and to leave the premises immediately! So, what did I do? I grabbed my kid and my phone, dialed 911, and ran the f*#& outta there! The 911 dispatcher sent the call to the Fire Department. As I was waiting on my front lawn, I started to get nervous. I kept checking my kid, but he seemed fine. I kept checking my own pulse, but it was racing from the sprint I just ran and the anxiety taking over. I knew carbon monoxide was odorless and colorless. Had we been breathing in that stuff for hours? For days? Was my new headache and nausea from the killer fumes? Exactly when was I going to pass out and/or die? All the horrible scenarios raced through my head and I started to prepare myself for the worst. Within minutes, the fire department rolled up. No sirens. No excitement. Just 4 burly firemen jumped out and casually went inside. I waited outside, anxious to hear just how bad it was. About a minute later, one of the guys came out and told me to come inside. "Ma'am", he said, "your alarm battery is dead, that's why the alarm went off". WTF? No regular warning? No beeping, like in normal smoke detectors? Just a crazy robot voice telling me to leave the premises or I might die!!! I apologized to the 4 firemen, but they were very cool about it. They even changed my batteries for me. I kidded that I know who to call the next time I need some batteries changed, but I don't think they appreciated the joke. They played with my kid until one of their badges poked him and he started to cry. Then they gave my kid a fireman sticker and took off. The Costa Mesa Fire Department. Good people who are there to fight fires and save lives. Just don't call them when you need to change a battery.

Badge number 107 answered dispatch call and he refused to answer the request for a neighborhood…read moreassist from a paralyzed girl. her power wheelchair broke and no one at her nursing facility was willing to push her outside so she requested assistance from Costa Mesa FD and they refused. In Los Angeles, LAFD always answered requests for neighborhood assist. Badge 107 replied "we are not LAFD we don't do neighborhood assist". That means Costa Mesa Fire Department does not care if there are members within their community who are disabled and in need of help and completely defeseless. They DO NOT CARE to help disabled. The attitude of badge 107 made it clear he considered disabled people and helping disabled people to be beneath him and a completely worthless task. he refused to give his name and only gave his badge number but I would like to find out who this man is and teach him that disabled citizens are people too!

Called 911 for my wife who was having a serious medical issue on 8/3/25 and unfortunately, this is…read morethe engine that responded. The first medic who got to my wife was some little weasel with glasses and he just looked at her. Didn't ask any questions. Didn't even acknowledge her. Just seemed really annoyed to be at my house. The other guy that came up at least asked a couple of questions. The captain was nice but he wasn't the one taking care of my wife. I wanted to like ocfa after they took care of me, but they were terrible with my wife. Why are you working for the fire department if 911 calls annoy you? Awful.

No amount of stars can thank these tireless, selfless hero's for helping put this fire out in…read morelaguna niguel/dana point today!!