Prevention Field Services has five regional offices that focus our prevention efforts more closely to the risks of the individual communities.

Complaints and referrals are done when a resident is concerned about a potential fire hazard. They can be related to buildings or vegetation.

Please complete the following form and email it to referral@ocfa.org.

Please note: Any complaint about Weed Abatement should be directed to your city's Code Enforcement Unit.

Public Records Act(PRA) requests are for documents that currently exist and have been created in the normal course of business. There is no cost to review existing responsive records that do not require special programming. You are not charged for any staff time to research and locate responsive records. All fees are based upon the actual costs associated in copying or programming special reports to provide you with the record, as allowed by Government Code and approved by the OCFA Board of Directors by its Fee Schedule. If your pick-up preference is by mail, we will quote you the current First Class U.S. Postage Rate to cover the mailing costs.

Contrary to popular belief not all records are maintained permanently. The OCFA follows its Board-adopted Records Retention Schedule, which is based upon various Government Codes that regulate the retention and destruction of records.

Below is a list of frequently requested records that identifies the office and email address to submit your request, any costs associated in purchasing copies or for special reports, request form, and phone number for inquiries.

PLEASE NOTE: All City of Santa Ana property related records prior to April 2012, must be requested from the City of Santa Ana Clerk of the Council's Office via its website at http://www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/coc/public_records_request.asp

PLEASE NOTE: All City of Garden Grove property related records prior to August 16, 2019, must be requested from the City of Garden Grove.

All records request must be sent through website: Garden Grove Public Records Request

OCFA public forms are available for these Partner Cities

To secure Fire and Life Safety Inspections and Violations documents (often used for the purpose of Environmental Site Assessments for properties) the requestor must be able to provide the OCFA with the property's full street address and city. Use of "in the area of or cross streets" is not specific enough for us to locate responsive documents.

There is a nominal cost to cover the copying or scanning of the responsive records per the adopted Board's Fee Schedule. A Property Records Request Form is available for your use. These property records requests are submitted to the Community Risk Reduction Department. If you have any questions regarding these types of documents, feel free to phone us at (714) 573-6254.

Building plans are copy righted documents that require permission from the architect. You will need to submit a Licensed Professional Request Form in addition to your Property Records Request Form.

The OCFA may need to outsource the duplication of plans, if so these actual costs will be passed along to the requestor per the Board-adopted Fee Schedule. These requests are submitted to the Community Risk Reduction Department. If you have any questions regarding these types of documents, feel free to phone us at (714) 573-6254.

Please note fees may apply.

This form can be emailed directly to CRTK@ocfa.org.

Are you planning a wedding at the park or in a hotel garden? A fund raiser for a school, organization or other group? You may need to obtain permission for the activities or the equipment you will need. Special event permits are for those activities or equipment that are temporary in nature and that may present an elevated or unique hazard to firefighters or the people that will be there. Special events may be held for invited guests or the general public and take place on public or private property.

Some examples include, but are not limited to:

• Tents/Canopies
• Carnivals and Fairs
• Special Amusement Buildings, Mazes, and Haunted Houses
• Fireworks and special effects
• Pit Bar-B-Ques, Bonfires, Candles and other exposed flames
• Any event that is not the primary use of the facility (for example, a party or concert in a warehouse)

HOW DO I APPLY FOR A PERMIT?

If a permit is needed based on the screening form, click on the button below to download the Special Event Permit form and instructions.

HOW MUCH DOES A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT COST?

• Consult the Special Event Permit form for a list of potential permits and their associated fees.
• The total fee will be determined after OCFA has evaluated the application package and determined which permits are needed. Fees will be due once the permit and permit conditions are ready to issue. OCFA accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and electronic and paper checks. No cash accepted.
• EXPEDITE FEE - A complete application package shall be submitted at least ten working days before an event, otherwise an additional 50% of the base fee will be added to the cost of the permit.
• Fees shall be paid prior to the event date, or the first inspection if an inspection is required, or within 6 weeks of invoicing, whichever comes first. Unpaid accounts may be sent to collections.

WHAT INFORMATION IS NEEDED?

Guideline S-01 provides processing instructions and lists the generic information required for all special events. Guideline S-01 can be found by clicking on the gray "Resources" box above and then clicking on the "Guidelines" bar that appears.

Depending on the type of event or hazard(s) present, additional information may also be required. Refer to the attachments listed underneath Guideline S-01 that may be applicable to your event.

Please submit a completed form and a plan and/or map of the proposed event including as much detail as possible regarding your event. Submit these documents to specialevents@ocfa.org.