Orange County Fire Authority safety record at a glance
Orange County Fire Authority has been the subject of 21 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Nov 19, 2003 and Oct 28, 2020. 12 of them were unprogrammed related inspections. 13 of them produced citations, 17 in all: 5 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $103,050 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $67,700. The largest single penalty, $58,950, came from an inspection opened Oct 28, 2020 in Irvine. That places the employer at #903 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Public Administration. Worksites in Irvine, Tustin, Laguna Niguel, Orange, Santa Ana, Westminster, Yorba Linda, Westmintster.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2020 | Irvine | Accident | 5 citations 5 serious | $90,500 | $58,950 | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Jun 23, 2016 | Tustin | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation 1 repeat | $2,000 | $500 | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Jun 21, 2016 | Laguna Niguel | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Oct 13, 2015 | Orange | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 3, 2016 |
| May 28, 2014 | Santa Ana | Accident | 1 citation | $300 | 0 | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Apr 23, 2014 | Irvine | Referral | 1 citation | $500 | $500 | Jul 14, 2017 |
| Dec 9, 2013 | Santa Ana | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $1,000 | $1,000 | Aug 20, 2015 |
| Aug 6, 2013 | Tustin | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $2,000 | $2,000 | Feb 5, 2015 |
| Jan 9, 2013 | Westminster | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $2,000 | 0 | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Jun 19, 2012 | Irvine | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 19, 2012 |
| Jun 15, 2012 | Laguna Niguel | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $1,000 | $1,000 | Aug 20, 2015 |
| Jan 25, 2012 | Yorba Linda | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $1,000 | $1,000 | open |
| Jan 14, 2012 | Westmintster | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $1,000 | $1,000 | May 14, 2013 |
| Oct 12, 2011 | Irvine | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 18, 2013 |
| Oct 10, 2011 | Los Alamitos | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $1,000 | $1,000 | open |
| Aug 30, 2011 | Irvine | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 5, 2011 |
| Aug 10, 2011 | Irvine | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Mar 15, 2011 | Irvine | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $450 | $450 | Aug 31, 2011 |
| Nov 10, 2010 | Irvine | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 20, 2013 |
| Sep 9, 2008 | Garden Grove | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Sep 9, 2008 |
| Nov 19, 2003 | San Clemente | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $300 | $300 | Oct 11, 2006 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 11 citations, $8,750
- 8 CCR 3410: 4 citations, 4 serious, $57,600
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, 1 serious, $1,350
- 8 CCR 1430.40: 1 citation
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Irvine employment lawyer.
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Orange County Fire Authority
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.