Santa Ana Fire Department

You Can Wear Your Disdain for the Sad State of Orange County Fire Services, Then and Now

In these days of, say, a 128-year-old Santa Ana Fire Department disbanding due to budget constraints and fellow agencies' city governments also contemplating contracting fire services out to the Orange County Fire Authority, one can be excused for assuming a certain product hawked on eBay right now ... More >>

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Santa Ana Has Fire by Baptism

​This is so weird: just a few weeks ago I was walking around the new construction to reach the sanctuary at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Santa Ana.This morning, those portions being remodeled were totally lost in an overnight fire. 

DA Says No Foul Play in Death of OC Jail Inmate

Richard James Wilson's Booking Photo​Speaking of dead Orange County Jail inmates....The same day the Orange County Sheriff's department (OCSD) announced the death of an immigration detainee inside Theo Lacy Jail in Orange, the Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) announced that it had wrapped up ... More >>

Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Day

Headline: Santa Ana Trains Mexican Firefighters​Comment by EPAPLIA: It'd be nice if Mexico and the Middle East would just disappear off the map. No one would miss them...Comment by SEROTEPODRIDO: i can understand the middle east, but where are we gonna get our tacos and burritos now smart guy?

Who'll Stop the Pain?

A recent spate of suicides and strange deaths inside Orange County's jails has jail staff and activists alike clamoring for reform

Sheriff's Deputies Wreck Another Case

[Moxley Confidential] OCSD's omission of key facts about a stalled car crashes a burglary prosecution

Workers Rally to Save Jobs of Live Emergency Dispatchers

​Before this evening's Santa Ana City Council meeting, union workers will stage a rally in front of City Hall to draw attention to layoffs they claim will lead to 9-1-1 emergency calls being answered by an electronic menu rather than a live dispatcher.

O Solo Meow

Be careful if youre a cat in Santa Ana and get stuck in a tree

Diary of A Mad County