The final day of Fire & Rescue Air Operations Training at Fairview Park is Thursday Aug. 2 from 8 a.m to 1 p.m.
Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue has been partnering with several local agencies to conduct Air Operations training at Fairview Park to prepare for the potential of wildfires in the area, as well as regional rescues, in addition to improving communications and inter-operability between our respective emergency ground and air resources.
CMF&R is the host of the operations, which has already taken place at the south end of the park in July.
The Orange County Fire Authority and the Orange County Sheriff’s office and several Orange County fire agencies will be taking part in the exercise. The training will only be static in nature, so there will be no active air operations or water drops, other than landing at the onset of the training and departure at the conclusion of the training.
Fire officials have worked closely with city staff to ensure that all environmental and wildlife concerns are addressed prior to the training and have worked with the local residential community to address any concerns related to the training. We appreciate the community’s support of this important training.