{"id":283,"date":"2019-06-06T06:23:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T14:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/placentia.website\/?p=283"},"modified":"2019-06-06T06:23:58","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T14:23:58","slug":"placentia-first-oc-city-to-leave-fire-authority-and-form-its-own-fire-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/placentia.website\/?p=283","title":{"rendered":"Placentia First OC City to Leave Fire Authority and Form its Own Fire Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Placentia became the first city to completely exit the Orange County Fire Authority and form its own fire department Wednesday morning when the City Council voted 3-1 for the move, despite protests from virtually every firefighter union in OC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think change or potential for change create fear or nervousness for folks \u2026 it\u2019s a little unnerving and it\u2019s a particularly sensitive subject,\u201d Councilman Ward Smith, retired Placentia police chief, said before the nearly 1 a.m. vote.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/voiceofoc.org\/2019\/06\/placentia-first-oc-city-to-leave-fire-authority-and-form-its-own-fire-department\/\"><strong>To read more go to VoiceOfOC.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Placentia became the first city to completely exit the Orange County Fire Authority and form its own fire department Wednesday morning when the City Council voted 3-1 for the move, despite protests from virtually every firefighter union in OC.&#8221; 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