Orange County Fire Authority
OCEA members in the Orange County Fire Authority are represented by union stewards and a professional staff of labor relations representatives. Standing together, every OCEA member in the Orange County Fire Authority plays a role in achieving better wages, retirement security and fair rights on the job.
The information below is a resource for all OCEA members in the Orange County Fire Authority. Below, you will find a list of stewards and staff representatives for OCEA members assigned to the Orange County Fire Authority. You’ll also find the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which is the negotiated union contract that sets forth the wages, hours and working conditions guiding your employment. And you can also find updates and news from OCEA about what’s happening in your agency and across the County.
Stay informed: Union news that affects you!
Congratulations Thanksgiving Sweepstakes Winners!
November 17, 2021
Due to the ongoing public health crisis created by COVID-19, Thanksgiving may look a bit different for many of us again this year. To show our gratitude for OCEA members’ public service during the pandemic, we partnered with Orange County's Credit Union (OCCU) to hold an opportunity drawing for four (4) Thanksgiving Dinner Giveaways.
OCFA Bargaining Update - November 13, 2021
November 13, 2021
Your bargaining team met with OCFA executive management and the Authority’s negotiator on Wednesday, November 10th. We have been diligently working to achieve a fair contract for five months. Yet despite our firm position, management reported to us that the OCFA Board of Directors has not changed its position and does not want to provide you with any wage increases.
OCEA LABOR RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVES

Mariela Ortiz
Labor Relations Specialist

Michelle Rubio
Senior Labor Relations Representative