OCFA Station 19 Ride-Along - October 24th, 2017

A firefighter's patch and badge adorns his hung uniform in the apparatus bay of OCFA Fire Station 19.

A 2013 KME Fire Engine sits in the apparatus bay adjacent to an older model GMC ambulance van at OCFA's Fire Station 19.

A firefighter/paramedic's gear is stored in a rack inside the apparatus bay at OCFA's Fire Station 19.

OCFA's Engine 19 waits for a call inside the apparatus bay of Fire Station 19 in Lake Forest.

Engineer Wills performs routine inspections on Engine 19 at OCFA's Fire Station 19 on a daily basis.

Gauges, knobs, levers and switches adorn OCFA's Engine 19, a 2013 KME Fire Apparatus that serves the city of Lake Forest and is based out of Fire Station 19.

Engineer Wills performs routine inspections on Engine 19 at OCFA's Fire Station 19 on a daily basis.

OCFA's Engine 19 Captain checks for traffic as Engine 19 responds to reports of a medical aid in Lake Forest.

A firefighter assigned to OCFA's Engine 19 checks his phone while en route to lunch.

OCFA's Engine 19 Captain checks the call notes while donning his PPE in the apparatus bay.

OCFA Firefighter Piercy's helmet sits inside of Engine 19 as the sun reflects off of it.

An older model GMC paramedic van restored by the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association is driven Code 3 in OCFA's Fire Station 19 parking parking lot.

An older model GMC paramedic van restored by the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association is driven Code 3 in OCFA's Fire Station 19 parking parking lot.

An older model GMC paramedic van restored by the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association rests inside the apparatus bay at OCFA's Fire Station 19.

An older model GMC paramedic van restored by the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association rests inside the apparatus bay at OCFA's Fire Station 19.

An older model GMC paramedic van restored by the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association rests inside the apparatus bay at OCFA's Fire Station 19.

An older model GMC paramedic van restored by the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association rests inside the apparatus bay at OCFA's Fire Station 19.

Engineer Wills activates the emergency lights on an older model GMC paramedic van restored by the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association. The paramedic van now rests inside the apparatus bay at OCFA's Fire Station 19.

Engineer Wills activates the emergency lights on an older model GMC paramedic van restored by the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association. The paramedic van now rests inside the apparatus bay at OCFA's Fire Station 19.

An older model GMC paramedic van restored by the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association is driven around the front parking lot of OCFA's Fire Station 19.

A glossy 1960's California Exempt license plate adorns an older model GMC paramedic van restored by the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association. The paramedic van now rests inside the apparatus bay at OCFA's Fire Station 19.

An older model GMC paramedic van is driven Code 3 into the rear parking lot at OCFA's Fire Station 19.

An older model GMC paramedic van rests alongside a 2013 KME Fire Apparatus inside the apparatus bay at OCFA's Fire Station 19.

An older model GMC paramedic van rests inside the apparatus bay at OCFA's Fire Station 19.