North Net Fire Training Center
Anaheim, Garden Grove, Orange Fire Training Authority

North Net is an example of a “typical” city fire training facilty. It is operated by a consortium of northern Orange County cities, and is used by fire departments from Southern California, and from out of state as well. Despite being relatively small in area, North Net, built in 1978, is the most elaborate fire training center in Orange County. Two years ago, the Orange County Fire Authority started construction on a 16 acre Regional Fire Operations and Training Center in Irvine, which is scheduled to open some time later this year.

The main feature of North Net is a five story concrete training tower ( detail 1 , detail 2 , detail 3 , detail 4 , detail 5 ) with propane-fueled fire capability, also used for ladder and rope rescue training. The tower is surrounded by basic fire training props such as door breach props, roof ventilation props, and wood for shore construction training. South of the tower is an area for concrete cutting ( detail ) and heavy object lifting and moving training, and some tunnels ( detail ) and tubes for confined space rescue training. Junked cars are regularly delivered to the site to be used for fire exercises and cutting for victim extraction training ( detail .)