Fire Hyrdrant Flow Test

Posted on April 4, 2012 by admin

(877)347-3797 Fire Hydrant Flow Tests are usually performed when a water availability form is needed for a new project requiring a fire sprinkler system. The fire flow test is the foundation for the hydraulic calculations and is the beginning node point, get this wrong, and the results could be monumental.

Fire Hydrant Flow Reports are also required annually for private property hydrants and should be maintained by the property owner. Fire Hydrant Flow Reports are standardized from the NFPA 25, California Title 19, & the Office of the State Fire Marshall. A qualified fire sprinkler company should perform the main drain tests, inspectors’ test, fire hydrant flow test, even obstruction investigations during the 5 Year Fire Sprinkler Inspection.

Precision Fire Systems is proud to offer the various inspections with competitive pricing. It goes a long way in these tough times. So give us a call:

(877)347-3797

Proudly serving all of Orange County including Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Laguna Beach, Lake Forest, Foothill Ranch, La Mirada, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, City of Orange, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Sun City, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda and Unincorporated Orange County.

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Fire Sprinkler System Maintenance

Posted on March 31, 2012 by admin

Fire Sprinkler Systems have been around since the mid-late 1800′s and were originally made by someone trying to protect their piano factory. In January of 2011, Fire Sprinkler Systems were required in ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

The required maintenance of these fire sprinkler systems has also been around for quite some time, however in the residential “buying & selling” of houses, real estate agents and home inspectors have NO IDEA what to do when they come across these residential fire sprinkler systems.

Let’s just simplify this inspection process by stating it this way, ” You need to see you BACKFLOW DEVICE TESTER, your FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTOR, your FIRE EXTINGUISHER COMPANY, & your FIRE ALARM COMPANY at least ONCE A YEAR. Some companies do it all and others only one item, but these life safety systems require special training and apprenticeship.

Precision Fire Systems performs commercial fire sprinkler inspections, commercial fire sprinkler repairs, commercial fire sprinkler underground installations and repairs, fire sprinkler design, fire sprinkler changeouts, fire sprinkler hydraulic calculations, fire sprinkler inspections, fire sprinkler repairs, fire sprinkler layout, and too many fire sprinkler services to list. Just give us a call so we can help you out.

Proudly Serving the City of Orange, and All of ORANGE COUNTY including Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Laguna Beach, Lake Forest, Foothill Ranch, La Mirada, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, City of Orange, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Sun City, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda and Unincorporated Orange County… including the following zip codes, 90720, 90740, 92602, 92603, 92604, 92610, 92612, 92614, 92618, 92620, 92626, 92627, 92629, 92630, 92646, 92647, 92648, 92649, 92651, 92653, 92656, 92657, 92660, 92663, 92672, 92673, 92675, 92677, 92679, 92680, 92683, 92688, 92691, 92692, 92694, 92701, 92703, 92704, 92705, 92706, 92707, 92708, 92780, 92802, 92804, 92805, 92840, 92841, 92843, 92844, 92845, 92865, 92866, 92869

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Mezzanine Fire Sprinklers – Marion Knott Studios Orange, Ca

Posted on March 15, 2012 by admin

Precision Fire Systems finished a project a few months back at the Marion Knott Studios at Chapman College in Orange, Ca under their NEW mezzanine for storing all the great film equipment and items used by the students for various film projects.

The mezzanine was quite a great build from a local city of Orange contractor who is definitely an expert in the modular mezzanine, ironworks, and modular office industry. They build it and Precision Fire Systems designs and installs and provides the hydraulic calculations. Completely Type III Construction with full seismic requirements as far as the Fire Sprinkler Systems Installations Inspections are concerned.

Precision Fire Systems is your one stop shop for all Commercial or Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems Design, Hydraulic Calculations, Fire Sprinkler Installations, Consultations, Commercial and Residential Fire Sprinkler Repairs, Underground Fire Hydrant Mains, Overhead Fire Sprinklers any hazard. Backflow Preventer Device Tester, Fire Extinguishers.

(949)337-3317

(877)347-3797

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md@backflowtestingcompany.com

Proudly Serving the City of Orange, and All of ORANGE COUNTY including Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Laguna Beach, Lake Forest, Foothill Ranch, La Mirada, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, City of Orange, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Sun City, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda and Unincorporated Orange County.

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Annual Backflow Preventer Test Prevents Cross Contamination

Posted on March 11, 2012 by admin

“Why does my water taste funny?” “What is this thing for?”

“Why must I pay to have my Backflow Preventer tested every year?”

These are some of the questions I’m asked each year as I am preparing my Midwest 845-5 Test Kit to perform the required Annual Backflow Test. I thought I would give a brief explanation for “why” the backflow test is so important.

Let me simplify the requirement and the sense of urgency. All water departments: Irvine Ranch Water, South Coast Water, Moulton Niguel, Newport Beach Water, etc are responsible for the water quality up to the meter. After the water service passes the water meter, then it is the owner’s responsibility. In many jurisdictions near the ocean or with a higher hazard area, such as manufacturing or industrial production, the water department will require a Reduced Pressure Principle Backflow Preventer at the street to PROTECT THE WATER QUALITY for everyone’s SAFETY.

So you live in Newport Coast area, right by the beach, and you have a RP BACKFLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY right after your water meter. FIRST point where a cross contamination connection could occur. You have a FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM which is supplied by the SAME WATER SERVICE after your water meter and BACKFLOW DEVICE. In the 1980′s & 1990′s it was not a requirement for SPRING LOADED CHECK VALVES to be installed like they require today. Personally, my main background is the Hydraulic Calculations for Fire Sprinkler Design Install Inspect and Repair of FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS in California, but let me focus on RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS for this scenario. In a single family dwelling the electrician is permitted to ground his electrical to the COPPER PIPING as it enters the house. This would NOT be permitted in Commercial Buildings. The Fire Sprinkler Riser has a rubber faced check valve that is NOT spring loaded. SECOND point where a cross contamination connection could occur. With the grounding of the electrical to the copper pipe, if there is NO DIELECTRIC UNION between the potable water service and the FIRE RISER CHECK VALVE, then corrosion will build up inside the check valve not allowing it to completely close. THIS WOULD CROSS CONTAMINATE your drinking water with a BACKFLOW CONDITION from your Fire Sprinklers…. and yes, your water would taste funny as a result.

The Annual Backlow Inspection Test helps to PROVE that your BACKFLOW DEVICE is working within the manufacturers tolerances and that the drinking water for all your neighbors is adequately protected for water quality. The OC Health Department requires all BACKFLOW TESTERS to be CERTIFIED through the Orange County Health Care Agency / Environmental Health Department as a CERTIFIED BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TESTER.

Precision Fire Systems in cooperation with the BACKFLOW TESTING COMPANY performs these tests in Orange County at reasonable rates and usually within the same day or within 1-2 days of being contacted. We are your Local Southern Orange County Fire Sprinkler & Backflow Testing Company.

Call Toll Free (877)347-3797 or Local (949)337-3317 – Ask for Backflow Mike “The Fire Sprinkler Dude” or

backflowmikefiresprinklerdude@gmail
md@backflowtestingcompany.com
md@precisionfiresystems.com

Proudly Serving All of ORANGE COUNTY including Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Laguna Beach, Lake Forest, Foothill Ranch, La Mirada, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, City of Orange, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Sun City, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda and Unincorporated Orange County.

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Fire Sprinkler Hydraulic Calculations

Posted on March 1, 2012 by admin

Precision Fire Systems is your one stop solution for all your Fire Protection Design & Hydraulic Calculation needs. We will design and install all types of density requirements for every hazard imaginable.

Fire Sprinkler Hydraulic Calculations are based on density. Density is based on the Occupancy & Hazard Area.

* RESIDENTIAL DESIGN FOR ONE/TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS
* LIGHT HAZARD DESIGN FOR OFFICE BUILDINGS
* ORDINARY HAZARD GROUP II FOR B OCCUPANCIES WITH STOCK HEIGHTS LESS THAN 12 FEET
* HIGH HAZARD WITH IN RACK SPRINKLERS FOR HIGH PILE STORAGE
* MODULAR MEZZANINE / MODULAR STRUCTURES FOR MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRIAL
* AND MUCH MUCH MORE

Precision Fire Systems can engineer and build any Fire Sprinkler System for all hazards, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, MIXED USE (Hotel – Multi Family), INDUSTRIAL Applications

(949)337-3317 (877)347-3797 www.precisionfiresystems.com

With so many Fire Sprinkler Companies to choose from here in Southern California, Precision Fire Systems is Proudly Serving All of Orange County, the city of Orange, Riverside County, including Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Chino, Corona, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Fallbrook, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, City of Industry, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Laguna Beach, Lake Elsinore, Lake Forest, Foothill Ranch, La Mirada, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Long Beach, Mission Viejo, Murrieta, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, Norco, Oceanside, Ontario, City of Orange, Perris, Placentia, Pomona, Rancho Santa Margarita, Rialto, Fontana, Canyon Lake, Corona, Lake Elsinore, Temecula, Perris, Moreno Valley, Hemet, Norco, Chino, Chino Hills, Riverside, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Sun City, Torrance, Tustin, Villa Park, Vista, Westminster, Yorba Linda and Unincorporated Orange County

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Central Omega Fire Sprinklers with O-Rings

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin

CENTRAL OMEGA FIRE SPRINKLER HEADS HAVE O-RINGS!!!!!!!! Still running into these heads…

Nothing worse than having a house in escrow and going for the various inspections and finding out that your 5,000 square foot house has these heads installed. You’ve owned this house for 20 years and knew nothing about the VOLUNTARY RECALL PROGRAM until NOW!!! Not only does it put your escrow in jeopardy, but you’re shocked that this is this first time you’re finding out about these OMEGA FIRE SPRINKLERS, GB-1 GB1, GBR, GBR-2, CENTRAL OPTIMA ROC, CENTRAL LF, CENTRAL FIRE SPRINKLERS without the Belle-ville Seal.

PRECISION FIRE SYSTEMS still offers low cost solutions to replace these Central Omega Fire Sprinklers.

(949)337-3317 Call Toll Free (877)FIRESYS (877)347-3797

Your low cost solution to the recalled Omega Fire Sprinklers, OMEGA FIRE SPRINKLERS, GB-1 GB1, GBR, GBR-2, CENTRAL OPTIMA ROC, CENTRAL LF, CENTRAL FIRE SPRINKLERS.

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Fire Sprinkler Repair & Service Company

Posted on February 24, 2012 by admin

Precision Fire Systems is your Fire Sprinkler Inspection Service Repair Company in Riverside County.

Precision Fire Systems is proud to be a local full service Fire Sprinkler Company here in Southern California Orange & Riverside Counties. We specialize in Commercial and Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems. Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems (Residential Fire Sprinklers) for Single Family Dwellings are rapidly becoming our footprint here in Southern Orange County.. We provide sales and service for all your Fire Suppression needs, including, Underground Fire Mains, Overhead Sprinklers, Tenant Improvements, Density Upgrades, Fire Hoses, Column Sprinklers, In-Rack Sprinklers, Glycol Fire Sprinkler Systems, Sales & Service, Quarterly Fire Sprinkler Inspections, 5 Year Certifications and much much more….

* ALL Types of Fire Sprinkler Inspections * Residential Fire Sprinkler Inspections
* Annual Fire Sprinkler Inspections * Residential Fire Sprinkler Repairs
* 5 Year Fire Sprinkler Certifications * Residential Waterflow Switch Replacement
* Quarterly Fire Sprinkler Inspections * Residential Sprinkler Head Change-Outs
* Annual Fire Hydrant Inspections * Residential Tenant Improvements / Remodel
* Fire Hydrant Flow Tests * Residential Fire Sprinkler Design
* Water Availability Tests * Residential Fire Sprinkler Hydraulic Calculations
* Wet Standpipe Inspections * Multi-Use Fire Sprinkler Design
* Dry Standpipe Inpections * Multi-Use Fire Sprinkler Hydraulic Calculations
* Class I Standpipes * Fire Sprinkler System Installations for Hotels
* Class II Standpipes * Fire Sprinkler System Retrofits Commercial
* Combined Standpipes * Fire Sprinkler System Retrofits Residential
* Commercial Tenant Improvements * Annual Backflow Preventer Device Testing
* Commercial Underground Repairs * In-Rack Fire Sprinkler Design
* Commercial Underground Design * In-Rack Fire Sprinkler Hydraulic Calculations
* Commercial Overhead Sprinkler Design * Class II Fire Hoses
* Commercial Density Upgrades * Fire Hose Hydrostatic Testing
* Commercial Density Analysis * Omega Fire Sprinkler Change-Outs

These life safety systems will be inspected when originally installed and it is the owner’s responsibility to maintain and inspect these systems quarterly, annually, and perform a 5 Year Fire Sprinkler Inspection.

Call today (949)337-3317 Call Toll Free (877)347-3797 (877)FIRESYS md@precisionfiresystems.com

Proud to be of service in the Inland Empire Riverside County, Murrieta, Canyon Lake, Corona, Norco, Chino, Chino Hills, Riverside, Hemet, Temecula, and all of Orange County With so many Fire Sprinkler Companies to choose from here in Southern California, Precision Fire Systems is Proudly Serving All of Orange County including Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Chino, Corona, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Fallbrook, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, City of Industry, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Laguna Beach, Lake Elsinore, Lake Forest, Foothill Ranch, La Mirada, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Long Beach, Mission Viejo, Murrieta, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, Norco, Oceanside, Ontario, City of Orange, Perris, Placentia, Pomona, Rancho Santa Margarita, Rialto, Riverside, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Sun City, Temecula, Torrance, Tustin, Villa Park, Vista, Westminster, Yorba Linda and Unincorporated Orange County, Big Bear, Big Bear Lake, Arrowhead

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Commercial & Residential Fire Sprinkler Design

Posted on February 23, 2012 by admin

Precision Fire Systems is well versed in residential and commercial fire sprinkler system design. We do Density Upgrades, High Piled Storage Analysis, Ordinary Hazard Group II, Ordinary Hazard Group I, Light Hazard, High Hazard, Combined Systems, NFPA 13D, NFPA 13R, NFPA 13. Precision Fire Systems provides fire sprinkler engineering for all your fire sprinkler system design.

Commercial Fire Sprinkler Design, Residential Fire Sprinkler Design, Fire Sprinkler Engineering, Fire Sprinkler Density Analysis, Fire Sprinkler Density Upgrade, Fire Sprinkler Hydraulic Calculations

Call Toll Free (877)347-3797

(949)337-3317

Precision Fire Systems provides Fire Sprinkler Design in Orange County for all cities in Orange County including Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Balboa, Brea, Buena Park, Corona Del Mar, Costa Mesa, Coto de Caza, Cypress, Dana Point, Dove Canyon, Foothill Ranch, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, La Palma, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Monarch Beach, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, Orange, Placentia, Portola Hills, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Talega, Trabuco Canyon, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, and Yorba Linda.

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5 Year Fire Sprinkler Inspections

Posted on February 22, 2012 by admin

Precision Fire Systems is proud of their heritage of not only designing and installing fire sprinkler systems, but also to provide the various testing and inspections of residential & commercial fire sprinkler systems per the Title 19 & the OSFM and AHJ 5 Year Fire System Requirements.

Every fire sprinkler system is designed with a specific occupancy and hazard area. Change the hazard area and you may have to perform a density analysis to prove whether the hydraulically calculated area can produce the appropriate fire sprinkler density to suppress the fire should an emergency arise. Often times I will be walking through a typical B Occupancy (.20 @ 1500 gpm / Ordinary Hazard Group II) and notice 4′ x 9′ storage racks with stock exceeding 12′ – 0″. This overhead system will definitely not meet the high piled storage requirements and would need a density upgrade and in rack fire sprinklers. These are the kind of things that would be inspected during the 5 Year Fire Sprinkler Inspection from your C16 Licensed Fire Protection Contractor. In addition to a main drain test, hydrant flow, inspector’s test valve, fire department connection backflush, check valve inspection, alarm check valve inspection, obstruction investigation, alarm devices, tamper switch activation, waterflow switch activation, shotgun riser, OS&Y, BACKFLOW PREVENTER, Double Check Valve Backflow, butterfly valve, rack sprinkler system, riser system gauges, alarm trim, bell housing, retard chamber, WPIV, wall post indicator valve, PIV, post indicator valve, fire hydrant loop, class II fire hose, sectional controls, underground gate valves, quick response fire sprinklers, standard response fire sprinklers, intermediate fire sprinklers, light hazard office spacing, auxillary drain valves, ordinary hazard group I, ordinary hazard group II, high hazard, fire sprinkler temperature ratings, and much much more, your fire sprinkler inspector will provide the four page OSFM standardized report to meet your insurance needs as well.

These life safety systems will be inspected when originally installed and it is the owner’s responsibility to maintain and inspect these systems quarterly, annually, and perform a 5 Year Fire Sprinkler Inspection.

Precision Fire Systems can engineer and build any Fire Sprinkler System for all hazards, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, MIXED USE (Hotel – Multi Family), INDUSTRIAL, density upgrades, cross fed fire hoses, column sprinklers, in-rack sprinklers systems, deluge, and more. Precision Fire Systems knows that these Life Safety Systems will be in service for many years to come. We build them right. We inspect them right. We repair them right. Let PFS be your Fire Protection Contractor who is your FIRE SUPPRESSION SPECIALIST

So the next time you need a 5 Year Fire Sprinkler Certification or any other Fire Sprinkler Inspection, call PRECISION FIRE SYSTEMS, ask for Mike the owner, in most instances he will personally perform your inspection and walk your projects with you. At PFS, we are proud to be of service.

Call today (949)337-3317 Call Toll Free (877)347-3797 (877)FIRESYS md@precisionfiresystems.com

With so many Fire Sprinkler Companies to choose from here in Southern California, Precision Fire Systems is Proudly Serving All of Orange County, Riverside County, including Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Chino, Corona, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Fallbrook, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, City of Industry, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Laguna Beach, Lake Elsinore, Lake Forest, Foothill Ranch, La Mirada, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Long Beach, Mission Viejo, Murrieta, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, Norco, Oceanside, Ontario, City of Orange, Perris, Placentia, Pomona, Rancho Santa Margarita, Rialto, Fontana, Canyon Lake, Corona, Lake Elsinore, Temecula, Perris, Moreno Valley, Hemet, Norco, Chino, Chino Hills, Riverside, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Sun City, Torrance, Tustin, Villa Park, Vista, Westminster, Yorba Linda and Unincorporated Orange County

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Recalled Fire Sprinkler Heads

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin

We are still running into the Omega Fire Sprinklers, the Central GBR, and the Central Opima ROC here locally in Southern Orange County. These fire sprinklers have been recalled for some time and homeowners are NOT aware of this issue despite the Consumer Affairs reports posted online.

Part of our responsibility is to educate people on the misunderstanding and Hollywood depictions on how Residential Fire Sprinklers actually work. It’s not like in the movies where a fire is started and every fire sprinkler activates. Common sense would tell you that your water pressure would drop, and without any pressure, the water would not displace effectively.

A residential fire sprinkler puts out 13 gpm, where a firefighter with a 2 1/2″ hose easily puts out over 100 gpm. Which one would you rather have. I would take the 13 gpm from the fire sprinkler. But back to our original point… The fire sprinkler that has not been recalled or manufactured over 18+ years ago, were recalled, a VRP program put in place to assist homeowners, the program expired in 2007, and these heads are still scattered throughout Southern California.

As with any fire sprinkler system, even residential fire sprinklers are required to be tested and inspected annually from a licensed C16 Fire Protection Contractor in California.

Precision Fire Systems – call Toll Free (877)FIRESYS (877)347-3797

With so many Fire Sprinkler Companies to choose from here in Southern California, Precision Fire Systems is Proudly Serving All of Orange County including Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Chino, Corona, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Fallbrook, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, City of Industry, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Laguna Beach, Lake Elsinore, Lake Forest, Foothill Ranch, La Mirada, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Long Beach, Mission Viejo, Murrieta, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, Norco, Oceanside, Ontario, City of Orange, Perris, Placentia, Pomona, Rancho Santa Margarita, Rialto, Riverside, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Sun City, Temecula, Torrance, Tustin, Villa Park, Vista, Westminster, Yorba Linda and Unincorporated Orange County, Big Bear, Big Bear Lake, Arrowhead

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