If you're moving to Santa Ana and lamenting the fact that you'll have to give up all your old familiarities, like hockey tournaments with your friends from work, knowing your mail carrier by her first name, and having memorized the phone number to report power outages, you'll be happy to know Santa Ana has its own equivalents. It may take you a few weeks to get used to the new numbers or locations, but in a short time everything will be back to normal.

Recreation

Under the umbrella term of recreation, we can lump parks, libraries and community centers. If you want to research the history of septic tank pump truck development, you can search the catalog online or visit one of Santa Ana's two libraries in person. Afterward, why not go for a walk in one of the city's 41 parks? There are also 5 swimming pools, 17 recreation centers, 11 bike trails, and long list of classes available to the public.

Public Works

The public works department is who you'll want to call if you need your trash removed, a road repaired, sewage pumps serviced, or your water hooked up. Alongside these essential services, the public works department also runs special programs on appliance recycling, graffiti prevention and cleanup, and shopping cart removal. You may not think about storm drains or parking lots or new roadways much during the average day, but someone has to look after these things. In Santa Ana, it's the public works department.

Emergency

The North American standard 9-1-1 emergency system is in place in Santa Ana, so you don't have to worry too much about your health, even if you're leaving a job at Home Health Care Burlington to work in a factory here. The two main emergency services, fire and police, can also be contacted for non-emergencies such as cats in trees, fire prevention courses, disposal of hazardous materials, or reporting of petty crimes. The Santa Ana police department is the largest municipal police service in the county.

Public Transit

Though they serve the city, Metrolink and Orange County Transit, the two public transit operators working in Santa Ana, aren't run by the city. However, they do offer a wide range of bus routes which connect Santa Ana's neighborhoods with each other and Santa Ana with other cities in Orange County. It's great to have as a backup plan to get to your water treatment chemical supplier across town if your car breaks down.