Friday, March 25, 2016

Training Burn at 1710 S. Fawcett Avenue

Tacoma Fire is conducting a training burn today at 1710 S. Fawcett Avenue. Live-fire training in a controlled environment is a valuable tool in developing firefighting skills.

Recruit firefighters are practicing interior fire attack, hose handling, and observing fire behavior. Drills in the morning, with the final burn scheduled for the early afternoon. Flames and smoke may be visible from the area throughout the day.


Thursday, March 24, 2016

Requests for Service - February 2016

TFD Incidents by Initial Dispatch Type
TFD - Incidents
February
2016 (YTD)
2015 (YTD)
Fire
73
163
146
Emergency Medical
3,040
6,291
5,819
All Other
(e.g. hazardous conditions, search and rescue, automatic fire alarms)
542
1,159
1,003
Total
3,655
7,613
6,968
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