Two injured in semi versus auto collision on 12th Street in Fife

Incident Date: 12/12/12
Issuing Officer: Joe Meinecke
Incident Location: 5310 12th Street East
Incident Type:  Motor Vehicle Crash

Narrative:  At 10:30 a.m. Tacoma Firefighters responded to a reported auto versus semi-truck accident. 

Companies arrived to find a van had been struck by a semi-truck and pushed into the side of on office building.  Complicating patient extrication was the threat of an electrical hazard from a power pole that was sheared off in the collision and lying on top of the semi-truck. 

Crews worked quickly to stabilize the scene, remove the patients from the van and transport the two occupants to area hospitals. While the building was occupied at the time of the crash, fortunately, no one was in that particular office at the time of the accident.

TFD and Fife Police Department Incident Commanders are currently coordinating the removal of the vehicle from the building, conducting a structural assessment of the severity of damage to the building, and keeping the scene clear and safe as public utilities works on restoring the power to the area.

   

Requests for Service - November 2012

November 2012
Dispatch totals for TFD & CPFR response area

9-1-1 Dispatch Totals	November	YTD 2012	YTD 2011
FCC Total Calls Received	7,000	80,601	78,110
FCC Total Fire Companies Dispatched	9,014	105,237	104,922

TFD Incidents by Initial Dispatch Type

TFD - Incidents	November	YTD 2012	YTD 2011
Fire Incidents	66	1,429	1,368
Emergency Medical Incidents	2,559	29,268	27,830
All Other Incidents	430	5,754	5,953
Total Incidents by Type	3,055	36,451	35,153

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Oily Rags Spark Apartment Fire on Division Ave

Incident Date: 12/7/12
Issuing Officer: Joe Meinecke
Incident Location: 1617 Division Ave
Incident Type: Residential Structure

Narrative: At 1:56 a.m. seven companies of Tacoma Firefighters (four engines, one ladder, one medic company, a safety officer and command staff) responded to a reported apartment fire.

Arriving companies found a first floor apartment fully charged with smoke and fire. Crews worked swiftly to attack the fire that had burned through the floor into the basement of the building, ventilate the smoke from the area, and alert and evacuate occupants in neighboring units. The fire was contained to the apartment of origin and there were no injuries to report.

The vacant apartment was under remodel and the cause of the fire was determined to be spontaneous combustion of oily rags left in a metal can. The fire resulted in an estimated $75,000 dollars damage to the building and its contents.

Rescued Barn Owl released to wild

Tacoma Firefighters were on hand yesterday to watch the release of a recently rescued Barn Owl.  The adult male owl has been recuperating at the Sarvey Wildlife Care Center, (Arlington, Washington) for injuries sustained while ensnared in old fishing line left dangling from a tree on the banks of the Puyallup River.   After four weeks of convalescence, the fully recovered owl was released near the river at dusk last night. 

"Tried & True" recipe for a safe Thanksgiving!

According to the National Fire Protection Association, Thanksgiving is the leading day for home cooking fires, with three times as many occurring on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year!

Tacoma Fire Department encourages everyone to follow this "tried and true" recipe for a safe holiday.

When it comes to cooking:

• Keep a close watch on your cooking. Never leave cooking food unattended.
• Keep oven food packaging and combustibles away from burners and heat sources.
• Heat cooking oil slowly and watch it closely; it can ignite quickly.
• Have a "kid-free zone" of at least three-feet around the stove.
• Keep a lid nearby to smother small grease fires.
• Make sure you have a working smoke alarms.

Spotlight on Flood Preparedness

Flooding is the most common and widespread of all natural disasters and with the moderate to heavy rain expected across our region the next few days, now is the time to prepare for water related hazards.

 What to do before a flood

• Know your flood risk and know your evacuations routes

• Clean out leaves around your gutters and storm drains
• Assemble a disaster supply kit

What to do during a flood

• Do not try to walk or drive through flooded areas
• Water can be deeper than it appears and fast moving water just six inches deep can sweep you off your feet
• Cars can be swept away in just two feet of water
• Report downed power lines to Tacoma Public Utilities @ 253-502-8602 (call 9-1-1 if it is a life threatening situation) and do not try to move them 

Stay informed - visit the National Weather Service to monitor weather conditions, Ready.gov for disaster preparedness information and check out the Regional Public Information Network to subscribe to news alerts from more than 75 government, transportation, utility, health and emergency response agencies that serve the citizens in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.

  

Requests for Service - October 2012

October 2012
Dispatch totals for TFD & CPFR response area

9-1-1 Dispatch Totals	October	YTD 2012	YTD 2011
FCC Total Calls Received	7,212	73,601	71,438
FCC Total Fire Companies Dispatched	9,564	96,233	95,875

TFD Incidents by Initial Dispatch Type

TFD - Incidents	October	YTD 2012	YTD 2011
Fire Incidents	135	1,363	1,296
Emergency Medical Incidents	2,704	26,709	25,375
All Other Incidents	430	5,323	5,437
Total Incidents by Type	3,269	33,395	32,108

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