Halloween Safety

Everyone loves a good scare on Halloween, but according to our friends at Safe Kids, on average children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any day of the year - now that is scary!

Top Tips

• Decorate costumes and bags with reflective tape or stickers. 
• Since masks can sometimes obstruct a child's vision, try non-toxic face paint and makeup to get the same effect.
• Have kids carry a glow stick or flashlight to help them see and be seen by drivers.

Requests for Service - September 2013

TFD Incidents by Initial Dispatch Type

TFD - Incidents	September	2013 (YTD)	2012 (YTD)
Fire	81	1,139	1,228
Emergency Medical	2,855	24,126	24,005
All Other (e.g. hazardous conditions, search and rescue, automatic fire alarms)	476	4,108	4,893
Total	3,412	29,373	30,126

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Protecting People, Property & the Environment

Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill 2013

Since earthquakes may happen anywhere you work, live, or travel, Tacoma Fire Department stresses the importance of being prepared and practicing how to protect yourself during a quake.

At 10:17 a.m. on October 17, 2013, millions across the country will practice the survival skill of “Drop, Cover, and Hold On.”

The goal of the drill is to prevent a major earthquake from becoming a catastrophe for you, your organization, and your community. Why is this drill important? As with anything, to act quickly you must practice often. You may only have seconds to protect yourself in an earthquake before strong shaking knocks you down, or something falls on you.

Best of all - everyone can participate!

Great turnout for CPR Sunday!

Thanks to the nearly 800 citizens who learned the life saving skills of CPR this weekend at CPR Sunday! We appreciate your commitment to helping make our community safer. If you were unable to attend, we also offer two standing classes a month. Visit our CPR webpage for additional class times and locations.

Great turnout at Fire Station Open Houses October 12, 2013

Thanks for joining us at our annual Fire Station Open House event in honor of Fire Prevention Week 2013. We enjoyed meeting you!

Learn to save a life this weekend!

Just a reminder that CPR Sunday is this weekend! The free training event is nearly full, (about 1,000 participants have signed up already) so in order to secure your preferred class time please pre-register at CPRsunday.net. 

The details:

• Date:  Sunday October 13, 2013
• Location:  Foss High School, 2112 S. Tyler St., 
• Class times at 8 AM, 10 AM, 12 PM, 2 PM. 

Note - this class is "Citizen Level CPR" and does not meet the Washington State Health Care Provider Level card requirements.

Celebrate Fire Prevention Week 2013

Residents can celebrate Fire Prevention Week by visiting six neighborhood fire stations from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, October 12. This year’s theme, “Prevent Kitchen Fires,” encourages everyone to team up and spread the message that fire safety saves lives!

Equipment will be on display and firefighters will answer questions about escape planning, fire safety and disaster preparedness.

The following six stations will host open houses:

Station 3 -   206 Browns Point Blvd, NE Tacoma
Station 4 -   1453 S. 12th (Earnest S Brazil St), Hilltop
Station 11 - 3802 McKinley Ave., McKinley Hill
Station 13 - 3825 N. 25th, Proctor
Station 16 - 7217 6th Ave., Skyline/West End District
Station 17 - 302 Regents Blvd., Fircrest

For more information on the activities hosted at each station, visit the Tacoma Fire Department, or call the Fire Prevention Division at 591-5740. We look forward to seeing you there!