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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Save the Date - City Services Expo

Join us at the City of Tacoma Service Expo.

May 7, 2016
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Tacoma Dome + Parking Lot

 Hope to see you there!

Requests for Service - January 2016

TFD Incidents by Initial Dispatch Type

TFD - Incidents	January	2016 (YTD)	2015 (YTD)
Fire	90	90	79
Emergency Medical	3,251	3,251	3,039
All Other (e.g. hazardous conditions, search and rescue, automatic fire alarms)	617	617	518
Total	3,958	3,958	3,636

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Requests for Service - December 2015

TFD Incidents by Initial Dispatch Type

TFD - Incidents	December	2015 (YTD)	2014 (YTD)
Fire	83	1,785	1,405
Emergency Medical	3,212	36,371	34,647
All Other (e.g. hazardous conditions, search and rescue, automatic fire alarms)	492	6,210	5,615
Total	3,787	44,366	41,667

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Requests for Service Report - November 2015

TFD Incidents by Initial Dispatch Type

TFD - Incidents	November	2015 (YTD)	2014 (YTD)
Fire	93	1,702	1,328
Emergency Medical	3,009	33,519	31,575
All Other (e.g. hazardous conditions, search and rescue, automatic fire alarms)	617	6,160	5,264
Total	3,719	41,381	38,167

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2015 Tacoma Firefighters Christmas Project

Tacoma Firefighters raise $14,000 to brighten the holidays for 150 local families.

For the past 27 years, Tacoma Firefighters have brought holiday cheer to the lives of thousands of Tacoma children and their families with deliveries of food, clothing and gifts just before Christmas. This year, firefighters have raised over $14,000 dollars to help more than 150 children and families in need.

“It’s always a great honor to help bring a little happiness to those in need during the holidays,” said project co-founder Captain Jim Lee. "We are also very grateful for the generous support from active and retired Tacoma Firefighters throughout the past 27 years. Without their commitment to the community and this program, none of this would have been possible" said Lee.

Special deliveries from a fire engine, medic unit and Santa Claus are scheduled for Dec. 19 and Dec. 21. This year’s recipients were identified through the Tacoma School District Head Start Program, and YWCA Women’s Shelter.

For additional information regarding this event, contact Captain Jim Lee at (253) 381-0851.

Spotlight on firefighter survival training

Throughout the week, a select group of TFD personnel have been hard at work practicing firefighter survival skills. A train-the-trainer model, the Fire Ground Survival course sponsored by the International Association of Firefighters is a comprehensive curriculum developed using near misses, close calls, and firefighter fatalities to address the critical elements of fire ground survival. While the following photos illustrate a skills practice course, check out the video to get a better sense of the degree of difficulty with zero visibility - intense!