Tacoma Fire Department graduates five paramedics

Five Tacoma Firefighters graduated from our nationally accredited paramedic training program in a special ceremony this afternoon. The graduates successfully completed 18 months of rigorous academic course work and hands-on training in their pursuit of National Registry Paramedic Certification.

Over the course of the program, students worked their way through nearly 20,000 pages of assigned reading, answering over 13,000 test questions on the material. The hands-on portion of the curriculum involved numerous clinical hours in field and hospital settings, and demonstrated competency at a variety of emergency medical techniques. Congratulations!

Requests for Service - February 2015

TFD Incidents by Initial Dispatch Type

TFD - Incidents	February	2015 (YTD)	2014 (YTD)
Fire	67	146	148
Emergency Medical	2,780	5,819	5,441
All Other (e.g. hazardous conditions, search and rescue, automatic fire alarms)	485	1,003	1,039
Total	3,332	6,968	6,628

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Spotlight on Training - Ventilation

Dear TFD,

"Why do you sometimes cut holes in the roof when a house is on fire?"
Signed Curious.

Great question Curious. It's called ventilation. Check out this segment on the Tacoma Report to find out why we do it and how we practice it!

Requests for Service - January 2015

TFD Incidents by Initial Dispatch Type

TFD - Incidents	January	2015 (YTD)	2014 (YTD)
Fire	79	79	72
Emergency Medical	3,039	3,039	2,769
All Other (e.g. hazardous conditions, search and rescue, automatic fire alarms)	518	518	414
Total	3,636	3,636	3,255

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High-angle rope operations at Pt. Defiance Park

TFD's technical rescue team conducted high-angle rope rescue last night for someone stuck on a steep hillside at Point Defiance Park. Firefighters used a safety harness and rope system to safely lower the person to the beach.

Spotlight on training burns.

Curious about training burns? Check out this segment from the Tacoma Report.

Requests for Service - December 2014

TFD Incidents by Initial Dispatch Type

TFD - Incidents	December	2014 (YTD)	2013 (YTD)
Fire	77	1,405	1,445
Emergency Medical	3,072	34,647	32,266
All Other (e.g. hazardous conditions, search and rescue, automatic fire alarms)	588	5,852	5,533
Total	3,737	41,904	39,244

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