Reminder - personal fireworks use is banned in the City of Tacoma.

Reminder:

• Personal fireworks use is banned in the City of Tacoma. 
• Violators are subject to a $257 fine and the confiscation of their fireworks. 
• Please call (253) 798-4721 to report suspected violations. 
• Tacoma Police Department will respond to fireworks-related calls as units become available. 

TFD encourages you and your family to attend a public fireworks display to enjoy fireworks. 

For additional information, please visit our website. 

Request for service report - May 2018

TFD Incidents by Initial Dispatch Type

TFD - Incidents	May	1/1-5/31 2018	1/1-5/31 2017
Fire	186	546	490
Emergency Medical	3,397	15,980	15,764
All Other (e.g. hazardous conditions, search and rescue, automatic fire alarms)	656	3,174	3,191
Total	4,239	19,700	19,445

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Deadline for firefighter position with Tacoma Fire Department closes June 29, 2018.

Just a reminder that the deadline to make application for firefighter with Tacoma Fire Department closes June 29, 2018, at 5:00 pm. Apply here! 

Probationary Firefighters Celebrate Milestone

Probationary Firefighters celebrate a milestone today as they achieve the rank of Firefighter with the department.

The culmination of a one-year hiring process, Probationary Firefighters have successfully completed an initial 16-week Recruit Academy and subsequent hands-on and competency-based testing in fire suppression, emergency medical services, search and rescue, and hazardous materials operations. 

Requests for Service Report - April 2018

TFD Incidents by Initial Dispatch Type

TFD - Incidents	April	1/1-4/30 2018	1/1-4/30 2017
Fire	96	360	355
Emergency Medical	3,130	12,583	12,375
All Other (e.g. hazardous conditions, search and rescue, automatic fire alarms)	561	2,518	2,538
Total	3,787	15,461	15,268

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Requests for Service Report - March 2018

TFD Incidents by Initial Dispatch Type

TFD - Incidents	March	2018 (YTD)	2017 (YTD)
Fire	105	264	271
Emergency Medical	3,327	9,452	9,399
All Other (e.g. hazardous conditions, search and rescue, automatic fire alarms)	666	1,957	1,925
Total	4,098	11,673	11,595

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Join us tomorrow for the free T-Town City Services Expo!

Join us at the free T-Town City Services Expo tomorrow, 3/24, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Tacoma Dome. TFD apparatus will be on display and we are conducting two live-rescue demonstrations of someone trapped in a car crash. Hope to see you there!