New text-to-911 service is now available in Pierce County

Important information from the South Sound 911 dispatch agency regarding its new text-to-911 service in Pierce County.

Requests for Service Report - February 2019

TFD Incidents by Initial Dispatch Type

TFD - Incidents	February	1/1-2/28 2019	1/1-2/28 2018
Fire	84	188	159
Emergency Medical	3,143	6,340	6,126
All Other (e.g. hazardous conditions, search and rescue, automatic fire alarms)	812	1,499	1,291
Total	4,039	8,027	7,576

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Mission: To Protect People, Property & the Environment

Tacoma Fire Department Graduates Six Firefighter/Paramedics.

Six Tacoma firefighters graduated from our nationally accredited paramedic training program in a special ceremony this afternoon.

Over the course of the program, each student worked their way through more than 2,000 pages of assigned reading, answering thousands of test questions on the material. The hands-on portion of the curriculum involved over 1,500 clinical hours in the field and hospital settings demonstrating competency in a variety of emergency medical techniques.

Class valedictorian Janell Murry is the recipient of the Dr. James G. Billingsley Award for Academic Excellence.

The Bud Lucas Leadership Award was presented to Josh Haia for his consistent demonstration of teamwork as voted on by his peers. 

Congratulations to all!

From Left to Right: Dr. Gerecht, FF/PM Eriq Law, FF/PM Joshua Haia, FF/PM Jeffrey Polo, FF/PM Janell Murry, FF/PM Stephanie Campbell, FF/PM Alexandra Chapman  

Women's Firefighter Workshop

A Women’s Firefighter Workshop is being held on April 13, 2019, at the Tacoma Fire Department Training Center. The workshop is free, but registration is limited to the first 50 who sign-up. Check out the attached flyer for more details.

Requests for Service Report - January 2019

TFD Incidents by Initial Dispatch Type

TFD - Incidents	January	1/1-1/31 2019	1/1-1/31 2018
Fire	104	104	79
Emergency Medical	3,197	3,197	3,311
All Other (e.g. hazardous conditions, search and rescue, automatic fire alarms)	687	687	691
Total	3,988	3,988	4,081

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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. 

TFD recruit firefighters are getting in shape to help keep you safe!

TFD recruit firefighters are getting in shape to help keep you safe! Even if it means adjusting the daily workout routine due to the cold weather conditions this week.