Community Assessment: Tacoma Fire Department

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Last Updated: Feb. 13, 2018, 4:43 a.m.

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Structure Hazard Level Distribution by Travel Time

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Effective Response Force Coverage

Community Risk Assessment

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Fire Risk

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Fire Spread Risk

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Death and Injury Risk

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Low: less than 25% of departments have an equal or smaller risk value.

Medium: 25-75% of departments have a smaller risk value.

High: over 75% of departments have an equal or smaller risk value.

Summary

Department Type

Career

NFPA Region

West

FDID

27M16

State

Phone

(253) 591-5737

Fax

(253) 591-5746

IAFF

Official Website

Structure Hazard Level Distribution

82,804 total structures protected

Estimations

Number of fires per year

Average since 2010

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Beyond room/floor

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Beyond structure

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Deaths & injuries per year

Average since 2010

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Predicted

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Description

The Tacoma Fire Department is a career department located in the West NFPA region and headquartered in Tacoma, WA.

198,397

Protected Population

62.24mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

Annual structure fire counts for the Tacoma Fire Department based on the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).

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16 Stations

Station Name	Address
Tacoma Fire Department Station 12	2015 54th Avenue East
Tacoma Fire Department Station 13	3825 North 25th Street
Tacoma Fire Department Station 14	4701 North 41st Street
Tacoma Fire Department Station 15	3510 East 11th Street
Tacoma Fire Department Station 16	7271 6th Avenue
Tacoma Fire Department Station 17	302 Regents Boulevard

FireCARES

Tacoma Fire Department

Tacoma, WA, 98402-5605

Weather Warning

Last Updated: Feb. 13, 2018, 4:43 a.m.

Structure Hazard Level Distribution by Travel Time

Effective Response Force Coverage

Community Risk Assessment

Summary

Structure Hazard Level Distribution

Estimations

Description

198,397

Protected Population

62.24mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

16 Stations

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