Tenino Fire Department

==History==
The Tenino Fire Department was established as the 3rd municipal fire department within Thurston County, established in 1910 under Tenino City Ordinance #38. The department's first firefighting gear included a couple hose carts, a few hundred feet of hose, as well as some nozzles, all of which was stored at the fire station where the current Tenino City Hall now sits. The department was entirely untrained until 1914, with additional reorganization and training done after A.D. Campbell’s barn was destroyed by a fire in 1952. Soon after, the department received a 1941 International K Series war surplus fire engine which was equipped with a 500 gallon per minute pump on the front, and 350 gallons of water. At the time, there was no system in place to alert firefighters to report to the station to respond to a call, so the only place in Tenino that was open 24 hours a day, the Jiffy Lunch Shop would receive emergency calls and then sound the siren which then alerted firefighters to respond to the station. Tenino Fire Department was one of the first, if not the first fire department in Thurston County to offer emergency medical services, receiving an ambulance in the mid 1950’s from the Tenino Eagles Club. 
Tenino Fire Department was dissolved on October 16th, 1990 when Tenino City Council members began contracting services from Tenino Fire District 12. The dissolution provided an end to the long standing confusion between the two agencies. They both operated from a station owned by the City of Tenino, primarily using equipment & apparatus owned by Tenino Fire District 12, and each agency had about 40 members that had to answer to their own agency. In Tenino Fire Department's later years, it was largely overseen by Tenino Fire District 12, as the 2 agencies shared the same fire chief.
===Fire Stations===
Station Number	Address 	In Service 	Notes
1 	149 Hodgden Street South, Tenino	1922-1962 	Tenino's fire station was located under the main portion of Tenino City Hall.
12-1 	187 Hodgden Street South, Tenino	1962-10/16/1990	Station owned by the Town of Tenino. Informal agreement made in 1962 that allowed Fire District #12 to operate from the new, purpose-built station.
Tenino Fire Station ca. 1930.jpg|Fire Station
==Apparatus Roster==
:1968 Ford F-800 / Western States pumper (750 front-mount/1000) (SN#410) (WA#16729C) (Ex-Ex-Engine 12-12, Engine 12-1-4, Engine 12-8)
:1941 International K pumper (500/350) (Ex-U.S. Army) (Purchased ca. 1952)
Tenino Engine 12-8.jpg|Engine 12-8
Category:Defunct fire departments of Thurston County, Washington