Tacoma Fire Department (Washington)

==Area Served==
The Tacoma Fire Department (TFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the City of Tacoma, a port city situated along Washington's Puget Sound in Pierce County, of which it is the county seat, and located 32 miles southwest of the City of Seattle. The city's name is derived from the indigenous (Salish) name for nearby Mount Rainier. Incorporated as a city on November 12, 1875, Tacoma, the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the third-largest in Washington State, has a population of approximately 219,346, and encompasses an area covering 62.42 square miles. TFD also provides contracted fire and EMS protection to Pierce County Fire District 10, the City of Fircrest, and the City of Fife, which adds a population of approximately 18,000 and an extra 10 miles to the covered area. Tacoma is bordered by the Puget Sound to the north, the City of Federal Way to the northeast, the cities of Milton and Fife, as well as the unincorporated community of Waller to the east, the City of Puyallup to the southeast, the unincorporated community of Parkland to the south, and the cities of Lakewood, Fircrest and University Place to the southwest, and west.
==Department Profile==
The Tacoma Fire Department is budgeted for 509 personnel, both sworn (456) and non-sworn/support staff (53), which includes the fire chief, two deputy chiefs and four assistant chiefs, providing structural firefighting, emergency medical response, technical rescue, water rescue, hazardous materials mitigation, fire prevention, fire investigation, code enforcement, and public education to the citizens of Tacoma. Minimum daily staffing stands at 79 operating out of sixteen fire stations. The department is organized into an Office of the Fire Chief, an Operations Bureau and an Administrative Bureau. During 2021, Tacoma Fire responded to approximately 53,000 calls for service, with over 80% of those consisting of EMS calls. All Tacoma firefighters are trained to the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) level, as well as to the Hazmat Operations level, with 27 firefighters certified to the Technician level. The Technical Rescue Team is comprised of 24 Technician level personnel, supported by 50 personnel trained to the Technical Rescue Operations level. TFD operates an emergency communications center and receives calls via the 9-1-1 system and from private alarm companies.
The apparatus fleet is comprised of the following resources:
* 3 Battalion Chief vehicles
* 16 Engine companies
* 4 Aerial ladder companies
* 5 Medic (ALS) companies
* 8 Aid (BLS) companies
* 1 Air unit (cross-staffed) 
* 1 Technical Rescue unit (cross-staffed)
* 1 Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) response unit (cross-staffed)
* 1 Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) support unit (cross-staffed)
* 2 Wildland / Brush units (cross-staffed) 
* 1 Water tender (cross-staffed)
* 4 Fireboats (cross-staffed)
==History==
The City of Tacoma Fire Department was legally established by Ordinance No. 26 in July 1880.
===Fire Stations ===
Station	Address 	In Service	Notes
1 	425 Tacoma Avenue South 	1919-1968 	Now utilized by TFD Communications Division.
3 	923 North 13th Street 	1907-? 	Closed and sold, converted to multi-residential use.
4 	220-224 East 26th Street 	1911-? 	Closed and sold, converted to mixed-use commercial.
5 	1453 Earnest South Brazill Street	1935-? 	Renumbered as Station 4
5 	3301 Ruston Way 	1983-1999 	Former fireboat station, now utilized as Joint Marine Security Operations Center.
8 	4301 S L Street 	1909-2006 	Closed and sold, converted to single family residence.
9 	611 N Pine Street 	1907-1965 	Closed. Became the Engine House No. 9 pub.Tacoma’s Original Fire Stations Still Serve Tacoma, One Way or Another. SouthSound Talk. Sep. 20, 2018. Retrieved Feb. 23, 2024.
12 	2316 East 11th Street 	 	Closed and apparatus moved to Fife. Building demolished.
15 	3510 East 11th Street 	1928-2012 	Utilized as general storage for TFD.
17 	3471 South 35th Street 	1955-1995 	Became TFD Prevention & Education offices.
18 	301 East 11th Street 	1929 - ?? 	Renamed as Fireboat Station
==Apparatus Roster==
*All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
*Shop numbers in brackets.
===Fire Station 1 (Headquarters) - 901 Fawcett Avenue===
:Engine 1 (8340) - 2009 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD / Darley (1500/500)
:Ladder 1 - 2020 Rosenbauer Commander (-/-/100' tractor-drawn)
:Fire Chief 1 -
:Fire Marshal 1 - 2017? Chevrolet Silverado
:Deputy Chief 2 -
:Assistant Chief 4 -
:Chief 5 (Operations) -
:Chief 9 (Logistics) -
:MSO-01 (Medical Staff Officer) - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 
:MSO-02 - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD
:MSO-03 - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD
:Safety Officer 1 -
:PIO - 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe
===Fire Station 2 - 2701 Tacoma Avenue South ===
Built 1907/Remodeled 1935. Added to National List of Historic Places on May 2, 1986
:Engine 2 (8351) - 2015 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD (1500/500)
:Medic 3 (ALS) - 2021 Ram 4500 4x4 / Braun Northwest Type I 171" module (SO#3286-1)
:Medic 6 (ALS) (Event Medic) - 2012 GMC Savana 4500 / Braun Northwest
:Battalion 2 - 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4
:Safety Officer 3 - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4
:Antique - 1948 Mack L95 pumper (1000/100)
===Fire Station 3 - 206 Browns Point Boulevard=== 
:Engine 3 (8344) - 2008 Pierce Velocity 7020 (1500/500) (SN#19048) (Ex-demo)
===Fire Station 4 - 1453 Earnest S. Brazill Street===
Built 1935. Added to National List of Historic Places on May 2, 1986
:Engine 4 (8341) - 2009 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD / Darley (1500/500)
:Medic 4 (ALS) - 2021 Ram 4500 4x4 / Braun Northwest Type I 171" module (SO#3287-1)
=== Fire Station 5 - 3520 East 11th Street===
Opened 2021
:Investigator 1 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4
:Fire Boat 4 "Mercury" 14' quick water rescue 
:Engine 5 - 2022 KME Predator Severe Service MFD (1500/500/30F) (Ex-Central Pierce Fire & Rescue) 
:Brush 5 (Ex-Brush 16, Brush 17)
:Gator 5 John Deere 6x6 
Antique 1970 American Lafrance pumper (1000/500)
===Fire Station 6 - 1015 East F Street=== 
:EMS 1 (Supervisor) - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4
:Aid 1 (BLS) - 2021 Ram 4500 4x4 / Braun Northwest Type I 171" module (SO#3290-1)
:Aid 8 (BLS) 2012 GMC Savana 4500 / Braun Northwest walk-in
=== Fire Station 7 - 5448 South Warner Street ===
:Engine 7 (8352) - 2015 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD / Crimson (1500/500)
===Fire Station 8 - 4911 South Alaska Street ===
:Support 1 - 2011 GMC Savana 4500 / Braun Northwest walk-in (Ex-Medic 1)
:Tower 2 - 2016 Rosenbauer Commander R6508 (-/-/101' Cobra rear-mount) (SN#7410) (Rejected by Everett Fire Department (Washington))
:Aid 2 (BLS) - 2016 GMC Savana 4500 / Braun Northwest Type III 171" module (SO#2439-3)
:Medic 2 (ALS) - 2021 Ram 4500 4x4 / Braun Northwest Type I 171" module (SO#3288-1)
:Battalion 3 (4424) - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4
:Engine 8 (8346) - 2009 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD / Darley (1500/500)
:Rescue 8 - 2019 Freightliner M2 106 / Rosenbauer walk-around (Ex-MCI 2)
=== Fire Station 9 - 3502 6th Avenue===
:Battalion 1 (F4430) - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4
:Aid 4 (BLS) - 2016 GMC Savana 4500 / Braun Northwest Type III 171" module (SO#2440-3)
:Engine 9 (8349) - 2015 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD / Rosenbauer (1500/500/51' Roadrunner rear-mount)
===Fire Station 10 - 7247 South Park Avenue===
Built 1928. Added to National List of Historic Places on May 2, 1986
:Engine 10 (ALS) (8356) - 2021 Rosenbauer Commander R6011 (1500/520)
===Fire Station 11 - 3802 East McKinley Avenue===
Built 1909. Added to National List of Historic Places on May 2, 1986
:BARI 1 - 2019 Ford F-450 4x4 / Braun Northwest Type I 171" module (SO#2974-1) (Ex-Medic 2)
:Medic 5 (ALS) - 2021 Ram 4500 4x4 / Braun Northwest Type I 171" module (SO#3289-1)
:Aid 5 (BLS) - 2016 GMC Savana 4500 / Braun Northwest Type III 171" module (SO#2441-3)
:Engine 11 (8350) - 2015 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD / Rosenbauer (1500/500/51' Roadrunner rear-mount)
===Fire Station 12 - 2015 54th Avenue East, Fife===
:Aid 3 (BLS) - 2021 Ram 4500 4x4 / Braun Northwest Type I 171" module (SO#3291-1) (Ex-Medic 3) (downgraded from ALS to BLS)
:Ladder 4 (8762) - 2009 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD / Crimson aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Ladder 1)
:Hazmat Support Unit 6 -
:Engine 12 (ALS) (8348) - 2012 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD (1500/500)
:Hazmat 12 (8420) - 1999 Spartan Gladiator Classic / SVI walk-in (Ex Hazmat 44)
===Fire Station 13 - 3825 North 25th Street===
Built 1907. Added to National List of Historic Places on May 2, 1986
:Ladder 3 - 2016 Rosenbauer Commander R6500 (-/-/109' Viper rear-mount) (SN#7429)
:Engine 13 (8355) - 2020 Rosenbauer Commander R6011 (1500/520) (Ex-Engine 5)
===Fire Station 14 - 4701 North 41st Street===
Built 1928. Added to National List of Historic Places on May 2, 1986
:Engine 14 (8347) - 2009 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD / Darley (1500/500)
====Breakwater Marina - 5603 N Waterfront Drive====
:Fireboat 3 "Destiny" - 2012 MetalCraft Marine FireStorm 30' rapid response boat (1800/-)
===Fire Station 15 - 6415 McKinley Avenue===
:Engine 15 (8353) - 2019 Rosenbauer Commander R6011 (1500/500)
:Brush 15 - 2014 Ram 4500 4x4 / Cascade Fire (150/300)
===Fire Station 16 - 7217 6th Avenue===
:Medic 1 (ALS) - 2019 Ram 4500 4x4 / Braun Northwest Type I 171" module (SO#2973-1)
:Engine 16 (8354) - 2019 Rosenbauer Commander R6011 (1500/500) 
:Tender 16 - 1980 Kenworth T800B / FD-built (-/3000) (Ex-Tender 5, ex-Tender 6, ex-Tender 16)
=== Fire Station 17 - 302 Regents Boulevard, Fircrest ===
:Aid 7 (BLS) - 2016 Chevrolet Savana 4500 / Braun Northwest Type III (SO#2525-3) (Ex-Medic 4)
:Engine 17 (8345) - 2009 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD / Rosenbauer (1500/500/51' Roadrunner rear-mount)
:Air 17 (8419) - 1999 Freightliner FL 80 / Hackney walk-around
===Fireboat Station 18 - 302 East 11th Street===
Built 1929. Added to National List of Historic Places on May 2, 1986
===Training Center - 2124 Marshall Avenue===
===Other Assignments===
====Wapato Park Police Station - 1501 South 72nd Street====
:Aid 6 (BLS) - 2016 Chevrolet Express 4500 / Braun Northwest Type III (SO#2524-3) (Ex-Medic 3) 
===Station/Assignment Unknown===
:Battalion 4 - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4
:Investigator - 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD
:2012 GMC C4500 / Braun Northwest ambulance (Ex-Medic 2)
:(8760) - 2009 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD / Rosenbauer aerial (-/-/109' Viper rear-mount) (Ex-Ladder 2, ex-Ladder 4)
:(8759) - 1999 Spartan Gladiator Classic / Darley aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount) (Ex-Ladder 1, ex-Ladder 4)
:(8342) - 2009 Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD / Darley pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 10, ex-Engine 13)
:(8336) - 1999 Spartan Gladiator Classic / Darley pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 16)
:(8335) - 1999 Spartan Gladiator Classic / Darley pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 12)
:(8333) - 1998 Spartan Gladiator Classic / Darley pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 14)
:(8332) - 1998 Spartan Gladiator Classic / Darley pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 13)
:1996 Spartan Gladiator Classic / Darley pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 6)
:(8328) - 1996 Spartan Gladiator Classic / Darley pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 4)
:(8327) - 1996 Spartan Gladiator Classic / Darley pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 1)
===Out of Service===
:Fireboat 1 "Commencement" - 1982/2005 Vosper Hovermarine 70' fireboat / (2) 535HP, 300HP (6000/-)
:Fireboat 2 "Defiance" - 2015 MetalCraft Marine FireStorm 50' rapid response boat (2x3000/-)
== Retired Apparatus==
:(8334) - 1999 Spartan Gladiator Classic / Darley pumper (1500/500) (SN#2135) (Ex-Engine 7) (Sold Ritchie-Bros Auction Dec 20, 2022)
:1997 Spartan Gladiator / Darley pumper (1500/500/55' NovaQuintech boom) (Job#1882) (Ex-Engine 11)
:1997 Spartan Gladiator / Darley pumper (1500/500/55' NovaQuintech boom) (Job#1881) (Ex-Engine 9; ex-Engine 4)
:1993 Spartan Gladiator / LTI aerial (-/-/110' rear-mount) (Sold to Grant County Fire District 5 (Washington))
:1991 Spartan Gladiator / E-One pumper (1500/500/55' Teleboom) (SN#8417)
:1991 Spartan Gladiator / E-One pumper (1500/500)
:1990 Spartan Gladiator / Grumman pumper (1500/500/100F)
:1990 Sutphen Deluge aerial (2000/400/65' mid-mount) (SN#HS-2411) (Ex-Engine 8) (Sold GovDeals August 16, 2022)
:1989 Ford F-350 / Wheeled Coach ambulance
:1989 Spartan Gladiator / Grumman pumper (1500/500/100F)
:1989 Spartan Monarch tandem / Thibault aerial (-/-/100' SkyFour rear-mount)
:1989 Spartan Monarch / Thibault pumper (1500/500)
:1988 Spartan Gladiator / Grumman pumper (1500/500/100F)
:1986 Spartan / Thibault pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 10)
:1985 Spartan RS20-2042 CFC / 1987 Thibault pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 13, ex-Engine 8) (Donated to Cuerpo General Bomberos Voluntarios de Peru Station B14 Internacional Brena Lima Peru)
:1985 Hendrickson / 1986 Thibault pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 17, ex-Engine 4) (Donated to Cuerpo General Bomberos Voluntarios de Cusco Peru, Estacion B39)
:1982 Vosper Hovermarine 70' fireboat (6000/-) (Ex-"Defiance")
:1982 Mack CF pumper (1500/500/50' Tele-Squrt) (Ex-Engine 11) (Sold to Grant County Fire District 5 (Washington))
:1981 Mack CF pumper (1500/500)
:1980 Mack CF686FAP-1401 aerial (-/-/75' Aerialscope) (Ex-Truck 3)
:1978 Ford F-350 / FD-built air unit
:1976 American LaFrance pumper (1500/500/50' Tele-Squrt) (Ex-Engine 17) (Sold to Grant County Fire District 5 (Washington))
:1974 American LaFrance aerial (-/-/80' Aero Chief snorkel)
:1971 American LaFrance aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn)
:1970 American LaFrance pumper (1500/500)
:1965 Ford / Thibault pumper (Pro#65-3343)
:1965 Ford / Thibault pumper (Pro#65-3508)
:1950 Pirsch aerial (-/-/75' mid-mount)
:1948 Mack L95 pumper (1000/100)
:1929 Coastline Shipbuilding Company 96' fireboat (10,000/-) (Ex-Fireboat 1, now located at Ruston Way Park as museum ship)
==Future Plans==
Replace Air 17 (2025)
==External Links==
Tacoma Fire Department
== References ==
==Station Map==
Category:Pierce County, Washington
Category:Washington departments operating Darley apparatus
Category:Washington departments operating MetalCraft Marine boats
Category:Washington departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Washington departments operating Rosenbauer apparatus
Category:Washington departments operating Spartan ER / Crimson apparatus
Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of Grumman apparatus
Category:Former operators of LTI / LTC apparatus
Category:Former operators of Mack apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pirsch apparatus
Category:Former operators of Sutphen apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pierre Thibault apparatus