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    Tacoma Fire Department
    Tacoma Fireworks Stats: 15 fires, $500 in property damage over Independence Day holiday
    Tacoma Fire Dept. awarded $3.4M grant
    January 29, 2014 10:38 am

    The Tacoma Fire Department has been awarded a $3.4 million grant from the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response…

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    The Port Early Warning System (PEWS) is designed to provide an area-wide audible alert with emergency instructions to those working outside or in loud industrial environments, such as the Port of Tacoma tide flats, in the event of emergencies such as lahars, tsunamis, chemical spills, and floods. (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT)
    A new tool for safety on Port of...
    January 23, 2014 3:01 pm

    The Tacoma Fire Department is poised to begin implementing a new system designed to provide an area-wide audible alert with…

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    Tacoma firefighters were in Fife Tuesday to hone their skills under live fire conditions. Four engine crews from five different fire stations battled the controlled blaze, which was set at a vacant house in the 6200 block of 16th Street East and on property owned by Tacoma RV Center in Fife. (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT)
    Controlled house fire hones Tacoma firefighters' skills
    January 21, 2014 4:03 pm

    Tacoma firefighters were in Fife Tuesday to participate in an exercise designed to hone their skills under live fire conditions.

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    A 700-ton crane barge arrived on the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma early Thursday morning to prepare to lift the 167-foot derelict vessel Helena Star, which sank at the old Mason Marine location on Jan. 25. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES)
    UPDATE: 700-ton crane barge to remove derelict Helena...
    December 5, 2013 10:05 am

    A 700-ton crane barge arrived on the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma early Thursday morning to prepare to lift the 167-foot…

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    In January, the Helena Star sank in the Hylebos Waterway, dragging the 130-foot fishing vessel Golden West over to an extreme angle. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY)
    Work begins to remove derelict Helena Star vessel...
    November 20, 2013 9:47 am

    Work begins today to prepare the 167-foot Helena Star for removal from the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma’s Commencement Bay. The…

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    Garbage truck hits power pole in Tacoma alley
    Garbage truck hits power pole in Tacoma alley
    November 13, 2013 11:08 am

    Tacoma firefighters are responding this morning to reports of an accident involving a garbage truck and a downed light pole…

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    Tacoma firefighters this week participated in a multi-company drill to hone their skills during a mass causality incident. (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT)
    Tacoma firefighters hone skills during emergency drill
    November 5, 2013 8:43 am

    Tacoma firefighters have to be prepared for all kinds of emergencies, including mass causality incidents.

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    Nearly 800 people visited Foss High School on Sunday to learn lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or "CPR," skills from Tacoma Fire Department staff. (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT)
    Strong turnout for Tacoma's annual CPR Sunday
    October 14, 2013 3:36 pm

    Nearly 800 people visited Foss High School on Sunday to learn lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or “CPR,” skills from Tacoma Fire…

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    4-car crash injures 3 in Tacoma
    4-car crash injures 3 in Tacoma
    September 26, 2013 2:15 pm

    A four-car accident Thursday afternoon at South 19th Street and South I Street in Tacoma has sent three people to…

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    The Tacoma Fire Department hosted a public remembrance ceremony at Marine Park along Ruston Way Wednesday morning to mark the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy. Guest speakers included Tacoma City Councilmember Robert Thoms and Tacoma Fire Chief James P. Duggan. The event was part of a nationwide salute to firefighters, police officers, emergency medical services workers and civilians whose lives were forever changed on that day. (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT)
    Tacoma firefighters remember 9/11 tragedy
    September 12, 2013 8:42 am

    The Tacoma Fire Department hosted a public remembrance ceremony at Marine Park along Ruston Way Wednesday morning to mark the…

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    Tacoma fire fighters battle a blaze at a tavern on South Tacoma Way on Aug. 20. (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT)
    Fire destroys South Tacoma Way tavern
    August 21, 2013 10:08 am

    Tacoma fire fighters responded to a reported commercial structure fire at Sir-C’s Tavern at approximately 3:55 p.m. Tuesday to find…

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    This vacant building near Interstate 5 in Fife is the site Tuesday of Tacoma Fire Department's live smoke and fire ground operations training. (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT)
    Tacoma Fire Department conducts training near I-5
    August 20, 2013 11:01 am

    Drivers traveling along Interstate 5 through Fife today may notice fire and smoke pouring out of a roadside building. According…

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    Tacoma Fire: Discarded cigarette sparks minor rooftop apartment building blaze
    Tacoma Fire: Discarded cigarette sparks minor rooftop apartment...
    July 3, 2013 2:20 pm

    Tacoma fire fighters responded Wednesday morning to a report of a rooftop apartment fire near the city’s Stadium District.

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