The City of Tacoma Fire Department was established on May 29, 1880. In 1889, it became the first paid fire department in the State of Washington. Since then, the department and city have seen tremendous growth. Currently, TFD serves the City of Tacoma, as well as by contract, the cities of Fife and Fircrest, as well as Pierce County Fire District #10. Currently the department has a ISO rating of "2".
| City Manager | Ray Corpuz |
| Mayor | Brian Ebersole |
| Fire Chief | Richard Moore |
| Deputy Chief Operations | Gary Steinhoff |
| Deputy Chief Administration | Eileen Lewis |
| Deputy Chief Prevention | Ralph Johns |
| Population (1997) | Square Miles | ||
| Tacoma | 185,000 |
49 |
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| Fife, Fircrest & PCFD #10 | 20,000 |
11 |
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| Assessed Valuation | Miles of Coastline | ||
| Tacoma | $ 9.24 billion |
17 |
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| TFD Personnel | TFD Budget | ||
| Uniformed | 414 |
General Fund | $68 million |
| Total | 441 |
EMS Levy | $12 million |
| Minimum Daily Staffing | 75 |
Total (2 years) | $80 million |
| TFD Operations | |||
| Stations* | 18 |
Aid Units | 1 |
| Manned Stations*** | 17 |
Fire Boats | 2 |
| Battalions | 2 |
Haz-Mat Units**** | 1 |
| Engines** | 16 |
Water Tenders***** | 1 |
| Trucks | 4 |
Air Units****** | 1 |
| Rescue Units | 4 |
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| * Does not include Old Station 12 ** (5) Tele-Squirts, (3) Paramedic Engines *** Fire Boat Commencement cross staffed by Engine 6 |
**** Unit 44 cross staffed by Engine 12 and
Truck 4 ***** Unit 45 cross staffed by Engine 15 ****** Unit 42 cross staffed by Engine 17 |
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