National (U.S.) Fire Prevention Week: October 7-13, 2012
United States – National Fire Prevention officially begins tomorrow on Monday and ends on Friday. Please read and share with your family, children and friends. Be Smart and Always have 2 Ways Out....
View ArticleTacoma Fire Responds to House Fire
Incident Date: 10/19/12 Issuing Officer: DC Faith Mueller & Joe Meinecke Incident Location: 3714 N. 24th Street Incident Type: House Fire Narrative: At 3:02 a.m. Tacoma Firefighters responded to a...
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Surrounded by family, friends and colleagues, Tacoma Fire Chief James P. Duggan was sworn in at an Oath of Office Ceremony this afternoon. A Tacoma native, Chief Duggan began his career over 29 years...
View ArticleFire Department credits automatic sprinkler system for dousing apartment fire...
Incident Date: 11/9/2012 Issuing Officer: Joe Meinecke Incident Location: 320 E. 32nd Street Incident Type: Residential Apartment Fire A fire that started in a ground floor unit of a five-story...
View Article10 Great Organizations to Add to Your Christmas List
Want to make an impact on a person’s life or help make a difference this Holiday season? Here are 10 Great Organizations to Add to Your Christmas List and we are completely behind them one-hundred...
View ArticleTacoma Firefighters Respond to Independent Living Facility, 12 Transported to...
Incident Date: 1/22/13 Issuing Officer: Joe Meinecke Incident Location: 1601 S. Union Street Incident Type: Commercial Structure Fire Narrative: At 6:15 a.m. Tacoma Firefighters responded to a reported...
View ArticleFirefighters Climb To Top with Amazing Speed – All in the Name of Helping...
It was pretty spetacular following through the pages of several firefighters fundrasing pages as to why they participate in this favorite fire service tradition – one of many fundraising events. What...
View ArticleTacoma Firefighter Dies in Line of Duty: After Performing CPR on Citizen
Albert Nejmeh August 14, 1953 – May 14, 2013 It is our sad duty to inform you that at 1143 today, Tacoma Firefighter, IAFF Local 31 Member Al Nejmeh, died in the line of duty of an apparent massive...
View ArticleTacoma Firefighter to be Remembered May 31, 2013
A public Memorial Service for Firefighter Al Nejmeh is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Friday, May 31, at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall. Nejmeh suffered a fatal heart attack on Tuesday, May 14, while...
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