Good Afternoon!
Friday, April 19, 2024
THIS MORNING: Sunny, 50°F
FORECAST FOR ASHFORD, WA:
Friday Morning: Sunny. Cool. Temperature 50°F (Feels like 50°F). Relative Humidity 44%. 0% chance of precipitation. East winds at 2 mph.
Friday Afternoon: Sunny. Mild. Temperature 65°F (Feels like 65°F). Relative Humidity 26%. 0% chance of precipitation. North winds at 2 mph.
Friday Evening: Clear. Cool. Temperature 53°F (Feels like 51°F). Relative Humidity 38%. 0% chance of precipitation. Southeast winds at 6 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear. Cool. Temperature 45°F (Feels like 42°F). Relative Humidity 43%. 0% chance of precipitation. Southeast winds at 6 mph.
Saturday Morning: Scattered clouds. Cool. Temperature 55°F (Feels like 54°F). Relative Humidity 38%. 0% chance of precipitation. Southeast winds at 4 mph.
Saturday Afternoon: Overcast. Mild. Temperature 63°F (Feels like 63°F). Relative Humidity 37%. 0% chance of precipitation. Southwest winds at 10 mph.
Forecast Updated: 4/19/2024 1:00 PM
2024 RESPONSES
Calls To Date:
| TYPE | 2024 | AVG | DIFF |
| Total: | 80 | 59 | +36% |
| EMS: | 52 (65%) | 42 (71%) | +24% |
| Fire: | 23 (29%) | 12 (20%) | +92% |
| Other: | 5 (6%) | 5 (8%) | 0% |
Total in 2023: 394 (1.08 calls/day)
So far in 2024, we've had an average of 0.89 calls per day
As of Sunday, March 31, 2024
BURN PERMITS
Online Burn Permit Application
FIRE DANGER
Pierce County
LOW
Updated 04/19/2024
Lewis County
LOW
Updated 04/19/2024
Gifford Pinchot NF/USFS
LOW
Updated 11/06/2023
BURN BANS
Pierce County
No active burn ban. Small land clearing burns are allowed with a permit.
Effective 10/03/2023 12:00 PM
Lewis County
No active burn ban. Small land clearing burns are allowed with a permit.
Effective 10/09/2023 12:01 AM
DNR Pierce County
No active burn ban. Land clearing burns are allowed with a permit.
Effective 10/09/2023 12:01 AM
DNR Lewis County
No active burn ban. Land clearing burns are allowed with a permit.
Effective 10/09/2023 12:01 AM
Gifford Pinchot NF/USFS
No fire restrictions in effect
Effective 10/03/2023 12:01 AM
Air Quality
No Burn Ban
Effective 12/29/2020 03:08 PM
More Info: (360) 569-2752
Updated: 10/11/2023 01:36 PM by SRB
RESPONSE DETAILS
Pierce 23 Fire and Rescue typically responds to approximately 300 calls for service per year. Our district covers an area of 67 square miles, including the communities of Ashford, Elbe, Alder, and Big Creek. We also provide and receive mutual aid with the surrounding areas of South Pierce Fire & Rescue, Eatonville Fire Department, Mineral Fire Department, and Mount Rainier National Park.
Our members make themselves available to respond to calls for service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by either responding from home/work or by working standby shifts at the stations. We respond to calls including structural fires, medical emergencies, vehicle collisions, water rescues, technical rescues, wildland fires, and other citizen assistance.
This page presents information about our call volume since 2004.
Total Calls Since 2004
Calls by Type Since 2004
Call Details by Year since 2004
| YEAR | TYPE | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | TOTAL | % |
| 2024 | TOTAL | 35 | 23 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 80 | - |
| EMS | 22 | 14 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 52 | 65.0 | |
| FIRE | 10 | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 28.8 | |
| OTHER | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6.3 | |
| 2023 | TOTAL | 22 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 36 | 37 | 60 | 50 | 45 | 27 | 31 | 17 | 394 | - |
| EMS | 11 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 43 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 273 | 69.3 | |
| FIRE | 11 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 104 | 26.4 | |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 4.3 | |
| 2022 | TOTAL | 40 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 39 | 36 | 27 | 45 | 41 | 29 | 372 | - |
| EMS | 29 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 267 | 71.8 | |
| FIRE | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 86 | 23.1 | |
| OTHER | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5.1 | |
| 2021 | TOTAL | 33 | 28 | 28 | 43 | 29 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 43 | 46 | 40 | 33 | 472 | - |
| EMS | 26 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 43 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 339 | 71.8 | |
| FIRE | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 102 | 21.6 | |
| OTHER | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 6.6 | |
| 2020 | TOTAL | 21 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 25 | 43 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 15 | 21 | 33 | 356 | - |
| EMS | 15 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 38 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 246 | 69.1 | |
| FIRE | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 85 | 23.9 | |
| OTHER | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 7.0 | |
| 2019 | TOTAL | 13 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 45 | 53 | 38 | 26 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 342 | - |
| EMS | 7 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 235 | 68.7 | |
| FIRE | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 93 | 27.2 | |
| OTHER | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4.1 | |
| 2018 | TOTAL | 17 | 19 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 40 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 280 | - |
| EMS | 13 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 212 | 75.7 | |
| FIRE | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 21.1 | |
| OTHER | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3.2 | |
| 2017 | TOTAL | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 40 | 32 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 314 | - |
| EMS | 20 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 236 | 75.2 | |
| FIRE | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 65 | 20.7 | |
| OTHER | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4.1 | |
| 2016 | TOTAL | 13 | 17 | 30 | 17 | 24 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 29 | 321 | - |
| EMS | 12 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 246 | 76.6 | |
| FIRE | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 16.2 | |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 7.2 | |
| 2015 | TOTAL | 14 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 36 | 48 | 49 | 19 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 300 | - |
| EMS | 10 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 198 | 66.0 | |
| FIRE | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 27.3 | |
| OTHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | |
| 2014 | TOTAL | 11 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 30 | 39 | 14 | 26 | 20 | 277 | - |
| EMS | 8 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 19 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 217 | 78.3 | |
| FIRE | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 15.2 | |
| OTHER | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6.5 | |
| 2013 | TOTAL | 17 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 261 | - |
| EMS | 8 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 197 | 75.5 | |
| FIRE | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 15.3 | |
| OTHER | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 9.2 | |
| 2012 | TOTAL | 34 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 44 | 39 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 282 | - |
| EMS | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 197 | 69.9 | |
| FIRE | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 17.7 | |
| OTHER | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 12.4 | |
| 2011 | TOTAL | 25 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 30 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 249 | - |
| EMS | 21 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 178 | 71.5 | |
| FIRE | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 16.9 | |
| OTHER | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 11.2 | |
| 2010 | TOTAL | 15 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 42 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 261 | - |
| EMS | 13 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 186 | 71.3 | |
| FIRE | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 15.3 | |
| OTHER | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 13.4 | |
| 2009 | TOTAL | 30 | 12 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 51 | 24 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 301 | - |
| EMS | 20 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 39 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 217 | 72.1 | |
| FIRE | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 16.3 | |
| OTHER | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 11.6 | |
| 2008 | TOTAL | 15 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 34 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 264 | - |
| EMS | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 197 | 74.6 | |
| FIRE | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 13.3 | |
| OTHER | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 12.1 | |
| 2007 | TOTAL | 22 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 232 | - |
| EMS | 12 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 167 | 72.0 | |
| FIRE | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 15.9 | |
| OTHER | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 12.1 | |
| 2006 | TOTAL | 17 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 38 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 237 | - |
| EMS | 10 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 160 | 67.5 | |
| FIRE | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 19.8 | |
| OTHER | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 12.7 | |
| 2005 | TOTAL | 10 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 238 | - |
| EMS | 8 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 163 | 68.5 | |
| FIRE | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 16.0 | |
| OTHER | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 15.5 | |
| 2004 | TOTAL | 11 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 44 | 31 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 227 | - |
| EMS | 7 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 155 | 68.3 | |
| FIRE | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 25.1 | |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6.6 | |
| YEAR | TYPE | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | TOTAL | % |
| AVERAGE | TOTAL | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 41 | 36 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 301 | - |
| EMS | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 216 | 71.8 | |
| FIRE | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 20.3 | |
| OTHER | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | |
| MAXIMUM | TOTAL | 40 | 29 | 30 | 43 | 36 | 45 | 60 | 58 | 45 | 46 | 41 | 33 | 472 | - |
| MINIMUM | TOTAL | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 227 | - |
EMS calls refer to all aid (basic life support) and medic (advanced life support) calls, motor vehicle accidents with personal injury, and patient assists.
FIRE calls refer to all structure and vehicle fires, wildland and brush fires, non-injury motor vehicle accidents, and burn complaints.
OTHER calls refer to all citizen assist calls and lock-outs.
