Good Evening!
Thursday, April 18, 2024
THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny, 61°F
FORECAST FOR ASHFORD, WA:
Thursday Afternoon: Sunny. Refreshingly cool. Temperature 61°F (Feels like 61°F). Relative Humidity 33%. 0% chance of precipitation. North winds at 8 mph.
Thursday Evening: Clear. Cool. Temperature 50°F (Feels like 50°F). Relative Humidity 51%. 0% chance of precipitation. Northeast winds at 2 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear. Cool. Temperature 41°F (Feels like 38°F). Relative Humidity 50%. 0% chance of precipitation. Southeast winds at 5 mph.
Friday Morning: Sunny. Cool. Temperature 49°F (Feels like 49°F). Relative Humidity 44%. 0% chance of precipitation. East winds at 1 mph.
Friday Afternoon: Sunny. Mild. Temperature 65°F (Feels like 65°F). Relative Humidity 25%. 0% chance of precipitation. North winds at 1 mph.
Friday Evening: Mostly clear. Cool. Temperature 53°F (Feels like 52°F). Relative Humidity 37%. 0% chance of precipitation. Southeast winds at 6 mph.
Forecast Updated: 4/18/2024 6:00 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 04/18/2024
Lewis County
LOW
Updated 04/18/2024
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
DISTRICT CALENDAR
Check this page for scheduled community events, training classes, and fire department scheduled trainings. This page will be updated as events are scheduled so check back frequently to find new training opportunities!
Community Events
None scheduled at this time
CPR, First Aid, EMT and Firefighter Classes
None scheduled at this time
Fire Personnel Drill Schedule
- Saturday drills (if scheduled) will be held at Station 23-3, Alder.
- First Monday drills will be held at Station 86 in Elbe.
- All other drills and commissioner meetings will be held at Station 87 in Ashford.
- *Bold drills are required fire personnel drills.
| DAY | DATE | TIME | LOCATION | TOPIC | INSTRUCTOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JANUARY |
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| Monday | 01/18/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | OTEP - Respiratory/Allergic Emergencies Also MLK Jr. Day. EMS Connect Training: Respiratory The Big Three |
Joe Koehler | ||
FEBRUARY |
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| Monday | 02/15/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | OTEP - Medical - Patient Assessment Also Presidents Day. EMS Connect Training: Evidence Based Medicine & EMS Research |
Joe Koehler | ||
MARCH |
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| Monday | 03/15/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | OTEP - Pharmacology EMS Connect: \"The Dope Show and Med Review\" Reminder: Daylight Savings Time Starts on March 14 at 02:00 AM |
Joe Koehler | ||
APRIL |
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| Monday | 04/19/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | OTEP - Altered Mental Status/Neuro EMS Connect Training: Psych Disorders and Restraint Use |
Joe Koehler | ||
MAY |
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Saturday |
05/15/2021 |
10:00 - 13:00 |
Life Flight Network landing zone training Meet for ~30 min lecture at Station 87, followed by cold and hot loading hands-on training (weather and operations dependent) at Ashford County Park Landing Zone |
Scott Beason |
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| Monday | 05/17/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | OTEP - Cardiac - BLS - Infant & Child BCLS, Airway EMS Connect Training: Street Drugs and Pediatric Cardiac Arrest |
Joe Koehler | ||
JUNE |
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| Monday | 06/21/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | OTEP - Endocrine System Emergencies & Abdominal Pain EMS Connect Training: None at this time - will be doing all in person. |
Joe Koehler | ||
JULY |
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| Monday | 07/19/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | OTEP - Special Needs Patients Considerations w/Medical Extrication EMS Connect: Thought Bias & At-Risk Populations |
Joe Koehler | ||
AUGUST |
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| Monday | 08/16/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | OTEP - Skills Makeup/Open Topic This is make-up OTEP Your choice- this is make-up OTEP - Notify Lt. Koehler of needed makeup |
Joe Koehler | ||
SEPTEMBER |
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| Monday | 09/27/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | OTEP - Behavioral Emergencies/Overdose EMS Connect: A Pandemic in a Pandemic: The Opioid Crisis |
Joe Koehler | ||
OCTOBER |
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| Monday | 10/18/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | OTEP - Pediatric Medical Emergencies EMS Connect: Peds Cardiac Arrest & Peds Transport |
Joe Koehler | ||
NOVEMBER |
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| Monday | 11/15/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | OTEP - Infectious Disease EMS Connect: Immunology & Oncology: Stimulating at a cellular level |
Joe Koehler | ||
DECEMBER |
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| Monday | 12/20/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | OTEP - Medical/Legal Issues & Report Writing | Joe Koehler | ||
