Good Afternoon!
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
FORECAST FOR ASHFORD, WA:
Forecast Updated: 12/31/1969 4:00 PM
2025 RESPONSES
Calls To Date:
| TYPE | 2025 | AVG | DIFF |
| Total: | 190 | 128 | +48% |
| EMS: | 151 (79%) | 95 (74%) | +59% |
| Fire: | 29 (15%) | 24 (19%) | +21% |
| Other: | 8 (4%) | 9 (7%) | -11% |
Total in 2024: 417 (1.14 calls/day)
So far in 2025, we've had an average of 1.06 calls per day
As of Monday, June 30, 2025
BURN PERMITS
Online Burn Permit Application
FIRE DANGER
Pierce County
HIGH
Updated 07/15/2025
Lewis County
HIGH
Updated 07/15/2025
Gifford Pinchot NF/USFS
HIGH
Updated 07/15/2025
BURN BANS
Pierce County
Stage 2 burn ban, no outdoor burning is permitted, including recreational burn pits, backyard fire pits, or backyard fireplaces, in unincorporated Pierce County. Charcoal in grills, gas and propane grills and heaters, and pellet grills/smokers are allowed if they are on a non-combustible surface.
Effective 07/10/2025 12:00 PM
Lewis County
As of July 1, 2025 outdoor burning is prohibited on all lands regulated by Lewis County EXCEPT FOR recreational campfires in designated campgrounds and on private lands. Refer to Lewis County for what is currently allowed
Effective 07/01/2025 12:01 AM
DNR Pierce County
Effective 07/07/2025 Rule Burning is PROHIBITED on DNR protected lands. Permitted Burns are authorized subject to the permit conditions.
Effective 07/07/2025 12:01 AM
DNR Lewis County
Effective 07/07/2025 Rule Burning is PROHIBITED on DNR protected lands. Permitted Burns are authorized subject to the permit conditions.
Effective 07/07/2025 12:01 AM
Gifford Pinchot NF/USFS
Rule Burns are temporarily prohibited
Effective 07/07/2025 12:01 AM
Air Quality
No Burn Ban
Effective 12/29/2020 03:08 PM
More Info: (360) 569-2752
Updated: 07/10/2025 06:20 PM by mm
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 | ||
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JANUARY |
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| Monday | 01/04/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 86 | MVA Scene Size Up and Roadway Control | Ashley Walker | ||
| Saturday | 01/09/2021 | 08:00 - 13:00 | 77 | Vehicle Extrication Training Held at Schnitzer Steel, 1902 Marine View Drive, Tacoma. Contact Captain Sandstrom for details |
Lester Sandstrom | ||
| Monday | 01/11/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Commissioner & Operations Meeting | - | ||
| Saturday | 01/16/2021 | 08:00 - 17:00 | 77 | Firefighter II Training Held at Station 77. Contact Captain Sandstrom for details/registration by 12/31/2020 |
Lester Sandstrom | ||
| Sunday | 01/17/2021 | 08:00 - 17:00 | 77 | Firefighter II Training Held at Station 77. Contact Captain Sandstrom for details/registration by 12/31/2020 |
Lester Sandstrom | ||
| 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 | ||
| Saturday | 01/23/2021 | 08:00 - 17:00 | 77 | Firefighter II Training Held at Station 77. Contact Captain Sandstrom for details/registration by 12/31/2020 |
Lester Sandstrom | ||
Monday |
01/25/2021 |
19:00 - 21:00 |
EVIP Annual Refresher Required for all members to operate emergency apparatus |
Ashley Walker |
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| Saturday | 01/30/2021 | 08:00 - 17:00 | 77 | Firefighter II Testing Held at Station 77. Contact Captain Sandstrom for details/registration by 12/31/2020 |
Lester Sandstrom | ||
FEBRUARY |
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| Monday | 02/01/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 86 | Geohazards/Floods/Debris Flows/Lahars | Scott Beason | ||
| Saturday | 02/06/2021 | 18:00 - 20:00 | 87 | This event has been cancelled |
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| Monday | 02/08/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Commissioner & Operations Meeting | - | ||
| Saturday | 02/13/2021 | 08:00 - 17:00 | 77 | Fire Instructor I Training Held at Station 77. Contact Captain Sandstrom for details/registration by 1/29/2021 |
Lester Sandstrom | ||
| Sunday | 02/14/2021 | 08:00 - 17:00 | 77 | Fire Instructor I Training Held at Station 77. Contact Captain Sandstrom for details/registration by 1/29/2021 |
Lester Sandstrom | ||
| 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 | ||
| Monday | 02/22/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Scene Management and Residential Fire Tactics | Andy Sabo | ||
| Saturday | 02/27/2021 | 08:00 - 17:00 | 77 | Fire Instructor I Testing Held at Station 77. Contact Captain Sandstrom for details/registration by 1/29/2021 |
Lester Sandstrom | ||
MARCH |
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| Monday | 03/01/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 86 | Small Power Tools/Chainsaw | Andy Sabo | ||
| Monday | 03/08/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Commissioner & Operations Meeting | - | ||
| 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 | ||
Monday |
03/22/2021 |
19:00 - 21:00 |
First Quarter SCBA |
Ashley Walker |
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| Monday | 03/29/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Hybrid Vehicle Awareness | Matt Medford | ||
APRIL |
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| Monday | 04/05/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 86 | Applications of Rope/Knots and Ladders Easter Monday |
Ashley Walker | ||
| Monday | 04/12/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Commissioner & Operations Meeting | - | ||
| Monday | 04/19/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | OTEP - Altered Mental Status/Neuro EMS Connect Training: Psych Disorders and Restraint Use |
Joe Koehler | ||
Monday |
04/26/2021 |
19:00 - 21:00 |
Second Quarter SCBA/PPE/WAC 296-305 |
Scott Beason |
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MAY |
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| Monday | 05/03/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 86 | Wildland Fire Refresher Part 1 | Nancy Barker | ||
| Monday | 05/10/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Commissioner & Operations Meeting | - | ||
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 | ||
| Monday | 05/24/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Wildland Fire Refresher Part 2 | Nancy Barker | ||
| Monday | 05/31/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | No Drill - Memorial Day Holiday No Drill - Memorial Day Holiday |
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JUNE |
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| Monday | 06/07/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 86 | Water Rescue Refresher/Shore Operations | Andy Sabo | ||
| Monday | 06/14/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Commissioner & Operations Meeting | - | ||
| 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 | ||
| Monday | 06/28/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Engine/Tender/Pump Operations | Matt Medford | ||
JULY |
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| Monday | 07/05/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 86 | No Drill - Independence Day (Observed) Holiday No Drill - Independence Day (Observed) Holiday |
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| Monday | 07/12/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Commissioner & Operations Meeting | - | ||
| 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 | ||
| Monday | 07/26/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Backcountry Rescue Operations | Matt Medford | ||
AUGUST |
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| Monday | 08/02/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 86 | Multi-Company Operations - Water Shuttle and Wildland Urban Interface | Matt Medford | ||
| Monday | 08/09/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Commissioner & Operations Meeting | - | ||
| 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 | ||
| Saturday | 08/21/2021 | 10:00 - 15:00 | 87 | Fire Department Open House/Blood Drive Annual open house and community blood drive at Station 87 in Ashford |
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| Monday | 08/23/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Multi-Company Operations - Forward/Reverse Lay | - | ||
Monday |
08/30/2021 |
19:00 - 21:00 |
Third Quarter SCBA |
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SEPTEMBER |
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| Monday | 09/06/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 86 | No Drill - Labor Day Holiday No Drill - Labor Day Holiday |
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| Monday | 09/13/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Commissioner & Operations Meeting | - | ||
| Monday | 09/20/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Drill Cancelled Cancelled due to long-term power outage |
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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 | 10/04/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 86 | Chimney Fires | Matt Medford | ||
| Monday | 10/11/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Commissioner & Operations Meeting Also - Columbus Day |
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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 | ||
Monday |
10/25/2021 |
19:00 - 21:00 |
EVIP Road Course |
Ashley Walker |
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NOVEMBER |
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| Monday | 11/01/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 86 | Forcible Entry | Matt Medford | ||
| Monday | 11/08/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Commissioner & Operations Meeting Reminder: Daylight Savings Time Ends on November 7 at 02:00 AM |
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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 | ||
| Monday | 11/22/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Fire Drill Pump Operations | Matt Medford | ||
Monday |
11/29/2021 |
19:00 - 21:00 |
4th Quarter SCBA/Search |
Andy Sabo |
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DECEMBER |
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| Monday | 12/06/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 86 | Small Tools | Andy Sabo | ||
| Monday | 12/13/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Commissioner & Operations Meeting | - | ||
| Monday | 12/20/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | OTEP - Medical/Legal Issues & Report Writing | Joe Koehler | ||
| Monday | 12/27/2021 | 19:00 - 21:00 | 87 | Holiday Off | - | ||
