Good Morning!
Friday, June 2, 2023
THIS NIGHT: Mostly clear, 46°F
FORECAST FOR ASHFORD, WA:
Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Cool. Temperature 46°F (Feels like 46°F). Relative Humidity 94%. 0% chance of precipitation. Southeast winds at 3 mph.
Friday Morning: Mostly sunny. Cool. Temperature 55°F (Feels like 55°F). Relative Humidity 71%. 0% chance of precipitation. West winds at 3 mph.
Friday Afternoon: Mostly sunny. Mild. Temperature 68°F (Feels like 68°F). Relative Humidity 46%. 0% chance of precipitation. Northwest winds at 6 mph.
Friday Evening: Clear. Cool. Temperature 59°F (Feels like 59°F). Relative Humidity 61%. 0% chance of precipitation. West winds at 2 mph.
Friday Night: Clear. Cool. Temperature 44°F (Feels like 43°F). Relative Humidity 92%. 0% chance of precipitation. Southeast winds at 3 mph.
Saturday Morning: Scattered clouds. Cool. Temperature 56°F (Feels like 56°F). Relative Humidity 63%. 0% chance of precipitation. Northwest winds at 3 mph.
Forecast Updated: 6/02/2023 8:00 AM
2023 RESPONSES
Calls To Date:
| TYPE | 2023 | AVG | DIFF |
| Total: | 91 | 77 | +18% |
| EMS: | 60 (66%) | 57 (74%) | +5% |
| Fire: | 28 (31%) | 14 (18%) | +100% |
| Other: | 3 (3%) | 6 (8%) | -50% |
Total in 2022: 372 (1.02 calls/day)
So far in 2023, we've had an average of 0.76 calls per day
As of Sunday, April 30, 2023
BURN PERMITS
Online Burn Permit Application
FIRE DANGER
Pierce County
MODERATE
Updated 06/02/2023
Lewis County
MODERATE
Updated 06/02/2023
Gifford Pinchot NF/USFS
LOW
Updated 06/02/2023
BURN BANS
Pierce County
Effective Monday, August 5, 2022 at 08:00 AM.
Effective 10/24/2022 08:01 AM
Lewis County
Effective 12:01 A.M., July 15, 2022, To obtain an Open Burning Application and Permit, you may apply on-line at https://burnpermit.lewiscountywa.gov/ or in person at the Lewis County Fire Marshal’s office.
Effective 10/25/2022 08:00 AM
DNR Pierce County
Effective October 25, 2022 at 12:01 AM. Rule burning and permit burning are allowed. Campfires are allowed in approved, designated campgrounds only.
Effective 10/25/2022 12:01 AM
DNR Lewis County
Effective October 25, 2022 at 12:01 AM. Rule burning and permit burning are allowed. Campfires are allowed in approved, designated campgrounds only.
Effective 10/25/2022 12:01 AM
Gifford Pinchot NF/USFS
No fire restrictions are in effect.
Effective 10/25/2022 12:01 AM
Air Quality
No Burn Ban
Effective 12/29/2020 03:08 PM
More Info: (360) 569-2752
Updated: 10/26/2022 12:30 PM by mm
RESPONSE DETAILS
Pierce 23 Fire and Rescue typically responds to approximately 280 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 | % |
| 2023 | TOTAL | 22 | 20 | 22 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91 | - |
| EMS | 11 | 16 | 14 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | 65.9 | |
| FIRE | 11 | 4 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 30.8 | |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3.3 | |
| 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 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 295 | - |
| EMS | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 212 | 71.9 | |
| FIRE | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 19.7 | |
| OTHER | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.1 | |
| MAXIMUM | TOTAL | 40 | 29 | 30 | 43 | 32 | 45 | 53 | 58 | 44 | 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.
