Good Evening!
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
FORECAST FOR ASHFORD, WA:
Forecast Updated: 12/31/1969 4:00 PM
2024 RESPONSES
Calls To Date:
| TYPE | 2024 | AVG | DIFF |
| Total: | 346 | 256 | +35% |
| EMS: | 246 (71%) | 185 (72%) | +33% |
| Fire: | 81 (23%) | 52 (20%) | +56% |
| Other: | 19 (5%) | 19 (7%) | 0% |
Total in 2023: 394 (1.08 calls/day)
So far in 2024, we've had an average of 1.14 calls per day
As of Thursday, October 31, 2024
BURN PERMITS
Online Burn Permit Application
FIRE DANGER
Pierce County
LOW
Updated 11/20/2024
Lewis County
LOW
Updated 11/20/2024
Gifford Pinchot NF/USFS
LOW
Updated 11/20/2024
BURN BANS
Pierce County
As of September 20th at 12:00 PM, there is no burn ban
Effective 09/20/2021 12:00 PM
Lewis County
As of September 21st at 12:00 AM, there is no burn ban
Effective 09/21/2024 12:01 AM
DNR Pierce County
Effective 10/29/24 at 14:00 Rule Burning and Permitted Burning are AUTHORIZED on DNR protected lands. If you have a written permit, burning is allowed subject to the conditions of your permit.
Effective 10/29/2024 12:01 AM
DNR Lewis County
Effective 10/29/24 at 14:00 Rule Burning and Permitted Burning are AUTHORIZED on DNR protected lands. If you have a written permit, burning is allowed subject to the conditions of your permit.
Effective 10/29/2024 12:01 AM
Gifford Pinchot NF/USFS
Burns are allowed with permit
Effective 11/04/2024 12:01 AM
Air Quality
No Burn Ban
Effective 12/29/2020 03:08 PM
More Info: (360) 569-2752
Updated: 11/04/2024 11:02 AM 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 | 15 | 27 | 37 | 59 | 55 | 47 | 26 | - | - | 346 | - |
| EMS | 22 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 37 | 33 | 17 | - | - | 246 | 71.1 | |
| FIRE | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | - | - | 81 | 23.4 | |
| OTHER | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 19 | 5.5 | |
| 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 | 22 | 28 | 42 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 305 | - |
| EMS | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 218 | 71.5 | |
| FIRE | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 20.0 | |
| OTHER | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 7.9 | |
| MAXIMUM | TOTAL | 40 | 29 | 30 | 43 | 36 | 45 | 60 | 58 | 47 | 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.
