Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Department

Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Department
Operational area
Country  United States
State  Arizona
City Tempe
Agency overview[1][2]
Established 1903
Annual calls 21,772 (2013)
Employees 182 (2013)
Annual budget $29,178,661 (2013)
Staffing Career
Fire chief Greg Ruiz
IAFF 493
Facilities and equipment[3]
Stations 6
Engines 8
Trucks 2
Ladders 2
Squads 1
HAZMAT 1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Tempe, Arizona.[1] The TFMRD responded to 21,772 incidents during 2013, with 82% being for emergency medical services. The department protects an area of 40.5 square miles (105 km2), which includes Arizona State University, and services a population of just over 162,677 people.[1] Additionally, the TFMRD has mutual aid agreements with 26 other fire departments in the Phoenix area.[4]

In 2013, the department changed its name to Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Department to "more accurately portray to the citizens the services that our organization provides to the community."[1]

Stations & Apparatus

The department has 6 stations spread out across the city.[1]

Address Engine Truck Other
1 1450 E. Apache BlvdEngine 271
Engine 278		Squad 278 & Battalion 271
2 3025 S. Hardy DrEngine 272
Engine 277		Special Incident 272, Hazmat 272
3 5400 S. McClintock DrEngine 273Ladder 273Ladder Tender 273
4 300 E. Elliot RdEngine 274Scene Support 274
5 723 E. Curry RdEngine 275
6 655 S. Ash AveEngine 276Ladder 276Ladder Tender 276, Care 7, Support Vehicle 276

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "2013 Annual Report".
  2. ↑ "Tempe Fire Department History".
  3. ↑ "2014-2015 Operational Guide". Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Department. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "About". Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Department. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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