Tacoma Fire Department | City of Tacoma

Our mission is to protect people, property, and the environment, and professionally and compassionately serve the community. The Tacoma Fire Department was formed in 1880 and continues to evolve as a progressive and responsive public safety organization.

Tacoma Fire Department cares about our city and strives to serve all who live, work, and play here. In addition to responding to emergencies, including structure fires, requests for emergency medical help, hazardous materials incidents, and technical rescue situations, we also provide resources for fire and injury safety, education and training opportunities, fire code and permit information, disaster preparedness and variety of other support services in our community.

Contact

Tacoma Fire Department

(253) 591-5737
Dial 9-1-1 for emergencies

tacomafiredepartment@tacoma.gov

901 Fawcett Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402

Hours:
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Additional Information
For emergencies, call 9-1-1

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Meet the Fire Chief

Fire Chief Sionna Stallings-Ala'ilima

Fire Chief

Sionna Stallings-Ala'ilima

Sionna Stallings-Ala’ilima was appointed to Fire Chief in April 2025.

She was previously appointed Assistant Chief in May 2022. She entered this role after serving as a Firefighter, Paramedic, Lieutenant, Captain, and Medical Services Officer.

She is currently responsible for staffing and logistics in the operations division and overseeing TFD’s fire communications dispatch center. Before this appointment, Sionna managed the operations of Emergency Medical Services, a task that presented many extraordinary challenges during the pandemic.

Sionna and her husband met while working for TFD and have been together for almost 12 years. She has an 8-year-old daughter and a large extended family, many of whom live in Tacoma and surrounding areas. She loves people, music, games, traveling, family time, and representing her family, Pacific Islanders, and women in a respectful, capable, and humble manner motivates her continued drive to serve.