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Our goal for December’s Ready in a Year plan is to find potential hazards at home. Let’s take a look around your home!
👀 What are we looking for? 👀
📚 Tall furniture (like cabinets and bookcases) that could fall over during an earthquake
🏺 Heavy or breakable ...objects on high shelves (especially items that have sentimental value)
🪞 Mirrors, artwork, plants, and other hanging objects
📺 Electronics, microwaves, and other appliances like water heaters and air conditioners
🤔 What do we do next? 🤔
🛠️ Secure all of these objects so they are less likely to fall during an earthquake
🪟 If the items you identified can swing around (like hanging plants), make sure they can’t hit windows or swing off their hooks
🔨 Large objects like air conditioners and water heaters should have a brace to prevent them from moving or falling
🛌 Keep the area over your bed clear of heavy or breakable objects that could fall and injure you
Our goal for December’s Ready in a Year plan is to find potential hazards at home. Let’s take a look around your home!
👀 What are we looking for? 👀
📚 Tall furniture (like cabinets and bookcases) that could fall over during an earthquake
🏺 Heavy or breakable ...objects on high shelves (especially items that have sentimental value)
🪞 Mirrors, artwork, plants, and other hanging objects
📺 Electronics, microwaves, and other appliances like water heaters and air conditioners
🤔 What do we do next? 🤔
🛠️ Secure all of these objects so they are less likely to fall during an earthquake
🪟 If the items you identified can swing around (like hanging plants), make sure they can’t hit windows or swing off their hooks
🔨 Large objects like air conditioners and water heaters should have a brace to prevent them from moving or falling
🛌 Keep the area over your bed clear of heavy or breakable objects that could fall and injure you
For #ThrowbackThursday, let's revisit the TFD-produced show, Signal 1-11. In this 1992 episode, Bob Bronoske and R.P. Wallace give us some holiday-relevant safety tips.
#tbt
For #ThrowbackThursday, let's revisit the TFD-produced show, Signal 1-11. In this 1992 episode, Bob Bronoske and R.P. Wallace give us some holiday-relevant safety tips.
#tbt
S 56th St & S Tyler St, 7:26am - TFD responded to a 3-vehicle accident. Two people were transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. @TacomaPD is investigating. Use caution in the area while the investigation wraps up.
It's time to tally our call volume in November! Don't have time for a video? Scroll down to see the numbers.
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In November, TFD responded to:
🔥 214 Fires
🚑 3,196 EMS calls
🚒 592 Other calls
...👨🏻🚒 4,002Total calls
Point Defiance Park, 2:15pm - TFD received a call from someone whose dog fell off a 20' cliff. Our tech rescue team successfully retrieved the dog & lowered it to the bottom of the cliff where Fireboat Destiny shuttled dog & owner to safety.
It's time to tally our call volume in November! Don't have time for a video? Scroll down to see the numbers.
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In November, TFD responded to:
🔥 214 Fires
🚑 3,196 EMS calls
🚒 592 Other calls
...👨🏻🚒 4,002Total calls
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