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West Pierce Fire & Rescue protects approximately 31 square miles, proudly serving the citizens of Lakewood and University Place. It is a fire district funded separately from the cities. We provide numerous services to our community including fire suppression, emergency medicine and transport, technical rescue, hazardous incidents, fire prevention, inspections and fire and life safety education.
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| West Pierce Fire & Rescue Awarded 2012 Tom Warren Innovation Award | On Monday morning at the Washington State Drowning Prevention Network meeting at Seattle Childrens Hospital, West Pierce Fire & Rescue was awarded the 2012 Tom Warren Innovation Award for the Lake Addressing Program. This program has been ongoing since the summer of 2010 and is still in the works.
The program is designed to help those in need of calling 911 a reference point while on the lakes. When calling from a boat on the water, they are able to look to the nearest dock or buoy that is labeled with a number. The 911 dispatcher is then able to cross reference that number to a house that is nearby in order to send emergency response vehicles to the proper location.
This program has been implemented on Gravelly Lake and is currently being done on American Lake. The program has been very helpful for our crews to respond efficiently.
West Pierce Fire & Rescue would like to thank the Washington State Drowning Prevention Network for their acknowledgement.
| | WPFR & Curtis High Team Up for a Sports Medicine Challenge |  Curtis High School and West Pierce Fire & Rescue partnered to provide Advanced Sports Medicine students with some real hands on experience on April 25th. The students participated in a competition where they learned how to properly backboard a patient, conduct injury assessments on athletes, taped injuries, took a written test comprised of topics such as emergency medicine, anatomy, injury prevention and medical terminology. The competition culminated in a mock earthquake at the high school where the students treated numerous patients. Firefighters and teachers spent the day working with students to give them the confidence to know they could perform these skills in an actual emergency.
The competition was part of a district effort to increase rigor in the Career and Technical Education courses and to ensure students are meeting all state and district requirements. While the event was fun it also tested the students abilities. All students performed above expectations and we hope to host the event again next year.
| | SAFE SITTER CLASS WILL BE HELD IN JULY - REGISTER NOW |  West Pierce Fire & Rescue will hold the popular Safe Sitter class in July
Date & Time: July 10, 11, & 12 (Three-day class) 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location: WPFR Station 20 10928 Pacific Hwy SW
Contact Michelle Johnson: 253-983-4553 or michelle.johnson@westpierce.org
Cost $30 Pre-registration REQUIRED
Description SAFE SITTER is a medically accurate program that teaches boys and girls age 11 to 13 how to handle emergencies when caring for young children.
SAFE SITTERS learn:
* What to do when a child stops breathing or chokes
* How to call for emergency help
* Basic child care essentialsdiapering, feeding, etc.
* How to entertain children and keep them safe
Young children cannot always communicate their needs or protect themselves. The babysitter must be able to handle whatever situation arises.
REGISTRATION PACKET
Registration Deadline July 3rd |
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New CERT Newsletter
The latest CERT newsletter is available for you to read. Find out what is happening with our West Pierce CERT Teams.
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