Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District

The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District of Washoe County Nevada covers the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Western Nevada. The county spans an area of nearly 6,600 square miles in the northwest section of the state bordering California and Oregon.[1] TMFPD was originally founded in 1972 and operated independently until 2001. Washoe County contracted the City of Reno Fire Dept. to operate TMFPD engines until 2012. Early in 2012 the agreement with the City of Reno was terminated and TMFPD was stood back up and operated independently again. The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District operates a fire apparatus fleet of 10 engines, 1 ladder company, 11 brush trucks, 1 rescue squad, 1 ambulance, 1 hazardous material unit, various support units, 2 technical rescue support units, 9 water tenders, and 2 water rescue entry vehicles The District's primary areas of responsibility include rural and suburban communities outside the City of Reno. Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District responded to 10,581 calls for service with a 2017/2018 budget of $27,932,275.

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The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District provides all risk fire and Advanced Life Support level Emergency Medical Services (Paramedic) to unincorporated areas of Washoe County. The District's emergency response encompasses approximately 214 square miles of territory on the eastern slope of the Carson and Sierra Nevada Mountain range, the second most populated county in the State.[2] The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District operates 11 career fire stations within Washoe County, Nevada as an "all risk” fire agency capable of responding to structure fires, wildland fires, hazardous materials incidents and emergency medical incidents.[3] The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District is a first response unit, deploying first line fire control and or initiating rescue operations and providing advanced life support for emergency medical calls throughout the county. Based on the resources and capabilities of the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, the Insurance Services Organization (ISO) has rated them as a Class 3/9 department. The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District also assists other fire protection agencies within the County, and at the border of Nevada and California.

The Demographics of Washoe County covers 6,540.4 square miles. There are approximately 42,154 households in the unincorporated areas with an estimated population of 419,948. The average household size in 2007 was estimated at 2.70.[4] With the rapid population growth and urban development within the county, the department assist in the education and understanding of fire ecology and exposure to risk for its residents.[5]