The universal mission across the entire fire service can be boiled down to 3 main points.
1. Life Safety: The primary, overriding objective is to save lives, including the safety of the public and the firefighters themselves.
2. Incident Stabilization: The goal is to bring the emergency situation under control to prevent it from worsening.
3. Property Conservation: This goal focuses on minimizing damage to property, the environment, and surrounding structures during the emergency incident.
FD3 and IAFF2933. Working hard to serve the greater community of Sequim, WA
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Live fire training is crucial for firefighters to experience realistic, high-stress conditions, building confidence and competence before facing real emergencies. It helps personnel understand fire behavior, practice tactics in controlled environments, and manage disorientation from smoke and heat, which is vital for safety #IAFF2933 #CCFD3 #sequimwa #livefire #liveburn
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Sequim, WA 3/18/26 - B Shift has experienced 2 General Alarms so far today.
This is one of our most stressful and intense moments because it means we may not be able to quickly and effectively respond to an emergency. We typically only have 4 staffed response units. When 4 calls come in around the same time, everyone is booked, and that has happened twice already today.
Running out of units triggers a “General Alarm.” A notice goes out to all responders in the district to, for lack of better words, man your battle stations. Volunteers drop what they are doing and head to the nearest fire station to staff a reserve ambulance or fire engine. Off duty staff are able to come in off shift and receive overtime pay to fill in the gaps. But that’s only if people are available and have the energy for it. Many factors come into play, there may or may not be extra personnel available.
Stay safe out there, and support your local FD by learning how the Department operates and the current limitations of service.
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Happy to have our new recruits! They are joining an incredible and hardworking team at FD3. This is a great step towards growing the department and fulfilling the community's expectations of us. We want to be there when you need us the most!
Firefighters join FD3 crew - Sequim Gazette
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