Graham Fire & Rescue will be present at the 36th Annual Tacoma Highland Games at Frontier Park in Graham on Saturday, June 28, 2008. The games open at 8 a.m. for registration and include a schedule of dancing and piping competitions and traditional sporting events such as the caber toss and the hammer throw. This day-long event ends with a traditional Ceilidh Celebration. For more information go to www.tacomagames.org.

Graham Fire & Rescue regularly makes appearances at community events. Parades, festivals, scouting events, school tours and senior programs are among the many different kinds of events and programs attended by Graham Fire & Rescue.

Graham Fire & Rescue joins the Pierce County Sheriff's Department and teaches seniors about various services available. We are now offering the "File for Life" a plastic holder with a magnet for the refrigerator for medical information for the entire family - in easy reach in case of a medical emergency. 

The Rainbow Festival on the 3rd Saturday in July is a favorite event for persons with disabilities. Graham Fire & Rescue offers rides in the aerial ladder bucket with free photos.

Graham Fire & Rescue would like to attend your event. Please give us two weeks advance notice for attendance. The event also must be held within the service district. Please Call Myra Merdian-Drake at the department office for further information.

Bicycle Safety Citations 
Graham Fire & Rescue and South Pierce Fire & Rescue are excited to partner with Subway in an effort to eliminate head and other injuries that result from unsafe bicycling practices. 

Beginning now and continuing through the end of 2006, fire personnel that witness safe bicycling habits will reward the riders with a "Bicycle Safety Citation" that entitles the rider to a FREE Deli Round sandwich at the local participating Subway store. 

Bicycle injuries are a major cause of hospitalization for children ages 5-14 and 75%of bicycle related deaths involve a head injury. The use of a bicycle helmet can cause significant reduction in serious head injuries and fatalities. In fact, 85% of head injuries could be prevented by the use of helmets. Ride with safety in mind. 

Graham Fire & Rescue will be watching your bicycle safety practices. They will reward that action with a Subway "Bicycle Safety Citation". Congratulations in advance from Subway and Graham Fire & Rescue. 

Great Escape Contest: 
In 1998, a house fire claimed the lives of two family members. There were no smoke alarms and no escape plan. Fire and rescue teams were deeply upset and tried to devise a way to teach families about fire safety. Graham Fire & Rescue, Central Pierce Fire & Rescue and Puyallup Fire Department devised the Great Escape Contest. The contest is offered to 5th graders. 

Starting each January, kids are taught about fire safety for their families with a video and live presentation. Then each child is asked to draw and practice with their family, an escape plan which includes two ways out of every room, a nearby meeting place outside of the home and locations of smoke alarms. 

All drawings are judged and eight winners (one from each elementary school) are chosen. The winners receive tickets for themselves and two family members to the Puyallup Spring Fair and all eight winners ride in fire engines in the Daffodil Parade.

Daffodil Parade: 
The Grand Floral Street Parade is the highlight of Daffodil Festival week. The parade travels through the four cities of Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner and Orting and consists of approximately 40 float entries and over 80 other entries, including bands, drill teams and horseback groups. The floats are decorated with fresh-cut daffodils, numbering in the thousands.

Graham Fire & Rescue always enters and drives an engine in the parade. The winners of the Great Escape Contest win the right to ride the engines during the parade. The Daffodil Festival will be celebrating it's 74th year during the 2007 season. 

New Firehouse: 
Graham Fire & Rescue has finished building the new fire station. The new station is to be staffed 24/7 and has administration, response and training facilities. The training/meeting rooms will be available to the community for meetings and other community events. Call the office to reserve meeting rooms. See how the construction went, take the Virtual Tour >