# Citation: Tacoma Fire Is Running More Than 51,000 Calls a Year. Response Times Across the City Don't Meet the National Standard.

## BibTeX
@misc{watchtower-tacoma-fire-is-running-53-000-calls-a-year-response-times-in-half-the-city-don-t-m,
  title = {Tacoma Fire Is Running More Than 51,000 Calls a Year. Response Times Across the City Don't Meet the National Standard.},
  author = {Vanguard Civic Technology Research Team},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Watchtower, Arafat for Congress},
  url = {https://arafatforcongress.org/watchtower/stories/tacoma-fire-is-running-53-000-calls-a-year-response-times-in-half-the-city-don-t-m},
  note = {NFPA 1710 sets 4 minutes as the benchmark for first engine arrival. A 2023 city-commissioned study found no station district in Tacoma met that goal, and 90th percentile call-to-arrival times in multiple station districts exceeded 10 minutes. The department knows. The city knows. The gap has been documented for years.}
}

## RIS
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AU  - Vanguard Civic Technology Research Team
PY  - 2026
PB  - Watchtower, Arafat for Congress
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N1  - NFPA 1710 sets 4 minutes as the benchmark for first engine arrival. A 2023 city-commissioned study found no station district in Tacoma met that goal, and 90th percentile call-to-arrival times in multiple station districts exceeded 10 minutes. The department knows. The city knows. The gap has been documented for years.
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## APA 7
Vanguard Civic Technology Research Team. (2026). Tacoma Fire Is Running More Than 51,000 Calls a Year. Response Times Across the City Don't Meet the National Standard.. Watchtower, Arafat for Congress. https://arafatforcongress.org/watchtower/stories/tacoma-fire-is-running-53-000-calls-a-year-response-times-in-half-the-city-don-t-m

## MLA 9
"Tacoma Fire Is Running More Than 51,000 Calls a Year. Response Times Across the City Don't Meet the National Standard.." Watchtower, Arafat for Congress, 2026-08-02, https://arafatforcongress.org/watchtower/stories/tacoma-fire-is-running-53-000-calls-a-year-response-times-in-half-the-city-don-t-m.

## Plain text
Vanguard Civic Technology Research Team (2026). "Tacoma Fire Is Running More Than 51,000 Calls a Year. Response Times Across the City Don't Meet the National Standard.." Watchtower, Arafat for Congress. https://arafatforcongress.org/watchtower/stories/tacoma-fire-is-running-53-000-calls-a-year-response-times-in-half-the-city-don-t-m