The Tucson Fire Department (TFD) responded to nearly 50,000 incidents in the first six months of 2026 — an average of 275 every day.
That number is about 8,000 fewer incidents than the same period last year. Assistant Fire Chief Paul Moore said they attribute the decrease to operational changes made within TFD.
“We’ve changed to where we have a paramedic on almost every unit we have on the department, which means that we can just send one instead of multiple units, do assessment, treat on scene, and determine if you need to go to the hospital or not,” Moore said…