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Torrance Fire Department (TFD)
SoCal · Municipal · Career
Mission
We are A unified department - Honored to serve our community through proactive emergency response, risk reduction, and community engagement.
Source: official department source
6 · Stations20,000+ calls/year (70-75% EMS) · Annual callsDavid A. Dumais (as of Jul 14, 2026) · Fire Chief
The department describes itself as A unified department.
Preparing for the Torrance Fire Department (TFD) oral board
Torrance Fire Department (TFD) runs 6 stations across its community. Build your ARTS Tie-back material from what this department tells you about itself:
- its mission and the values it states
- the community it serves and the calls it runs
- the specialized work it runs, from hazardous materials
- the programs it puts into the community, like community risk reduction and public education and prevention
- the culture and priorities its own people describe
Themes this profile surfaces
- Why you want to serve Torrance Fire Department (TFD) specifically, over any other department
- Scenario questions that touch its hazardous materials work
- How you would contribute to its community risk reduction work
- How your own values line up with the department's mission
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