January 26- Seattle Fire Investigators determined an early morning fire was an accidental fire caused by an improperly disposed of smoking materials. Dispatchers received a 911 at 2:02 a.m. of flames coming from the one-story home located in the 5900 block of 59 Avenue NE. Engine Company 38 arrived to find flames coming from the [...]

This Saturday you will have a chance to meet Seattle Fire Chief Gregory Dean and Seattle Firefighters. They will be at the Seattle City Hall for the annual City Hall Open House. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Seattle City Hall located at 601 5th Avenue.  There will also [...]

Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas that can cause severe illness or death. Carbon Monoxide is found in all fires, as well as fumes produced by charcoal or gas. It is produced by cars and trucks, small gasoline engines, stoves, lanterns, burning charcoal and wood, and gas ranges and heating systems. Here are [...]

January 19, 2012–Last night an unattended candle started a fire at a Seattle apartment complex located in the 1600 block of Yale Avenue.  The damage was limited to one apartment but it did cause the evacuation of residents into the cold winter night. This is the second apartment complex fire this week caused by unattended candles. On [...]

January 16, 2012— Improperly discarded fireplace ashes are to blame for an early morning house fire in Madrona. At 4:37 a.m., Firefighters were called to a two-story home located in the 3400 block of East Howell Street. Arriving firefighters found smoke coming from the house. The couple who lived at the residence safely evacuated. The [...]

January 16—Seattle Fire Investigators determined unattended candles are to blame for an early morning fire on top of Queen Anne Hill. At 3:44 a.m., a call came into Fire Dispatchers reporting a person was trapped inside a second floor unit apartment. Engine Company 8 arrived to find flames coming from a second floor unit. Firefighters [...]

January 14— A West Seattle House fire is still under investigation by Seattle Fire Investigators. Firefighters were called to the 3500 block of SW 97th Street at 11:38 p.m. Engine Company 37 arrived to find heavy flames shooting from the boarded-up home. Firefighters quickly took a defensive position on the fire because it was determined it [...]

January 15—Seattle Firefighters knocked down a restaurant fire at a Belltown apartment complex which caused a partial evacuation of the 18-story building. A 911 call came in at 10:52 a.m. reporting light smoke on several floors of a residential building at 500 Wall Street. Engine Company 2 and 25 battled the heavy flames and intense [...]

January 15—At 10:20 a.m., Seattle Firefighter were called to the intersection of Westlake Avenue North and Mercer Street for a heavy rescue. The caller stated a car and a train collided in the South Lake Union intersection. Engine Company 2 arrived to find the female driver of the car has self-extricated. The woman, in her [...]

January 14– Seattle Fire Medics rushed a Ballard women to Harborview Medical Center after she suffered life threatening burns during a fire in her home.  At 12:57 p.m. a neighbor called 911 to report a woman on fire.  Ladder Company 8 forced entry into the locked second-story condo in the 7300 block of 15th Avenue [...]