At 2:32 a.m., we received a 911 call reporting a mother in labor along Southbound I-5 at Mid-Boeing Field. The caller then reported the baby was born inside the Blue Honda CRV that was parked underneath the 158 freeway exit sign.

Paramedics cut the umbilical cord and transported the mother and healthy new baby boy to Valley Medical Center in stable condition. The mother and father were on their way to VMC when they pulled over to give birth.

At 11:33 a neighbor called 911 to report flames coming from a house locate in the 100 block of Erie Avenue. The neighbor helped evacuate the elderly resident. Engine Company 6 arrived to find a fire in the front room of the two-and-a-half-story house. Fire crews were able to contain the flames to the front room and preventing them from extending to the rest of the home. It took 13 minutes for firefighters to completely extinguish the flames.

There were no reported injuries.

Fire investigators estimate the damage at $2,000 to the structure and $3,000 to the contents.

At 9:53 a.m. dispatchers received a 911 call into the Fire Alarm Center reporting a fire in the wall of a residential building in the 900 block of 28th Avenue South. Engine Company 6 arrived to find smoke coming from the eaves of the 3-unit building. All of the occupants safely evacuated after their smoke detector sounded.

Firefighters were able to knock down the fire quickly and limit the damage to the bottom level unit.

The fire investigators estimate the damage loss at $20,000 to the structure and $5,000 to the contents.
The Red Cross was called to the scene to assist displaced residents.

April 9—Seattle Fire Investigators determined a Rainier Valley house fire was an accidental electrical fire caused by a wall socket.

At 11:23 p.m. Monday night, the Fire Alarm Center received multiple 911 calls reporting flames coming from a one-story home located in the 4000 block of Letitia Ave South. The fire arriving engine company found flames coming from the back of the home and from the side of the house.

All of the occupants of the house safely evacuated before firefighters arrived. Firefighters recovered the families two pet dogs which were found deceased in a back bathroom.

It took firefighters just under 30 minutes to completely extinguish the flames.

None of the occupants or firefighters was injured.

Fire investigators determined the fire started in a bedroom wall socket and extended to the bed and the rest of the first floor of the house. Damage estimates are $150,000 to the structure and $50,000 to the contents.

The Red Cross was on scene to assist the displaced residents.

At 3:31 p.m. dispatchers at the Fire Alarm Center received multiple 911 calls reporting flames coming from the roof of a restaurant located in the 7900 block of Rainier Avenue South. Engine Company 33 arrived first to find flames and heavy black smoke coming from the door and roof of one-story restaurant. Everyone safely evacuated from the restaurant. Firefighters protected neighboring businesses with an exposure hose line. Ladder Company 12 took to the roof and cut holes to ventilate all of the hot gases and smoke from the building. The fire was extinguished in less than 10 minutes.

The fire investigator determined a grease fire in the over/grill range hood extended to the kitchen area. The damage estimate is $45,000.

There were no injuries.

The initial 911 call came in at 12:28 a.m. reporting flames coming from a single family home located at the corner of South Norman Street and 24th Avenue South. While responding to the scene, fire officers could see the flames shooting into the night sky from several blocks away.

Engine 6 arrived first to find a full involved 3-story home that was under construction. Flames from the home were exposing to a second under construction house. Using multiple hose lines, firefighters were able to control the flames in 7 minutes. Embers from the fire landed on a nearby houses roof causing a temporary evacuation of the residents. The residents were eventually allowed back in.

The fire also damaged a piece of construction equipment, a port-a-potty and burned through a power line to a home. There were no reported injuries.

Firefighters conducted an overnight fire watch to make sure the embers don’t reignite in the home.
Fire investigators estimate the damage at $30,000 to the structure and contents. The case has been turned over to the Seattle Police Department’s Arson Bomb Squad who will be investigating.

At 6:49 p.m., a neighbor called 911 to report an alarm bell going off and smoke and fire inside a two-story home locate in the 3800 block of South Mead Street. Engine 28 arrived to find flames shooting from the front door and fire visible on the first floor of the house. Firefighters made entry and knocked down the fire on both the first and second floor of the house. It took about 37 minutes to completely extinguish the flames.

The homeowners were not home at the time of the fire but did arrive on the fire scene minutes after firefighters arrived. Fire crews found two deceased dogs on the second floor of the house.

The American Red Cross was called out to assist one adult male and one adult female with temporary shelter.

The first floor of the home was being remodeled at the time of the fire. The staining rags were left in a front entryway.

The Fire investigator determined the fire was an accidental fire caused by the spontaneous combustion of the stain rags which caught nearby combustibles on fire.

The damage estimate is $35,000 to the house and $10,000 to the contents.

There were no injuries.

February 16— Seattle Fire Investigator determined a fire inside a Georgetown industrial building was an accidental fire caused by overheated electrical wiring in a forklift.

At 2:13 a.m., a 911 call came into the Fire Alarm Center from a security guard who saw smoke coming from the 2-story industrial equipment repair business. Georgetown’s Engine Company 27 arrived first and found heavy smoke coming from the roof of the warehouse. Crews made forcible entry and found heavy smoke inside the building. Firefighters located the flames coming from a forklift parked on the first floor of the building. It took about 20 minutes to completely extinguish the flames.

The fire investigator determined the fire started with overheated electrical wiring in a forklift which caused an engine compartment fire which ruptured a pressurized propane fuel line. The estimated loss is $15,000.

There were no reported injuries.

At 12:25 p.m., a 911 call came into the Fire Alarm Center reporting a kitchen fire in a home in the 4300 block of Cheasty Boulevard South. Engine 28 arrived to find light smoke coming from the one-story home. The fire started on the stove and extended to the cabinets and then to the underside of the roof deck. It took 9 minutes to completely extinguish the flames.

The fire investigator estimated $30,000 damage to the structure and $15,000 damage to the contents of the home.

There were no injuries.

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