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.

The first 911 call came into the Fire Alarm Center at 8:05 p.m. reporting smoke from a vacant house located in the 6300 block of 36th Avenue SW. Engine Company 37 arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the basement of the backside of the home.

Initially the firefighters took a defensive position and fought the fire from the outside of the home. Once firefighters removed the plywood from the windows of the boarded up home, they launched an interior attack on the fire.

It took about 15 minutes for fire crews to control the flames and approximately an hour before the flames were completely extinguished.

There were no injuries.

The investigator determined the fire started in the basement and spread to combustible materials stored in the lower level of the house. The damage estimate is $25,000 to the structure and $5,000 to the contents.

May 9—Seattle Firefighters determined a post office building is safe to reoccupy after a pickup truck drove into it.

At 1:48 p.m., dispatchers at the Fire Alarm Center received a 911 call reporting a vehicle into the West Seattle Post Office located in the 2700 block of SW Trenton Street. When firefighters arrived they found the driver of the pickup truck uninjured but still inside the truck’s cab.

Concerned about the structural integrity of the building, firefighters evacuated three dozen patrons and employees of the facility. The pickup truck damaged a concrete/brick column and two large windows as it made entry into the lobby.

One female postal customer was knocked to the floor when a metal shelf fell into her. Medics evaluated and treated her for minor scrapes and bruises.

The Technical Rescue Team used shoring equipment and high powered air bags to lift the concrete column off of the pickup truck. The truck was towed from the property.

The Seattle Police Department is investigating the cause of the accident.

At 2:10 a.m. a 911 call came into a dispatcher at the Fire Alarm Center reporting a fire at the four-story complex located in the 9000 block of 35th Avenue SW. Ladder Company 11 arrived to find heavy smoke inside the complex and flames coming from a bottom level unit. It took 12 minutes to knock down the flames and an hour to completely extinguish the fire inside the first floor unit. Firefighters were able to contain the flames to the one unit.

32 people were displaced when smoke filled the hallways of the complex. A Seattle Public Library staff member opened up a classroom at the Southwest Branch, located across the street from the apartment complex, to temporarily shelter the evacuated residents. A King County Metro Bus was brought in to keep the residents warm.

The apartment resident says a smoke detector alerted her to the fire which allowed her to safely escape. The Red Cross was called to assist the one resident with temporary shelter.

The damage estimate is $47,000.

At 6:50 a.m., a delivery driver called 911 to report a shed fire located in the park in the 2400 block of SW Thistle Street. Engine 11 arrived to find a smoldering pile of combustibles in a wheelbarrow bucket. The fire was quickly extinguished. There was also minor scorching to the shed.

The damage estimate is $500.

The Seattle Police Department’s Arson Bomb Squad was notified of the fire and will investigate.

Anyone with information that can help solve this case is asked to call the Arson Hotline at 1-800-55-Arson.

At 10:39 a.m., firefighters were called to a house on the 200 block of SW Roxbury Street. When firefighters arrived then found the one-story home’s deck on fire with flames extending up the side of the home to the roof.

Firefighters were able to knock down the fire and foamed the remaining charred area to prevent the rekindling of the flames.

The fire investigator determined the fire began inside a metal dog cage on the wooden deck of the home and spread to the deck and exterior wall. The fire never made it inside the house.

The cause of the fire is being called accidental electrical. The damage estimate is $20,000.

The four Chihuahua’s inside the dog cage all survived the fire.

Link to website: http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/neighborday/

Fire Stations scheduled to be Open.

Waterfront Fire Station 5 925 Alaskan Way

Highpoint Fire Station 11 1514 SW Holden Street

Greenlake Fire Station 16 6846 Oswego Place NE

University District Fire Station 17 1050 NE 50th Street

Ballard Fire Station 18 1521 NW Market Street

Queen Anne Fire Station 20 3205 13th Avenue West

Phinney Ridge Fire Station 21 7304 Greenwood Avenue North

Roanoke Fire Station 22 901 E. Roanoke Street

Bitter Lake Fire Station 24 401 N 130th Street

Capitol Hill Fire Station 25 1300 E. Pine Street

South Park Fire Station 26 800 South Cloverdale Street

Rainier Valley Fire Station 28 5968 Rainier Avenue South

Mount Baker Fire Station 30 2931 Mount Baker Blvd S.

Northgate Fire Station 31 1319 N. Northgate Way

West Seattle Junction Fire Station 32 3715 SW Alaska Street

Rainier Beach Fire Station 33 9645 Renton Avenue South

Crown Hill Fire Station 35 8729 15th Avenue NW

West Seattle Fire Station 37 7700 35th Avenue SW

Hawthorne Hills Fire Station 38 4004 NE 55th Street

Lake City Fire Station 39 2806 NE 127th Street

Fire Station 41 2416 34th Avenue West

The initial 911 call came in at 5:09 a.m. reporting a fire in a home located in the 9000 block of 16th Avenue SW. Engine Company 11 arrived to find flames coming from the single-story home. Those flames were exposing to houses on both sides of burning structure.

Firefighters had to cut through the boards to make their way inside the basement. The fire was extinguished within 45 minutes.

The fire investigator found evidence the home was being used for transient habitation.
The damage estimate is $151,000.

At 5:05 a.m. on Sunday November 18, 2012, a neighbor called the Fire Alarm Center and reported seeing flames coming from a house located in the 9400 block of 7th Avenue SW. The fire was located in the bedroom of the single family home. The flames burned through the sub-floor and into the crawlspace below.

No one was injured. The fire investigator estimates the damage at $70,000.

In 2010, candle fires caused 90 deaths, 820 injuries and $370 million in property damage according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). December is the peak time of the year for home candle fires.

The Seattle Fire Department’s Public Education Unit offers these basic rules to follow:

• Always keep burning candles within sight.

• Extinguish all candles when leaving the room of before going to sleep.

• Always use a candleholder specifically designed for candle use. The holder should be heat resistant, sturdy and large enough to contain any drips or melted wax.

• Place lighted candles where they won’t be knocked over by children, pets or anyone else.

• Keep burning candles away from furniture, drapes, bedding, carpets books, flammable decorations etc.
• Read and carefully follow all manufacturer instructions. Do not burn a candle longer than the manufacturer recommends.

• Extinguish pillar and taper candles when they burn to within two inches of the holder.

• Discontinue burning the votive and container candles before the last half-inch of wax melts.

http://www.seattle.gov/fire/pubEd/brochures/candles.pdf

At 10:10 p.m., a call came in the Fire Alarm Center reporting flames coming from the wall of a home in the 9000 block of 21st Avenue SW. Engine Company 11 arrived to find smoke coming from the roof of the two-story home. The firefighters used an attack hose line to knock down the flames while the first in Ladder Company searched the residence for occupants and then headed to the roof to cut holes in order to vent the smoke and heat.

Firefighters discovered the fire inside the walls of the home. The flames extended up the walls into the attic. Crews removed two walls and brought down ceilings in order to completely extinguish the flames. It took approximately 30 minutes to completely knock down this fire.

There occupants safely evacuated the home and there were no reported injuries.

The damage estimate is $65,000 to the structure and $5,000 to the contents.