Seattle Firefighters responded to a house fire just before midnight Wednesday in the 4100 block of Evanston Avenue North. When firefighters arrived at the house they saw flames coming from the first floor of a two story house. All the occupants got out of the house safely. The fire was quickly extinguished. There were no [...]

Firefighters responded to a report of smoke in the area of Greenwood Ave and NW 85th Street at 4:09 this morning. When firefighters arrived on the scene they saw smoke and flames coming from the roof of a one-story  building in a block that contained three restaurants, a coffee shop, a theatre and a beauty [...]

Mayor Greg Nickels, along with City Councilmember Jean Godden, Fire Chief Gregory Dean, Fleets and Facilities Director Brenda Bauer, firefighters assigned to Engine 38 and members of the community today broke ground for the new Fire Station 38 in the Hawthorne Hills neighborhood. The current facility, built in 1930, is the smallest among Seattle’s 33 neighborhood [...]

Firefighters responded to a house fire at 14092 23rd Place NE at 9:12 a.m. Wednesday morning. When Engine 39 arrived at the scene they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the front side of a one story house. One occupant was able to get out of the house safely prior to the Fire Department’s [...]

Fire Chief Gregory Dean and Fleets and Facilities Director Brenda Bauer, along with firefighters who work on Engine 35 celebrated the beginning of construction for Fire Station 35 in the Crown Hill neighborhood. The 89-year-old facility is one of the oldest operating fire stations in Seattle.
The new, larger fire station is designed to withstand an earthquake so [...]

On Wednesday, August 12 just after 1 a.m. firefighters responded to a house fire at the intersection of NW 85 Street and 6 Avenue NW in Ballard. Flames were visible from the side of a vacant house when the first engine arrived on scene. Firefighters searched the house and confirmed that there was no one inside. [...]

Improperly discarded smoking materials caused an accidental fire in the 7500 block of 20th Ave NE in the Wedgwood neighborhood on Sunday. Firefighters responded to reports of a building fire at 5:17 p.m. and found smoke and flames coming from the back side of a mixed residential and commercial building. Firefighters cut through a fence [...]

Twenty-four young women learned the ins and outs of firefighting this week at Camp Blaze. Instructors created Camp Blaze to introduce young women to the Fire Service. Camp Blaze is structured to give young women more confidence by teaching them about team work, problem solving and physical agility.
Camp Blaze instructors volunteer their time and include [...]

On Friday, July 17, firefighters from Engine 29 in West Seattle were at Alki Beach handing out Safety Citations to children who were properly wearing their helmets. Each citation entitles the child to a free child-size sandwich at participating Subway locations. The program will continue through the summer at Fire Stations throughout the City. The [...]

On Saturday, July 11 Seattle firefighters worked with construction crews from GLY Construction to practice high angle rescues at a South Lake Union construction site located at 301 Boren Avenue.
First, firefighters simulated rescuing injured patients from the bottom of the construction pit, which is approximately 100 feet below the street level. They placed the patient [...]