March 5—A Seattle Fire Investigator determined the cause of a Phinney Ridge apartment complex fire was accidental. A fire smoldering from a roof operation earlier in the day reignited and damaged a small section of the roof. At 6:50 p.m. dispatchers began receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a fire on a roof of a four-story [...]

January 3, 2013- A Seattle Fire Investigator determined the cause of a fire at an occupied commercial building to be accidental. The fire was caused by creosote buildup in ductwork which most likely was ignited by an operating generator and convection oven. At 12:04 p.m. on Wednesday January 2, 2013, the first 911 call came [...]

October 14—A Seattle Fire Investigator determined a fatal North Seattle Fire was accidental. After examining the evidence, the investigator determined a pinched electrical cord in the bedroom was the most likely cause of the fire which took one man’s life and injured another tenant. At 3:32 a.m. dispatchers at the Fire Alarm Center received a [...]

July 3-At 9:31 a.m. the Seattle Fire Department responded to N. 82nd Street and Greenwood Avenue North to reports of a car into a restaurant. Engine Company 31 arrived first to find a Lexus SUV inside the front door of the restaurant. The driver of the car was not injured. No one inside the restaurant [...]

June 24—Seattle Firefighter quickly extinguished a small electrical fire in the crawl space of a two-story home on the 100 block of North 84th Street. The Fire Alarm Center received a 911 call at 10:09 p.m. reporting fire coming from the basement of a 2-story home. Phinney Ridge Engine Company 21 arrived first to find [...]

March 25—Seattle Firefighters quick actions contained a fire to the kitchen of a North Seattle restaurant Saturday Night. Around 11 p.m., an employee of the business in the 300 block of North 105th Street called to report a fire in the range hood of the eatery. Engine Company 31 arrived to find heavy smoke and [...]

February 29—Seattle Fire Investigators determined a home in Greenwood suffered $145,000 in damage. Shortly after 9 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to the 400 block of NW 95th Street to a report of a house fire. Engine Company 31 was the first to arrive. They found 10 to 20 foot flames coming from the single story [...]

In an effort to help keep burnable materials secure, Seattle Public Utilities will provide locks for commercial recycling, garbage and food waste containers in the Greenwood neighborhood, within the boundaries of NW 75th Street to North 90th Street and from 3rd Ave NW to Fremont Ave North. Residents and business owners can call Waste Management [...]

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 [...]