March 11- A fire at an abandoned home located in the Wallingford area was most likely caused by a transient cooking fire or from discarded smoking materials says a Seattle Fire Investigator. There is no dollar loss because the single-story house was slated to be torn down next week. At 1:46 p.m., Firefighter/Dispatchers at the [...]

December 31-A Sunday morning fire at an abandoned Eastlake house caused an estimated $45,000 in damage according to a Seattle Fire Investigator. At 10:20 a.m. on Sunday, December 30, a 911 caller reported flames showing from a house located in the 2800 block of Fairview Avenue East. Engine Company 22 arrived first to find significant [...]

December 25—The fire that trapped a wheelchair bound woman in her burning home was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials according to a Seattle Fire Investigator. On 7:22 a.m. Christmas morning, a neighbor called 911 to report windows breaking due to a fire at his neighbor’s house. Green Lake Engine Company 16 arrived to find [...]

October 12— Seattle Fire Paramedics treated and transported a female in her 30’s after she jumped from a third floor burning room of a Queen Anne Apartment complex. Just after 7:30 p.m., a 911 call came into the Fire Alarm Center reporting heavy black smoke coming from the third floor of an apartment complex in [...]

September 26, 2012—Seattle Fire Investigators determined an overnight fire at a vacant lot in the University District was an accidental fire. Investigators say improperly discarded smoking materials in a pile of combustibles caused the fire. Tuesday night at 11:55 p.m., dispatchers at the Fire Alarm Center received a 911 call reporting flames coming from an [...]

September 24, 2012—Seattle Fire Investigators determined a fire at a West Seattle Home on Friday was accidental. Fire investigators determined the basement bedroom fire was most likely caused by an unattended candle or improperly discarded smoking materials. The first 911 call came in 1:05 p.m. to reports of flames visible from a one-story home with [...]

A Seattle Fire Investigator determined improperly discarded smoking materials on a wooden pier caused a two-alarm fire on Pier 56 at the Seattle Waterfront Saturday. At 2:06 p.m., Seattle Firefighters responded to 1201 Alaskan Way for initial reports of a fire under Pier 56. The first arriving engine companies found thick smoke and flames coming [...]

Seattle Fire Investigators determined a fire in a vacant South Park home was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials on an exterior deck. The first 911 call came in at 3:41 a.m. reporting smoke and flames coming from a home located on the 700 block of South Sullivan Street. When Engine Company 26 arrived they [...]

July 31—A Seattle Fire Investigator ruled an early morning fatal apartment fire in West Seattle was accidental. The investigator determined the cause was improperly discarded smoking materials left burning inside the apartment. At 2:13 a.m. the Fire Alarm Center received a 911 call reporting smoke coming from a second floor apartment in a building located in the [...]

May 1—A Seattle Fire Investigator determined a house fire in West Seattle was accidental. The cause of the fire was determined to be improperly disposed of smoking materials. The first 911 call came in at 5:19 p.m. to a home located in the 8400 block of 20th Avenue SW. Engine Company 11 arrived to find [...]