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Hydrant inspections – and what to do if you experience temporarily discolored water 

The 19,000 fire hydrants located within the City of Seattle are maintained and repaired by Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), and are inspected by the Seattle Fire Department (SFD). Firefighters inspect all fire hydrants across the City on an annual bas...

Intentionally set fires in the Maple Leaf and Wedgewood neighborhoods

The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) has responded to recent intentionally set fires in the vicinity of the Maple Leaf and Wedgewood neighborhoods along Lake City Way NE. Several of these recent fires have been set next to buildings. SFD fire investigators continue to work closely with the Seattle Police Department’s… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Fire Department and Harborview Downtown Programs hold pop-up clinic in Little Saigon to connect people with substance use medication

The four-day pop-up event was held at Hoa Mai park in mid-September to provide people with opioid use disorder with long-acting injectable buprenorphine SEATTLE – The Seattle Fire Department (SFD), UW Medicine’s Harborview Downtown Programs, and partner agencies held a pop-up clinic at Hoa Mai park in Little Saigon on Sept. 9, 10, 11 and 12. The event’s purpose was… [ Keep reading ]

Honoring Seattle Fire’s fallen on Oct. 3

Each year, the Seattle Fire Department gathers to remember the brave men and women lost in the line of duty in service to our city. Please join Seattle Fire on Friday, Oct. 3 as the department pays tribute to the 55 Seattle Fire members who gave their lives protecting others…. [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Fire Department to conduct aviation exercise with Washington National Guard on Sept. 16 and 17

The Seattle Fire Department and Washington National Guard are conducting an aviation drill in the South Park/White Center area on Sept. 16 and 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The purpose of the drill is to practice rescue operations in the event a fire in a high-rise building or a natural disaster (such as an… [ Keep reading ]

3-Alarm brushfire injures two and damages four homes in the Beacon Hill neighborhood

Seattle — At 3:53 p.m., the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received 911 calls reporting a brushfire extending to homes in the 2500 block of S. Myrtle St. in the Beacon Hill neighborhood. When the first units arrived on scene, they reported heavy smoke with flames extending to four… [ Keep reading ]

2-alarm fire in the Northgate neighborhood

Seattle — At 2:46 p.m. on September 6, the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received multiple 911 calls reporting a fire in a building located at 1st Ave. NE and NE 112th St. in the Northgate neighborhood. Engine 31 was the first unit on scene and reported a working… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Fire Department Firefighter/EMTs administer buprenorphine at 100th patient encounter in the field

The City of Seattle reaches milestone resulting in more patients receiving follow-up care. SEATTLE – This August, Seattle Fire Department (SFD) firefighter/EMTs administered buprenorphine for the 100th time as part of their successful Buprenorphine Pilot Program to help patients experiencing an opiate overdose or active withdrawal. Following Mayor Harrell’s 2023 Executive Order on a public health and safety response to fentanyl, the pilot began in early 2024 with SFD paramedics and in late 2024 was expanded… [ Keep reading ]

Commercial building fire in Ballard district

Seattle—At 8:42 p.m., the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received multiple 911 calls reporting a dumpster fire in the alley of the 1700 block of NW Market St in the Ballard district. Engine 18 was initially dispatched as a single unit but upon arrival requested a first alarm assignment… [ Keep reading ]

2-alarm fire in the Beacon Hill neighborhood

Seattle — At 5:21 a.m., the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received 911 calls reporting a fire in a detached garage, with a living space above, that was under construction in the 2300 block of 17th Ave. S. Engine 13 was the first unit on scene. They reported the… [ Keep reading ]

Intentionally set fires in South Seattle

The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) has responded to recent intentionally set fires in the vicinity of the Mt. Baker and Columbia City neighborhoods. Several of these recent fires have been set to structures. SFD fire investigators continue to work closely with the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) Arson and Bomb Squad… [ Keep reading ]