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October 2025 Promotional Ceremony

SEATTLE – Fire Chief Harold Scoggins held a promotional ceremony on Oct. 21 at Fire Station 10 to promote 15 Seattle Fire members to new ranks in the department. Congratulations to all as they step into new leadership roles. Lieutenant promotions: Captain promotions: Battalion Chief promotions: Deputy Chief promotion:

Seattle Fire is hiring firefighter/EMTs, accepting applications through Nov. 25 

SEATTLE – The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) is accepting applications for entry-level Firefighter/EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) through Nov. 25, 2025. The department is looking to expand our diverse team of hardworking, committed individuals who have a passion for public service. SFD is a world-class organization with more than 1,000 uniformed… [ 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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

July 2025 Promotional Ceremony

SEATTLE – Fire Chief Harold Scoggins held a promotional ceremony on July 23 at Seattle Fire Department Headquarters to promote members to new ranks in the department and to introduce new hires to the department. Congratulations to all as they step into their new leadership roles. New hires: Professional staff… [ Keep reading ]

The personal use of fireworks is banned in Seattle – find other ways to celebrate the 4th of July safely

SEATTLE – The personal use of fireworks in Seattle and King County is illegal. Even though they are banned, each year fireworks cause fires and injure people in the City and surrounding areas. In 2024, the Seattle Fire Department responded to 51 fireworks-related fires. Just five years ago in 2020,… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Fire to enhance encryption to radios in early 2026 to protect the public’s sensitive and private health information  

Seattle Fire will keep main dispatch channels open, but will enhance encryption on radio channels used for tactical communications and sharing sensitive and private health information  SEATTLE (WA) – In Quarter 2 of 2026, the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) will enhance encryption to radios used for tactical communications among our… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Fire Department recommends residents and businesses take steps to keep their property safe  

SEATTLE – Ahead of planned protests this weekend, the Seattle Fire Department recommends residents and businesses in Capitol Hill and the downtown core take steps to keep their property safe. The largest event is planned for Saturday, June 14, which will begin at Cal Anderson Park and will likely have… [ Keep reading ]