Seattle is the first city in the country that allows the position of firefighter/EMT-B to administer this lifesaving medicine SEATTLE – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell joined the Seattle Fire Department (SFD), emergency medical responders, and health experts from the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) to give a progress update… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Fire Department expanding its cadre of personnel able to administer buprenorphine in the field to the department’s firefighter/EMTs. Buprenorphine can be given to patients who are being treated for an opiate overdose or to those actively experiencing withdrawal symptoms. SEATTLE – The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) is expanding its Buprenorphine Pilot Program and Seattle will… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Fire Department is accepting applications for entry-level firefighter/EMTs through Nov. 29. Prospective candidates can apply online at SeattleFireJobs.com SEATTLE – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell joined Seattle Fire Chief Harold Scoggins and Seattle Fire Fighters Union Local 27 President Kenny Stuart on Oct. 9 to announce the open application… [ Keep reading ]
The sacrifice paid by fallen Seattle firefighters was remembered in a public ceremony in Pioneer Square on Oct. 4. During the service, the names of all 55 Seattle Fire personnel who have died as a result of their service as a firefighter/EMT or paramedic were read aloud. The list dates… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – Members of the media and public are invited to join the Seattle Fire Department in honoring all 55 Seattle firefighters who have died in the line of duty since 1891. The annual Seattle Fallen Firefighter Memorial will take place from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – In mid-2023, a garden club and landscape company from the Magnolia neighborhood joined together to design and build an upgraded garden space at Fire Station 41. What was once a simple and hardpacked field is now an impressive landscaped garden complete with a public artwork sculpture. The planning… [ Keep reading ]
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 2023, the Seattle Fire Department responded to 58 fireworks-related incidents. Just four years ago in 2020,… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle – On June 6, Mayor Bruce Harrell signed new legislation that will amend the Seattle Fire Code and allow the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) to order and complete remediation or demolition of dangerous vacant buildings. The legislation was unanimously passed by the City Council this week and includes an emergency clause to… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – Captain Gordon Wolcott was pleased to pin the badge on his daughter Firefighter Raechel Ehlers when she was officially sworn in as a Seattle Firefighter/EMT on March 7, 2024. While the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) has many legacy children who have followed in their parents’ footsteps, Raechel and… [ Keep reading ]
Shared from the City of Seattle Office of the Mayor Seattle – On April 18, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced that he submitted emergency legislation to amend the Seattle Fire Code and allow the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) to order and complete demolition or remediation of unsafe vacant buildings in Seattle. “These dangerous vacant buildings are known hazards that put our… [ Keep reading ]
