The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) is accepting applications for entry-level firefighter/EMT positions from Oct. 6 – Nov. 17, 2026. The department currently accepts applications for entry-level firefighter/EMT positions once per year. The SFD is looking to recruit individuals who embody the department’s core values: integrity, teamwork, compassion, diversity and courage…. [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle will lift its Stage 2 Burn Ban effective Oct. 1, 2026 at 8 a.m. in alignment with King County. The Stage 2 Burn Ban had prohibited any outdoor fire. With the burn ban lifted, the burning of recreational fires on private property may resume following the… [ Keep reading ]
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 – 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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
