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Seattle Fire employee selected as Seattle Mariners Hometown Hero for April 3 game

SEATTLE – Seattle Fire’s Acting Captain Brian Wallace was selected by the Seattle Mariners as their Hometown Hero for the April 3 game against the San Francisco Giants. Brian and his family attended the game and he was honored by the players and crowd during the fourth inning for his… [ Keep reading ]

Is your home or building scheduled for DEMO?

The Seattle Fire Department is actively looking for single-family dwellings scheduled for demolition to help secure live-fire training for our newest Seattle firefighters on May 3-6, 2021. We are also open to discussing the use of duplex and apartment buildings on a case-by-case basis. The project must have a demolition… [ Keep reading ]

2-alarm fire in West Seattle

SEATTLE – After a busy morning with a 2-alarm fire in south Seattle and building fire in Capitol Hill, Seattle firefighters responded to a third major fire in West Seattle just after 6:30 p.m. on April 3. Calls came into the Fire Alarm Center reporting flames and black smoke showing… [ Keep reading ]

Two overnight structure fires in Seattle

SEATTLE – Just after 3 a.m. on April 3, the Fire Alarm Center received a 9-1-1 call reporting smoke and flames visible from a mid-rise new construction building at the 2300 block of S. Plum St. Engine 30 from the Mt. Baker neighborhood arrived first on scene and established command,… [ Keep reading ]

Is a property you own scheduled for demo? Consider donating it to the Seattle Fire Department!

The Seattle Fire Department is actively looking for single-family dwellings scheduled for demolition to help secure live-fire training for our newest Seattle firefighters on May 3-6, 2021. We are also open to discussing the use of duplex and apartment buildings on a case-by-case basis. The project must have a demolition… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Fire Chief Harold Scoggins receives his first COVID-19 vaccine dose

SEATTLE – Fire Chief Harold D. Scoggins visited the Rainier Beach Community Hub this afternoon to receive his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. He joined over 150 eligible community members at the site today also receiving their vaccination, whom were registered by First African American Methodist Episcopal Church… [ Keep reading ]

A look back on the past year of Seattle Fire’s pandemic response…

(SEATTLE) – One year ago this week, Public Health-Seattle & King County identified the first known cases and death of COVID-19 in King County. Shortly after, cases began to surge across the region and state, and a regional effort to flatten the curve was implemented. As we enter year two… [ Keep reading ]

Natural gas leak and vault fire at 2700 Blk. of E. Cherry St.

SEATTLE – Firefighters responded to the 2700 Blk. of E. Cherry St. on Feb. 24 for a report of flames coming from an underground electrical vault, visible on the sidewalk. When crews arrived on scene, they confirmed that natural gas had ignited above an underground electrical vault, and that an… [ Keep reading ]

City of Seattle Approved to be Vaccine Distributor; Seattle Fire Department Launches Mobile Vaccination Teams to Focus on Adult Family Homes

Reposted from the City of Seattle Mayor’s Office. SFD Mobile Vaccination Teams to Vaccinate Adult Family Homes Not Served by the Federal Partnership with CVS/Walgreens City’s Goal to Vaccinate Nearly 1,000 Adult Family Home Residents and Staff Within Next Two Weeks SEATTLE (January 12, 2021) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Fire members win King County Fire Chiefs Association Awards

The King County Fire Chiefs Association Executive Board travelled to several locations in the county this week to recognize fire personnel who have gone above and beyond to serve others. Several of our personnel were nominated to receive awards through the newly developed Distinguished Service Awards program, and we are… [ Keep reading ]