Editors update Sept. 24 at 11:30 a.m.: the number of injured firefighters has changed from nine to eight. SEATTLE – At 2:42 a.m., crews were dispatched to a residential fire in the 12000 block of Sand Point Way NE. The fire was reported as an exterior fire that extended to… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – Sept. 23 at 5:09 a.m., the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received 911 calls reporting smoke coming from a multi-unit commercial building in the 6500 block of 4th Ave. S. Engine 27 and Rescue 1 arrived within five minutes to the scene and confirmed an active structure fire…. [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – Sept. 21 at 12:36 p.m., Engine 27 and Engine 28 responded to a vehicle fire on the Interstate 5 exit ramp to the West Seattle Freeway. Crews arrived to find a garbage truck with fire deep within the inside of the garbage compartment. Additional crews were added to… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – On Aug. 23 at 9:24 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to a report of a shed fire in the 700 block of S Kenyon St. in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood. Engine 26 arrived at 9:27 a.m. and reported that the fire had spread from the shed to a fence… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – At 6:21 a.m., the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received multiple 911 calls reporting smoke coming from a residential building in the 100 block of N. 45th St. Engine 9 arrived first on scene, followed moments later by Ladder 8 and Battalion 4. Engine 9 reported smoke… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – At 3:43 p.m., Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received calls reporting a swimmer had not resurfaced after jumping into the water from a dock in the 2300 block of Lake Washington Blvd. S. Engine 6 arrived first on scene and began work to locate the swimmer. Firefighters… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – At 3:31 a.m., the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received 911 calls reporting smoke coming from a structure in the 5100 block of S. Holly St. The Fire Alarm Center dispatched an engine and a ladder truck to investigate. Ladder 12 arrived first on scene shortly followed by… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – At 5:17 p.m., the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received 911 calls reporting smoke and flames visible from a commercial building in the 800 block of N.W. 42nd St., on the border of the Ballard and Fremont neighborhoods. Engine 18 was closest to the scene and reported… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – At 3:46 p.m., the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received a report of a hiker who had fallen approximately 40 feet down an embankment in Discovery Park. Crews were able to make verbal contact with the patient, who reported a minor injury and was sitting on a… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – On April 16 at 5:17 p.m., the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center dispatched Ladder 4 to an elevator rescue in a high-rise building in the 1900 block of 8th Ave. What initially appeared to be a routine call quickly became more complex. Ladder 4 arrived to find… [ Keep reading ]
