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Firefighters safely rescue hiker after 40-foot fall in Discovery Park

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 ]

Firefighters perform complex elevator rescue in downtown high-rise building

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 ]

Natural gas leak prompts evacuations in Leschi neighborhood

SEATTLE – At 10:42 a.m., The Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received a 911 call reporting a broken natural gas line in the 3000 block of S. Jackson St. Crews arrived on scene and began investigating. The gas line supplied a single-family residence. The home was evacuated. Natural gas… [ Keep reading ]

3-alarm fire displaces residents in the Leschi neighborhood

Seattle — At 7:38 p.m., the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received 911 calls reporting an exterior fire on the back deck of a two-story house in the 500 block of 34th Ave. in the Leschi neighborhood. Engine 6 arrived first on scene and reported significant flames coming from… [ Keep reading ]

Restaurant fire in Green Lake neighborhood ruled accidental

At 3:27 a.m. on Nov. 13, the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received 911 calls reporting smoke coming from inside a restaurant on the 7200 block of E. Green Lake Dr. N.

Vacant building fire in the University District

Seattle — At 9:07 p.m., the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received 911 calls reporting smoke and flames coming from a vacant two-story residence in the 4300 block of 8th Ave. NE. in the University District. The first units to arrive on scene worked quickly to knock down the… [ Keep reading ]

2-Alarm apartment building fire in the First Hill neighborhood

Seattle – At 4:58 p.m., Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received 911 calls reporting a fire in a high-rise apartment building in the 800 block of Jefferson St. The first arriving crews on scene reported a fire in a unit on the thirteenth floor of the building. The incident… [ Keep reading ]

Two rescued in residential fire in the Delridge neighborhood

Seattle — At 9:15 a.m., the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received 911 calls reporting a fire at a residence in the 8100 block of 16th Ave. SW, in the Delridge neighborhood. Engine 11 was the first crew on scene and they reported smoke showing from outside the building…. [ Keep reading ]

Firefighters battle overnight fire in West Seattle building

Seattle – At 8:02 p.m. on Nov. 11, the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received 911 calls reporting a fire in a structure in the 5200 block of 35th Ave. SW. Firefighters from Fire Station 32 were the first to arrive on scene and reported a fire in a Seattle… [ Keep reading ]

2-Alarm vacant building fire in the Rainier Beach neighborhood

Seattle — At 5:23 a.m., the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received 911 calls reporting a fire in a two-story vacant building in the 9200 block of Renton Ave. S. in the Rainier Beach neighborhood. The first units on scene reported smoke coming from the boarded-up windows and doors…. [ Keep reading ]