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2-alarm apartment building fire displaces residents in the Wallingford neighborhood

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 ]

Firefighters battle funeral home fire in Seward Park neighborhood

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 ]

3-alarm commercial building fire in Ballard/Fremont neighborhoods

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 ]

Two residential building fires within hours in Seattle’s South Lake Union and Capitol Hill neighborhoods

SEATTLE – At 11:20 a.m. on April 3, 2026, the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received notice of an automatic fire alarm and 911 calls reporting smoke coming from a high-rise building in the 400 block of 9th Ave. N. Engine 2 arrived first at the scene and confirmed… [ 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 ]

Residential fire displaces one person in Matthews Beach neighborhood

SEATTLE, Wash. — Just after 6 p.m. on Dec. 11, the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received 911 calls reporting a fire in a home in the 11000 block of Bartlett Ave. NE. When crews arrived on scene, they saw flames coming from the front of the house. Firefighters… [ 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.

2-alarm fire displaces residents in the Central District

Seattle — At 1:20 a.m., the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received 911 calls reporting a fire involving a detached shed in the backyard of a residence in the 900 block of 20th Avenue in the Central District. The first units on scene reported smoke and flames coming from… [ Keep reading ]

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 ]

Arson Awareness Week 2025

Since 1977, the Arson Alarm Foundation (AAF) has been in place to fight against arson in Washington state. What began as a grassroots campaign by the insurance industry, fire service and community members has grown into a robust nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness, preventing arson and rewarding those who help… [ Keep reading ]