Seattle Fire Department, Seattle, WA Videos

Fire in the Rainier Valley, SEATTLE
Seattle firefighters battled a 2-alarm fire in a two-story vacant structure in the Rainier Beach neighborhood (9200 block of Renton Ave. S.) on Sept. 11 in the early morning hours. Crews took a defensive posture to get the fire under control, operating ladder pipes from the exterior. Check out this drone footage captured and provided by KOMO news. Read more about this incident on Fireline: https://fireline.seattle.gov/2024/09/11/2-alarm-vacant-building-fire-in-the-rainier-beach-neighborhood/

Members of the Seattle Fire and Police departments raised and then lowered our nation's flag to half-staff at the Space Needle this morning to honor and remember all of the lives lost on 9/11 and as a result of that tragic day. #AlwaysRemember #NeverForget

It's the one month countdown! We will accept applications for entry-level firefighter/EMT positions from Oct. 4 through Nov. 29, 2024. Join our team of hard working individuals and spend your career helping others. Visit SEATTLEFIREJOBS.COM to sign-up for our interest list to stay informed of hiring updates along the way.

2024 Fire Connect Podcast Ep. 1: Preparing for the hiring process
The second episode of the Fire Connect Podcast focuses on helping you prepare for the hiring process for entry-level firefighter/EMT. Sr. Personnel Specialist Hannah Kosten provides an overview of the steps involved in our hiring process while Health & Fitness Coordinator Manny Romero, introduces the Fire Prep and Recruit Prep sessions offered to help candidates physically prepare for recruit school. Probationary firefighters Renee Fernandez and Zachary Lundgren share their experiences of the hiring process and going through recruit school. Seattle Fire’s application window for entry-level firefighter/EMT opens Oct. 4, 2024. Learn more and sign-up for our interest list at SeattleFireJobs.com

Fire Chief Harold Scoggins takes a ride in a Blue Angels F-18 Super Hornet to kickoff SeaFair weekend!

We are pleased to announce the first episode of the Fire Connect Podcast: Women in Fire! Firefighter Kelsey Bujacich, Lt. Adele Botha and Capt. Amina Bakke discuss their journey to becoming firefighters, their experience in the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) and provide advice for those interested in a career with the SFD. Seattle Fire’s application window for entry-level firefighter/EMT opens Oct. 4, 2024. Learn more and sign-up for our interest list at SeattleFireJobs.com

PAC 12 champs ✅ CPR training champs ✅ Washington Husky Football is now trained in CPR 💜💛 Seattle Fire Department’s Medic 2 Bystander CPR Training Program partnered with the American Heart Association and Montlake Futures to hold a hands-only CPR class for the University of Washington football team! Approximately 80 players participated! They heard from a cardiac arrest survivor who shared her story of being saved by CPR. The players were then taught hands-only CPR by Medic 2 instructors on the field in Husky Stadium.By learning CPR, UW Football players joined the Nation of Lifesavers, a movement by the American Heart Association to increase awareness and confidence by bystanders to provide CPR!💜🏈💛Do you live or work in Seattle? Book a CPR class with Medic 2 now! Visit Seattle.gov/Medic2 or email [email protected] for more information. #uwfootball #cprtraining #Medic2 #SeattleFire American Heart Association - Washington

Last year, there were 30 preventable drowning deaths in King County. We urge everyone to stay safe. Here are a few tips: • Wear a life jacket • Do not consume alcohol or drugs • Remember that open water can remain dangerously cold even when the air temperature is warm • When children are swimming, designate an adult to watch and stay nearby at all times • Always tell someone where you plan to enter and exit a river before you leave home • Sometimes, the best decision is to not enter open water if conditions are too risky

It's heating up this week! While drowning is preventable, it's still helpful to know tips for if you witness someone go under and not resurface from shore: - Don’t wait - call 911 immediately to get help right way - Stay in your exact location and find an object across the water from where the person went under (house, large tree, etc.), all witnesses should do this - Wave at firefighters or police officers when they arrive on scene to get their attention - Provide any info about the person – hair color, what they were wearing, etc. - Don’t interfere with the response, provide the information and then let first responders get to work

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Emergencies don’t always occur at ground-level, and Seattle firefighters sometimes must conduct a rope rescue or ladder slide to bring patients down from difficult to access areas for further treatment and transport to the hospital. The crews of Ladder 5, Engine 24 and Engine 31 visited the light rail station under construction in the north end to simulate a ladder slide operation (supported by a rope as a safety line) if someone were to be injured on the platform, which is approximately 50-feet high. While light rail trains aren’t running through this area yet, it will happen in the future and we want to ensure we are prepared. Conducting visits to various locations within fire districts in advance of an emergency occurring (which is often referred to as “pre-fires”) is part of how we master our training.

At 10:23 a.m., Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received a call reporting a fire in a residential building. Crews arrived on scene to a kitchen fire contained to a unit in an apartment building. They got water on the fire putting it out within minutes. Crews searched the structure and checked for extension then began ventilation and demobilization. No injuries reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Washington waters are often cold enough to cause muscles to not work, even on the hottest summer day. The Seattle Fire Department sometimes responds to emergencies in lakes and the Puget Sound when someone is unable to swim to safety. Boaters can assist firefighters greatly by paying attention and taking note in the misfortunate situation that a person goes under water and doesn't resurface. Here are a few tips to help from a boat during a water rescue emergency: 1. Don’t go in after the person 2. Throw something like a rope, lifeline, or life jacket to the person in the water 3. Find a fixed object on the horizon to use as a reference point in case the person goes under water so that you can tell firefighters the person's last known location 4. Keep track of your location while boating in case 911 is needed. Use a compass (found on many smart phones) and share latitude and longitude coordinates with the dispatcher which will help first responders find the location on the water 5. Wave at firefighters or police officers when they arrive on scene to get their attention 6. Provide any info about the person – hair color, what they were wearing, etc. 7. Don’t interfere with the response, provide the information and then let first responders get to work Being aware of the situation can make a big difference in helping someone in need. Please enjoy the water safely and always wear a life jacket when out on the water this summer.

The Seattle Fire Department joined regional partners from the Sheriff’s Offices in King and Snohomish County, Seattle Police Department, Airlift NW, Lifeflight, U.S. Navy and other fire agencies at the Arlington Airport for an aviation exercise. While not an everyday practice in the fire service, there may be times where patients need to be transported from one location to another via helicopter. This could include from the roof of a high rise building if the floors beneath are on fire, helping a group of people stranded in the water, or rescuing individuals trapped in a remote location during an earthquake or other disaster. Attendees of the exercise practiced loading and off-loading into an Airborne Tactical Extraction Platform (AirTEP) device which is connected to the bottom of the helicopter. Currently Snohomish County and the Seattle Fire Department (for use as a resource in King County) are among the only two entities in Washington State that have this critical resource, which can be deployed with our aviation partners as a regional resource.

Happy Father's Day from the Seattle Fire Department! A special mention to all of the dads in our department who are spending time away from their families today to help keep our City safe. Photo credit: Fire Dog Photos.

At 12:03 a.m., Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received 911 calls reporting smoke and flames coming from vacant commercial structure in the 1000 block of S. Jackson St., in the Chinatown-International District neighborhood.After assessing the scene, incident command quickly upgraded the response to a 2-alarm fire, bringing in more resources to help fight the fire. In total, more than 85 firefighters responded to the scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries reported. Read more about this incident: https://fireline.seattle.gov/2024/06/10/firefighters-battle-2-alarm-vacant-building-fire-in-the-chinatown-international-district-neighborhood/

Today marks the 135th anniversary of the Great Seattle Fire, which led to the creation of the Seattle Fire Department. On June 1, the Seattle Fire Department, in partnership with the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) hosted our big annual Fire Day event at MOHAI and Lake Union Park. We were thrilled to welcome more than 2,000 community members this year! Event goers enjoyed tours of our ladder trucks, fire engines, and our fire boat, as well as fire and life safety activities, two firefighter story times, games and crafts, giveaways and more. Thank you to our wonderful partners at MOHAI and to our community for showing up! Mark your calendars early for next year’s event on June 7.

The crew of Engine 5 responds to fire and medical emergencies, and also deploys with Rescue Boat 5 to water emergencies primarily located west of the Ballard Locks on the Puget Sound. Located at Station 5 along the waterfront, the boat has the ability to go 50 knots and is equipped with sonar and radar equipment for navigation and to see what’s around and beneath it. Rescue Boat 5 responds to possible drowning incidents, kayakers and paddleboarders in distress, boat emergencies and in some cases, to fires along the shoreline. At fire events, the boat is utilized to transport personnel and equipment from various dock locations to help establish the best strategy for fire attack. As we enter the summer months, the number of responses to emergencies on the water increases. We are fortunate to have this resource here in Seattle, which like our other Fireboats, can also serve as a regional asset to deploy when needed to neighboring jurisdictions.

Paramedics must think and act quickly when responding to emergency medical calls. Each response brings different challenges, and they work against the clock to assess, treat and transport patients who are often in critical condition. As part of a comprehensive training program funded by the Medic One Foundation and hosted by the Seattle Fire Department, trauma drills at the Joint Training Facility prepare up and coming paramedic students for future, real-life scenarios. Paramedic students from the Seattle Fire Department and regional agencies put their skills to the test at one of these recent drills. They practiced performing life-saving skills during various trauma scenarios, which are based on real-life incidents that have occurred in the past. Seattle Fire would like to give a special thank you to the Medic One Foundation for our five-decade long partnership in training paramedics. *All images are from training simulations. No real patients or injuries are pictured.* #SeattleFire #Paramedic #Paramedictraining #Paramedictraining

Collisions happen nearly every day in our City, and some of these responses require firefighters to cut the roof and doors off vehicles to access trapped occupants. Efficiency and skill is critical during these incidents to ensure the best possible outcome for those who may require advanced medical treatment. Seattle Fire’s Truck Training Cadre conducts auto extrication training at the City’s Joint Training Facility for our engine and ladder truck companies. Training participants are given various vehicle entrapment scenarios to simulate rescuing patients (dummies) with hydraulic power tools from various car models and vehicle set-ups (i.e. vehicle is on its side, roof or on all four wheels). Thank you to the Truck Training Cadre for their work to keep our personnel prepared to respond to rescue extrications.