On October 7th, 2019, I filmed a large number of Seattle Fire units headed to a 3-alarm fire in downtown Ballard. The fire destroyed 5 businesses, and one firefighter suffered a minor injury.

The units I caught included two of the brand new Battalion Chief vehicles (B4 & B2), 5 tiller trucks and the newer SUVs used by the Safety, Deputy and ICS chiefs. Sorry about the wind noise.

Kiro posted a long helicopter video on their facebook page, which shows roof operations before the roof was evacuated and collapsed:
https://www.facebook.com/KIRO7Seattle/videos/392856614701983/?hc_location=ufi

News story with on-scene pictures: https://www.myballard.com/2019/10/07/2-alarm-fire-on-market-st/

SFD blog post: https://fireline.seattle.gov/2019/10/07/firefighters-battle-3-alarm-fire-in-ballard/

Clip listing:
0:27 – Battalion 6
0:33 – Medic 18 responding from quarters
0:48 – Ladder 6 and Aid 2
1:15 – Ladder 4, and the brand new Battalion 2 rig. Also, the Seattle FireBuff support SUV
1:59 – Staff-10 – The ICS support chief
2:21 – Ladder 9
2:34 – Operations Deputy (DEP1) and Safety Chief (SAFT2)
2:50 – Engine 31 & Engine 8
3:12 – Engine 17
3:40 – Air 10, responding without lights / siren
4:00 – Ladder 1
4:30 – An unmarked SUV responding**, followed by Ladder 10
4:55 – Engine 16

**I caught the same SUV responding to a boat fire last year: https://youtu.be/m9GgmOTXLbk?t=201 – a viewer on that video suggested that it was a Coast Guard vessel incident Investigator. I’m not sure why they would be responding to this incident; maybe to make sure that water from the response didn’t drain into the adjacent waterway?

Outro music: Demilitarized Zone by Ethan Meixsell, via the YouTube audio library.