On December 13, 2019, I filmed a large number of Seattle Fire units responding to a reported building fire in Ballard (north Seattle). Early reports suggest that it was an exterior fire, started by a transient, that spread to the interior of the building.

0:16 – Engine 21 responding
0:35 – Brand new Battalion 6 responding
0:56 – Engine 17, Ladder 9 and Engine 31 responding
1:33 – Aid 2, Ladder 6 and Seattle Police responding
2:14 – Engine 21 repositioning while Staff-10 and Air-10 respond
2:44 – On-scene footage
2:52 – Medic 31 responding
3:03 – Safety Chief and Deputy Chief responding
3:27 – Medic 44 (medical supervisor) responding
3:41 – On-scene footage
3:54 – Roof operations
4:12 – Closer look at the new Battalion buggies (B4 and B6)
5:04 – Rehab 1 arriving
5:25 – Switching air bottles at the Air10 rig
5:45 – Fire Buff support unit arriving
5:55 – SFD Fire Investigator arriving

At 4:41, you can see someone filming in the upper right window of the green and tan building. His video is here: https://twitter.com/proudchicano/status/1205537103334932480 and you can see me filming in the tan jacket!

Units dispatched:
Engines 9, 17, 18, 21, 31
Ladders 6, 8, 9
Aid 2, Medic 31, Medic 44 (Medical supervisor)
Battalions 4 & 6, Deputy Chief (DEP1), Safety Chief (SAFT2), Command/ICS chief (STAF10)
Air 10, Rehab 1, Marshall 5 (MAR5)

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