On April 8th, 2020, I spent about an hour at Station 17 in Seattle’s University District, and managed to catch Ladder 9 responding, Battalion 6 and Medic 17 returning, and Engine 31 leaving without lights or siren.

Station 17 is interesting because it has apparatus bays on both the east and south sides of the building. Engine 17 and Ladder 9 are housed in the east bays, and Medic 17, Battalion 6 and (temporarily) Engine 31 are housed in the south bays.

I chose Station 17 because I knew I could park on 11th Ave NE and get a view of both bays. That way, I could practice social distancing by sitting in the car until I saw the bay doors start to open.

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