INCIDENT DESCRIPTION
At 8:06 pm on October 8, 2024, Engine 6 of the Seattle Fire Department was dispatched to a rubbish fire at 405 M.L.K. Jr. Way S. This happens to be the address of Fire Station 6. The crew took a look around and quickly found the small fire that had been intentionally set, likely by a mentally ill person. Camera archives from SafetyVid.org showed the person, who stayed at the scene, setting the fire on the sidewalk. The fire was stamped out by a firefighter and finished off with a small station hose. The arsonist appeared to stay at the scene, and whether he was arrested or not is unknown.
Battalion 5 and Marshal 5 also responded, though I didn’t see the video archive. Freezes/cuts forward are glitches in the archiving site.
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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS TIMELINE
0:00 – Person sets fire
0:11 – Timelapse (16x speed) of fire spreading, person pacing, adding more brush? paper? to the fire
0:35 – Station 6 crew locate the fire (with what appears to be King County Metro supervisor in reflective vest)
1:30 – Fire put out with small hose
2:05 – Police response
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UNITS
Seattle FD units dispatched were: E6, B5, MAR5
Seattle FD units seen in this video were: Station 6 crew*
*Unknown if only the crew of Engine 6 or if Ladder 3 was in quarters at the time
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MY NOTES
Certainly a strange one, but not the only incident that has happened at Station 6. A while ago there was a fairly big crash at the intersection. I have footage of that but need to post it eventually.
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CREDITS & NEWS LINKS
This channel and its content is inspired HEAVILY by LucasFirebuffing’s channel, “SeattleTrafficCams.” I highly recommend you check him out, his videos are very well made: @/SeattleTrafficCams
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Third-party SDOT site made by “The Sink” on GitHub (link in channel description) – Awesome!
Video archived by SafetyVid.org
Video edited by me using ClipChamp by Microsoft
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WTCR seeks to highlight the everyday operations of first responders in several major Washington state cities, as seen from public traffic cameras. This channel focuses on their actions, responses, and of course their shiny trucks. WTCR is not monetized.
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