INCIDENT DESCRIPTION
At 9:06 pm on December 30, 2023, Engines 5 and 10 of the Seattle Fire Department responded to a reported vehicle fire on southbound State Route 99 to the West Seattle Freeway. The car fire was found a bit north of that area. A car fire response is normally one engine, but a freeway location adds a second engine for water supply and traffic control. The fire spread a bit to the surrounding brush the vehicle was fully involved. Engine 5 arrived on scene around 9:12 pm and Engine 10 about a minute later. The fire was knocked down fairly quickly and firefighters stayed on scene for overhaul for a while. Marshal 5 was dispatched but does not seem to have arrived on scene. The incident lasted one hour and forty-five minutes.
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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS TIMELINE
0:00 – Car pulls over after noticing fire
0:20 – Jump: Six minutes (SDOT takes notice)
0:55 – 10x speed: Fire spreads
1:15 – E5 arrives on scene
2:48 – Battling the car fire
4:55 – Overhaul timelapse at 16x speed
5:22 – E10 moves closer, overhaul continues
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UNITS
Units dispatched were: E5, E10, MAR5
Units seen in this video were: E5, E10
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MY NOTES
This one was buried in my downloads folder, but I knew I had to share it when I found it. This is certainly the most dramatic car fire I’ve saved out of Seattle.
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CREDITS & NEWS LINKS
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