INCIDENT DESCRIPTION
At 4:34 pm on July 7, 2024, the Seattle Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 1207 Westlake Avenue N, at the Westlake Steps apartment complex, with a report of a roof fire above the ninth floor. Engine 2 and Ladder 4 from Belltown were first on scene, and observed light smoke from the roof.
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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS TIMELINE
Numbers in parenthesis represent number of angles seen in the video.
0:00 – STAF10, A5 responding from Station 10 (1),(1)
0:27 – SAFT2 responding
0:33 – E2, L4 responding
0:48 – L6 responding (1)
0:55 – E8, L6 responding (1),(2)
1:09 – E8, L6 responding (2),(3)
1:19 – E8 responding (3)
1:27 – E25, STAF10 responding (1),(2)
1:50 – E22 responding (1)
1:58 – E22 responding (2)
2:04 – A5, L10, M1, M44 responding (2),(1),(1)
2:25 – A5, L10, M1, M44 responding (3),(2),(2)
2:47 – B6 responding (1)
2:55 – B6 responding (2)
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AUDIO
This is real audio from SFD Channel 1 from the incident. It is important to know that the audio is not completely synced with video. In reality, the audio was spread across 8-10 minutes rather than just three.
0;00 – Dispatch CAD: * fire tones * 16:35 hours. Full response. On channel: 1. Engine 2. 8. 9. 25. 22. Ladder 4. 6. 10. Battalion 2. 6. Medic 44. 1. Aid 5. Rescue 1. S0423. (doesn’t appear to be a unit. Glitch?) Staff 10. Safety 2. Marshal 5. Deputy 1. Air 10. 120…
0;31 – Dispatch: Engine 2, full response, 1207 Westlake Avenue North.
0;36 – E2: Engine 2, 1207 Westlake North.
0;41 – Dispatch: Report of a fire on the roof of the apartment building, that’ll be floor nine. You have a hydrant at the northwest corner of Westlake and Highland Drive.
0;53 – E9: Dispatch, Engine 9 is gonna be delayed, Fremont Bridge is up. (drawbridge)
0;57 – Dispatch: Okay Engine 9.
1;02 – E2: Engine 2 and Ladder 4 are at, 1207 Westlake North, got light smoke from the roof. Engine 2, Ladder 4 investigating, will be Westlake Command. Low-rise SOG. (standard operating guideline)
1;19 – Dispatch: Engine 2 at location, light smoke from the roof, investigating, low-rise SOG in effect, Engine 2 is Westlake Command.
1;26 – L6: Ladder 6 is at, second (ladder) truck, split (crew)
1;32 – E8: Engine 8 is at, on a hydrant.
1;38 – Westlake Command (E2): All units from Westlake Command, looks like it might be a rooftop fire, building is not in alarm, seems like it may be in _______. We got Engine 2 headed to the roof for _________ with Ladder 4. Stand-by outside a 2 + 1 + 1. (telling units to stage)
2;37 – L4: Command from Ladder 4, this is a tapped bark fire.
2;42 – Westlake Command (E2): Command, okay, understand tapped bark fire. Dispatch from command, let’s return all units except for Engine 2 and Ladder 4.
2;53 – Dispatch: Okay command, all units responding to 1207 Westlake Avenue North, Code Green (cancel/go available) except Engine 2 and Ladder 4.
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UNITS
Seattle FD units dispatched were: A5, AIR10, B2, B6, DEP1, E2, E22, E25, E8, E9, L10, L4, L6, M1, M44, MAR5, R1, SAFT2, and STAF10.
Seattle FD units seen in this video were: A5, B6, E2, E22, E25, E8, L10, L4, L6, M1, M44, SAFT2, and STAF10.
SFD A-Shift
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