INCIDENT DESCRIPTION
At around 7:40 am on December 12, 2024, the Seattle Fire Department responded to a hazardous materials incident at the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct at 1519 12th Avenue. A backpack was found on the steps of the police station with an unknown white powder and a soft play-doh like substance. The Seattle Fire Department’s hazmat team, based at Station 10 near downtown, made up a decent portion of the response. The police bomb squad found the backpack had no explosives, and the fire hazmat team found the backpack had no hazardous materials. The incident lasted almost three hours. Though the motive (if known) has not been told, Seattle has had numerous similar incidents in the past couple years with political motives. Each wasted several hours of time for Station 10, one of the department’s busiest stations.
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VIDEO TIMELINE
0:00 – E10, HAZ1, A10, AIR10, STAF10 responding, briefly staging (1)
1:16 – E10, HAZ1, A10, AIR10, STAF10 responding (2)
1:46 – E10, HAZ1, A10, AIR10, STAF10 responding (3)
2:10 – E10, HAZ1, A10, AIR10, STAF10 responding (4)
2:35 – E10, HAZ1, A10, AIR10, STAF10 responding (5)
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AUDIO
This is real audio from Seattle Fire channel 3 (rescue/hazmat ops) from the incident. Audio is NOT synced with footage, and dead air is cut out. This is simply all audio clips from the incident put one after another. Audio is way ahead of the footage.
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UNITS
Units dispatched were: A10, AIR10, B2, B5, DECON1, E10, E25, E27, E5, HAZ1, L1, L3, M10, PIO2, SAFT2, & STAF10.
Units seen in this video were: A10, AIR10, E10, HAZ1, & STAF10.
SFD C Shift
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MY NOTES
It’s been a while since the hazmat team has made an appearance! I have so, so much footage of them buried in my hard drive that I’ll have to post eventually.
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All clear: SPD East Precinct, other buildings evacuated after suspicious backpack found
https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-bomb-squad-hazmat-crews-investigate-suspicious-backpack-in-capitol-hill-seattle-police-east-precinct-fire-department-police-evacuation
Hazardous material response clears Capitol Hill’s East Precinct and nearby buildings — UPDATE
https://sfdlive.com/?id=F240170551
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