INCIDENT DESCRIPTION
At 6:52 pm on May 5, 2025, the Seattle Fire Department responded to a reported building fire in the 2000 block of Boren Avenue in downtown Seattle. The reporting party reported a fire on a fifth story balcony. Looking at images of the building, I believe this was on a large rooftop balcony. No smoke was visible on arrival, and two ladder trucks deployed aerial ladders. Crews found a fire inside the balcony near a gas fire pit and extinguished it with a pre-connect hose. Ventilation was not required and crews did not have to search the building. No injuries were reported. The incident lasted one hour and twelve minutes.
Source: Scanner audio, https://x.com/SeattleFire/status/1921021653418451150
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VIDEO TIMELINE
0:00 – Prearrival
0:08 – E25, E2, L4 responding
0:18 – E25, E2, L4 arriving
0:56 – L10 responding
1:07 – L10 arriving
2:05 – A2 responding
2:10 – Fire scene
2:28 – E10, E5, STAF10 arriving
3:07 – L1 responding
3:18 – L10, L4 aerial ops, B2 arriving
4:45 – E22 arriving
5:04 – DEP1 responding
5:14 – Fire scene
5:55 – B6 arriving
6:15 – On scene footage
11:15 – SDOT pans scene
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AUDIO
This is real audio from SFD channel 1 (major fire incidents)
Audio is synced with video.
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UNITS
Units dispatched were: A14**, A2, AIR10, B2, B6, DEP1, E10, E2, E22, E25, E5, E8*, L1, L10, L4, L6*, M1, M44, MAR5, R1, REHAB1, SAFT2, & STAF10.
Units seen in this video were: E11
*Cancelled before arrival
**Responded in R1 only
SFD B Shift
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MY NOTES
Got this one out quick! The audio is also synced more closely, since I’ve factored in latency from the video stream. Be sure to check out my photography website since there are a lot of events that I’ll be attending these next couple months.
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Video edited by me using ClipChamp by Microsoft (ew)
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