One of our newest annual awards is the Fire Chief Claude Harris Diversity Award. Named after retired Seattle Fire Chief Harris, it is given to an individual who has advanced racial equity and social justice with the Seattle Fire Department. Congratulations Lt. Edwin Burgado

Employee of the Year is awarded to a professional staff member who carries out their responsibilities in an exemplary fashion.  This year’s recipient, Kristin Cox, is our behavioral health coordinator. In her few short years working for Seattle Fire, she’s transformed our Peer Support program to offer mindfulness training to enhance performance, suicide prevention and …

Company officers are responsible for providing direction, support and guidance to their crews every day. They are the ones ensuring the department responds to emergencies quickly and safely. They are constantly serving the needs of their crew and community. Captain Jimmy Walker inspires those he leads and sets the tone for the Rescue 1 company …

Firefighter of the Year is someone who has a high regard for customer service, dedication to excellence and innovation and serves as a role model for others.  If you’re at any type of special event where logistics are needed – and we do a lot of those – his is a face you will always see. …

Seattle Fire Department Honor Guard Training at Evergreen Washelli

On Thursday, 4/17/25, I went to Fire Station 25 to do some buffing. After a few hours of getting minimal luck with the aid car, I decided to head down to Station 10. That was an amazing choice not only for the responses I caught but due to a 2 alarm fire which I will …

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