INCIDENT DESCRIPTION At 6:04 am on August 16, 2025, the Seattle Fire Department responded to a reported fire-in-building at 223 Yesler Way, an 11-story low income apartment building. The Frye Apartments are no stranger to SFD, with over 4,000 responses since 2003. The apartment’s last full response was in October 2023. I’ve uploaded footage of

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INCIDENT DESCRIPTION On August 3, 2025, Seattle Fire Ladder 4 was driving on 2nd Avenue without lights or sirens. I’m not sure what they were doing since they weren’t on a call at the time, but they may have been out for groceries or headed toward training, or something else. Near Blanchard Street, the driver

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EP. 200 From Fired to Fulfilled: The Process of Fighting and Rebuilding a Life After a Career in the Fire Service Davy Dahlin’s journey is one of purpose, pain, and perseverance. As a firefighter in Seattle, he found meaning in service—until one day, it all ended. Terminated from the job he loved, Davy entered a

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INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 8-3-25 16:07 LOCATION: 2nd and blanchard AREA/CITY: Seattle DETAILS: Ladder 4 began radioing that it was in an altercation with a Honda and was now being rammed It was rammed 3 times before the vehicle fled the scene It was later connected to another hit and run in north seattle Responding officers were

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Curiosity at Work podcast short from episode #18: Curiosity in emergency services with Chief Harold Scoggins of the Seattle Fire Department. Full episode at https://curiositybased.com/curiosity-in-emergency-services/

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