View the City of Seattle’s commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy Mayor Bruce Harrell joined leaders from the Seattle Fire Department (SFD), Washington State Department of Health, and emergency medical responders provide an update on SFD’s Buprenorphine Pilot Program. The program launched this spring with paramedics allowed to administer buprenorphine, a medication to treat opioid use disorder and …

View the City of Seattle’s commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Seattle Police Department (SPD); Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department (CARE); Seattle Fire Department (SFD); Adjournment. 0:00 Call to Order 3:25 Seattle Police Department (SPD) 2:01:37 Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department (CARE) 2:53:35 Seattle Fire Department (SFD)

Mayor Bruce Harrell joined Seattle Fire Chief Harold Scoggins and Seattle Fire Fighters Union Local 27 President Kenny Stuart on Wednesday to announce the open application window for the City’s firefighter/EMT positions. The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) opens its application window once every two years for just under two months, which is the only window …

The Seattle Fire Department honored all 55 Seattle firefighters who have died in the line of duty since 1891. The annual Seattle Fallen Firefighter Memorial took place last Friday in Occidental Park. Rich in tradition, the ceremony began with the presentation of colors by the Walter Kilgore Memorial Honor Guard, followed by a performance by …

Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Office of Housing (OH); Seattle Fire Department (SFD); Adjournment. 0:00 Call to Order 3:07 Office of Housing (OH) 2:07:00 Seattle Fire Department (SFD)

Mayor Bruce Harrell joined Seattle Fire Department (SFD) Chief Harold Scoggins, SFD Medical Director Dr. Michael Sayre, and other leaders to announce the launch of a pilot program in Seattle that allows SFD’s paramedics to give medicine to treat acute opioid withdrawal. The medication, with a generic name of buprenorphine, is given to patients who …

View the City of Seattle’s commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department (CARE) Overview; Public Comment; Public Safety Committee Overview Briefing and Discussion; Seattle Police Department (SPD) Overview; Seattle Fire Department (SFD) Overview; Adjournment. 0:00 Call to Order 4:00 Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department …

View the City of Seattle’s commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy Under a new Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) Director’s Rule, batteries, from small button cell to lithium-ion batteries that power bikes and vehicles, and small electronics including monitors and computers, are banned from the garbage in Seattle. Batteries can easily catch fire when they are not disposed of …

Ensuring public safety in Seattle is a challenge, with record numbers of homicides in 2023, an opioid crisis on our streets and a severe police officer shortage. But city leaders are banking on a new Dual Dispatch model to streamline services and improve response times when the public calls 9-1-1. Guests: Adrian Diaz, Chief, Seattle …

From cell phones to laptops, digital cameras to power drills, many products now rely on lithium-ion batteries. These potent cells provide plenty of punch but can also be extremely dangerous. The Seattle Fire Department says it deals with about ten calls a month involving lithium-ion batteries. Small explosions and fires caused by the batteries are …