This month, CityStream visits the Fairmont Olympic Hotel and the 48th Festival of Trees. We take in this year’s stunning collection of hand-crafted trees and show what it takes for volunteers to create a festival that raised more than $1.1 million in 2025. We also go inside the Seattle Fire Department’s rigorous New Recruit School, …

View the City of Seattle’s commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; Human Services Department (HSD); Community Assisted Response and Engagement (CARE); Seattle Fire Department (SFD); Seattle Police Department (SPD); Adjournment. 0:00 Call to Order 3:00 Public Comment 48:00 Human Services Department (HSD) 2:08:33 Community Assisted Response and Engagement …

Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Seattle Police Department (SPD); Community Assisted Response and Engagement (CARE); Seattle Fire Department (SFD); Adjournment.

Once hired by the Seattle Fire Department (SFD), new recruits must first complete the department’s training program. Take a look inside SFD’s nationally recognized Recruit School and gain insight into what people will encounter during this 700-hour course. Learn more: https://www.seattle.gov/fire/jobs-and-opportunities View the City of Seattle’s commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy

From day one, Seattle Fire Department recruits face a physically demanding training program known nicknamed “the grind.” Before serving, every new firefighter must complete SFD’s nationally recognized 700-hour Recruit School. Watch the full video and learn more by tapping the link!

Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Seattle Fire Department (SFD); Seattle Police Department (SPD); Adjournment.

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 …