Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and Police Chief Carmen Best announce early actions to transfer programs and functions currently within Seattle Police Department (SPD) out of the department and identified some preliminary reductions to the 2021 budget. In total, these early steps would lead to a $76 million reduction in SPD’s budget for 2021. Further analysis …
Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, Chief of Police Carmen Best, and Fire Chief Harold Scoggins are joined by community leaders as they provide an update on gun violence in Rainier Beach and Capitol Hill following weekend shooting incidents. Speakers include: Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, City of Seattle Chief Carmen Best, Seattle Police Department Chief Harold Scoggins, …
Agenda: Seattle Police Department (SPD); Seattle Fire Department (SFD); Public Comment. Advance to a specific part 1:20 Seattle Police Department (SPD) 59:54 Seattle Fire Department (SFD 1:21:39 Public Comment
...Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and representatives from Seattle Police Department and Seattle Fire Department discuss escalated incidents during today’s demonstrations, the Emergency Orders, and the 5:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m. curfew order. Durkan issued two Emergency Orders, effective immediately in the City of Seattle including an Order declaring a Proclamation of Civil Emergency and an …
Have you noticed a parade of fire engines, police cars, ladder trucks, and other first responder vehicles winding their way through Seattle neighborhoods on Friday nights? Don’t be alarmed, it’s Seattle Fire Department, teaming up with Seattle Police Department, for Friday Night Lights. They’re driving engines and ladder trucks through residential streets to let you …
Have you noticed a parade of fire engines, police cars, ladder trucks, and other first responder vehicles winding their way through Seattle neighborhoods on Friday nights? Don’t be alarmed, it’s Seattle Fire Department, teaming up with Seattle Police Department, for Friday Night Lights. They’re driving engines and ladder trucks through residential streets to let you …
On Thursday, April 16, 2020, firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs from across the county, along with Seattle Police, AMR, and Airlift NW displayed their support for all healthcare workers by celebrating, encouraging and thanking them for their compassion and dedication in caring for our community in midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Crews parked their vehicles curbside …
With overnight snowfall and freezing conditions, and a forecast for more inclement weather, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan holds a press conference with representatives from several City departments and regional partner agencies to provide an update on the impact to City services and detail the response to the winter weather. In addition to the update on …
Mayor Jenny Durkan, Fire Chief Harold Scoggins, and Councilmember Sally Bagshaw help launch Seattle’s new “Health One” unit to address non-emergency 911 calls downtown. The unit is staffed with a team of specially trained Seattle Fire Department (SFD) firefighters and a civilian social worker that will help people with non-emergency 911 requests for issues like …
Agenda: OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE (ARTS); OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS (OCR); LAW DEPARTMENT (LAW); OFFICE OF HEARING EXAMINER (HXM); OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS (OIRA); OFFICE OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (OPCD); DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS (DON); SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES (SPU); SEATTLE CITY LIGHT (SCL); SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT (SFD); OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (OIG). …