Seattle City Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis (District 7, Magnolia to Pioneer Square) holds a town hall on public safety and the future of emergency response in Seattle. Panelists: Chief Harold Scoggins, Seattle Fire Department Daniel Malone, Downtown Emergency Services Center Sharon Lee, Low Income Housing Institute Roshan Bliss and Carleigh Sailon, Denver Justice Project View …

Mayor Jenny A. Durkan hosts her sixth virtual town hall of the COVID-19 public health emergency for residents of Southeast and Central Seattle to hear about their specific needs during the pandemic. Representatives from Public Health – Seattle/King County, Seattle Police Department, Seattle Fire Department, Human Services Department, and Seattle Department of Transportation join Mayor …

Mayor Jenny A. Durkan hosts her fifth virtual town hall of the COVID-19 public health emergency for residents of West Seattle to hear about their specific needs during the pandemic. Representatives from Public Health – Seattle/King County, Seattle Police Department, Seattle Fire Department, Human Services Department, and Seattle Department of Transportation will join Mayor Durkan …

Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, Police Chief Carmen Best, and Fire Chief Harold Scoggins discuss planned weekend protests in Seattle. In addition, the Mayor discusses the federal government’s confirmation that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sent a limited number of agents to Seattle on standby to protect federal buildings. On a phone call with …

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 …