On January 14th, just hours after battling a fire in a vacant house (https://youtu.be/Y5O2vtIALU0), Seattle FD responded to a fire at a “tiny house” encampment a few blocks away from the earlier call. The fire was quickly knocked down, and one person was rescued from the house with burns. Sorry, I know portions of this …
On December 26th, 2022, I captured a group of Seattle Fire units responding to a reported boat fire on Puget Sound about a mile offshore from Golden Gardens park. SFD land units staged at the park, while the fireboat investigated off shore. The fire ended up being extinguished by a North Kitsap fireboat, and SFD …
Earlier this summer Seattle Fire replaced three of their command SUVs (DEP1, SAFT2 AND STAF10) with new Ford Explorer Utility SUVs. Now, they’re replacing the Battalion Chief SUVs with new utility trucks on a Ford F-250 chassis. So far, at least Battalion 2 and 4 have received the new units. Here’s some footage of the …
On October 22nd, 2022, I captured footage of multiple SFD units responding to a water rescue call at Golden Gardens. I’d just parked in my driveway when the call came in over PulsePoint, so I was able to get on the scene fairly quickly (although the Station 18 units still beat me there). Unfortunately, this …
Here’s a trio of Seattle Fire Department catches, all filmed in Crown Hill (north Seattle). I filmed Ladder 8 on 9/30, heading to a building fire in Greenwood. Medic 18 and Battalion 4 were filmed on 10/7, heading to a shooting in Greenwood. All 3 units are based out of Station 18, in Ballard. Clip …
Each year, the Seattle Fire Department has a “Light the Night” ceremony to honor fallen firefighters. At each station, they pull their rigs out and turn on the lights for 15 minutes. Last year, I went to Station 18 in Ballard and they pulled *all* their rigs out, including their “special” unit (Hose 18) and …
Here’s a quick video featuring Seattle Fire’s Engine 21 and Medic 18, responding to a medical call in north Seattle. This was filmed on a rainy day back in July of this year. Outro music: Demilitarized Zone by Ethan Meixsell, via the YouTube audio library.
...On August 15th, 2020, I filmed Seattle Fire’s Rescue 80 responding, along with Rescue 1 Aerial. Rescue 80 is used when Rescue 1 is out of service, and is a 1995 Ford CF-8000 / Mobile Tech. Rescue 1 will be getting a new rig soon, so I assume the current Rescue 1 will become the …
On August 5th, 2022, I filmed a large Seattle Fire response near the Shilshole Marina. The call was for a boat taking on water offshore. I arrived shortly before the fireboats did, and got footage of Fireboat 2 and a Coast Guard vessel responding/arriving. A short while later, I got footage of the Marine Emergency …
On July 25th 2022, I recorded footage of Seattle Fire units heading to fire on the roof of a townhouse in north Seattle. The fire was quickly knocked down, and the call was downgraded to a 2+1+1. People I spoke to on the scene said they heard a loud explosion prior to the fire – …