Ride along with Aerial Tower 1 of the Chicago fire department responding to a bin fire just one block away. Normally only an engine would attend that kind of call but because it was close to the fire house and the engine was already out they sent the closest available engine and also this truck. …
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 – …
On August 1st, 2018 a tanker truck carrying 5000 gallons of gasoline crashed and started leaking near the West Seattle bridge. I recorded Seattle police and fire units responding to the crash and stabilizing the scene. Seattle Fire crews applied a large amount of foam to the truck, to suppress the gasoline vapors and prevent …
I was still in bed at 8:03 this morning (April 2) when my PulsePoint app went off. I saw where the call was, threw on some clothes, started recording the traffic camera on my laptop, then jogged up to 15th Ave where I just missed Battalion 4 arriving, but managed to catch Engine 18 pulling …