Seattle Responder - December 2021 Edition

City of Seattle, Washington sent this bulletin at 12/07/2021 07:27 PM PST

Significant Incidents Recap

Photo by John Odegard

Nov. 3: Firefighters extinguished a working fire in a commercial building on the 4200 block of University Way NE. Several businesses were impacted, but thankfully no injuries were reported. Investigators ruled the fire as undetermined with an estimated loss of $150,000.

Photo by John Odegard

Nov. 16: Crews extinguished a rubbish fire that extended to a nearby shed on the 4700 block of 32nd Ave. S. Investigators determined the fire was intentionally set and have forwarded their findings to Seattle Police to further investigate. No injuries were reported, and the estimated loss is $7,000.

Photo by Bob Lukas

Nov. 13: Crews extinguished a well involved fire in a vacant building near the 300 block of 85th St. No occupants were found inside the building, and no injuries were reported. Investigators ruled the fire as undetermined with no estimated loss as the building was slated for demolition.

Photo by John Odegard

Nov. 30: Firefighters responded to a well involved fire in a residential building on the 500 block of W. Highland Dr. The incident was upgraded to a 2-alarm fire after crews reported the second-floor ceiling beginning to collapse as flames broke through the roof. All occupants were able to safely evacuate the home, and no injuries were reported. The fire is currently under investigation.

Seattle Fire around the community

Toys for Tots

Seattle Fire’s annual Toys for Tots campaign completed a highly successful season. Like we did in 2020, the department held three community collection events at specific locations instead of installing boxes in each station. This provided the public easier access while our stations remain closed.

Volunteers from the Seattle Fire Foundation, Aetna and members of the U.S. Marine Corps joined firefighters and Public Affairs staff on Nov. 28, Dec. 4 and Dec. 5. We had a great time saying “hello” to thousands of people who met us at the University Village QFC, Westwood Village QFC and in front of SFD HQ before the Seahawks’ epic win against the 49ers.

The Seattle Fire Foundation collected $4,000 in cash and has received another $5,000 donation from Aetna to purchase toys this year to add to the 20 boxes collected across all three events. Our partnership with the Seattle Fire Foundation helps the Marine Corps purchase items for age groups that normally are underserved in toy drives (babies and teens). Thank you to all who contributed to help bring joy as well as a message of hope to less fortunate children.

Recruit class 115 out to ops

Nov. 18: Congratulations Recruit Class 115! Twenty-nine recruits recently completed their rigorous 15.5-week drill school and are now probationary firefighters ready to serve the Seattle community. Well done, RC 115!

Saving lives when the radiation alarm sounds

The Medium published an article featuring a Joint Training exercise we conducted at Fort
Lawton on Nov. 3 with the WA Dept. of Health Radiation Response Team, FBI, 10th Civil
Support Team, Region 7 RAP Team and Station 27. Such exercises are critical to maintain
solid working relationships with state and federal partners.

Keeping you safe

Winter holiday safety

The winter holidays are upon us, and we have partnered with other fire agencies within King County to share timely safety messages. South King Fire and Rescue set up holiday decorations at Fire Station 66 while additional Public Information Officers from Bellevue Fire, Eastside Fire and Rescue and Seattle Fire conducted safety demonstrations, which were recorded for news stories by the four local news stations. Look for a series of holiday safety videos on Seattle Fire's Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts.

Fire and life safety videos

Please watch our new home fire safety videos available on our website as well as our YouTube channel. The safety videos are also available in American Sign Language and Spanish.

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