February promotional ceremony
On Feb. 25, Seattle Fire celebrated seven new or promoted professional staff and seven promoted uniformed members.
Professional staff
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Finance Director Tricia Ellermeier
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Assistant Personnel Specialist Heidi Wood
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Fire Protection Engineer Eric Hamerski
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Administrative Specialist 3 Em DeBell
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Fire Protection Engineer Quinn Steffy
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Assistant Management Systems Analyst Noelle Johnson
- Accounting Technician Christie Santos
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Uniform members
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Lt. Timothy Choi
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Lt. Zachary Cordova
- Lt. Matthew Meikle
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Lt. Reuben Powell
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Recruit Class 124 begins drill school
On Feb. 11, Recruit Class 124 began the 16-week drill school that will test them both physically and mentally. Upon completion, these recruits will go out to Operations as probationary firefighters.
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Nippon Sport Science University visited the Seattle Fire Department
 Professors and paramedic students from Nippon Sport Science University visited Seattle Fire on Feb. 25 to learn from how Seattle Fire trains effective bystander CPR from FF Greg Bogans (E17/D) and Public Affairs/HR staff member Ren Hauptman. This has been a longstanding relationship, and we look forward to their visit each year.
Everything on the Menu invites Chief Scoggins to the show
Everything on the Menu invited Chief Scoggins to be its guest when it came to town on Feb. 25. WWE star Braun Strowman is the food and travel series host.
Strowman and his guests literally try everything on the menu while conversing about all sorts of topics. We’re not sure how much the Fire Chief was able to eat in one sitting, but we hear Station 25 may have benefited from some leftovers from this adventure at Taurus Ox.
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Seahawks run prepares us for FIFA
 The city has been abuzz as the Seattle Seahawks blazed through the playoffs and crushed the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on Feb. 8. For a look at some of our social media fun, see Fire Chief Scoggins make a friendly wager with Foxborough Fire.
We’re particularly proud, too, of how Seattle Fire and fellow city departments worked with the Seahawks to support a successful, joyous victory parade just three days after the big game.
As much as we are fans of all Seattle sports teams, our primary focus is always on the public’s safety at these events. We had a dozen aid stations along the parade route to provide quicker access for any medical care. Behind the scenes, we had dozens of people monitoring for unseen hazards and poised to respond to any emergency.
The planning and game-day execution helps us practice our readiness as we are less than 100 days from our first FIFA match on June 15 at Seattle Stadium (aka Lumen Field).
Check smoke and carbon monoxide detectors for daylight saving time
The Seattle Fire Department would like to remind everyone to check their smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms for the start of daylight saving time this weekend (2 a.m. Sunday, March 8).
We recommend carefully vacuuming around the alarms to remove dust and cobwebs and replace batteries if needed. Changing smoke and CO alarm batteries once a year is an effective way to reduce home fire deaths and CO poisoning.
Working smoke alarms can cut the risk of dying in a home fire by nearly one-half by providing an early warning and critical extra seconds to escape. Consider installing a long-life battery powered smoke/CO alarm to
avoid yearly battery replacements. Every home in Seattle should have the protection of smoke/CO alarms.
As a reminder, if the smoke or CO alarms sounds, get out and call 911 from a safe location. Learn more about smoke/CO alarms including how to get a free smoke/CO alarm from the Seattle Fire Department.
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