Seattle Fire Department

Seattle Fire Department
Operational area

Country	United States
State	Washington
City	Seattle
Agency overview^[1]^[2]
Annual calls	94,346 (2015)
Employees	1,065 total (2012) - 981 uniformed - 84 civilian
Staffing	Career
IAFF	27
Facilities and equipment^[2]^[3]
Divisions	1
Battalions	5
Stations	34
Engines	32
Trucks	11
Rescues	1
Ambulances	7 - ALS 5 - BLS
HAZMAT	1
USAR	1
Wildland	1
Fireboats	4
Rescue boats	2
Light and air	3
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Seattle Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Seattle, Washington, United States. The department is responsible for an area of 84 square miles (220 km²), including 193 miles (311 km) of waterfront, with a population of over 634,000.^[2]

History

The Seattle Fire Department got its start as a volunteer fire department that was taken over by the City of Seattle on April 11, 1884.^[4] On June 6, 1889 the Great Seattle Fire broke out and destroyed over 64 acres (26 ha) of the city. Insurance investigators charged the city with not having adequately trained firefighters to provide protection for the residents.^[4] As a result, the Seattle Fire Department was officially established on October 17, 1889 as a paid professional department.

Fire Stations/Apparatus

Seattle firefighters put out a cargo container fire in the Port of Seattle.

Seattle Fire Department Engine 25

Seattle Fire Department Ladder 6

Seattle Fire Department Medic 80

Seattle Fire Department Battalion 6

As of June 2015 the department operates out of 34 fire stations spread across the city.^[5]

Station #	Location	Address	Apparatus/Callsigns
2	Belltown	2320 4th Ave.	E2, E5, L4, A2
3	Fishermen's Terminal	1735 W Thurman St.	FB1, FB3
5	Waterfront	925 Alaskan Way	E4 (fireboat company designator) FB2, FB4, FRB5
6	Central District	405 M L King Jr. Way. S.	E6, L3
8	Queen Anne	110 Lee St.	E8, L6
9	Fremont	3829 Linden Ave. N.	E9
10	Pioneer Square	400 S Washington St.	E10, L1, HAZ1, MCI2, A5, A10, AIR9, DEP1, STAF10
11	Highland Park	1514 SW Holden St.	E11
13	Beacon Hill	3601 Beacon Ave. S.	E13, B5
14	SoDo	3224 4th Ave. S.	L7, R1, A14, R80 (reserve)
16	Greenlake	6846 Oswego Pl. NE	E16
17	University District	1050 NE 50th St.	E17, L9, B6, M16
18	Ballard	1521 NW Market St.	E18, L8, B4, M18, HOSE18
20	Interbay	2800 15th Ave. W.	E20
21	Greenwood	7304 Greenwood Ave. N.	E21, MCI1
22	Montlake	901 E Roanoke St.	E22, COMVAN
24	Bitter Lake	401 N 130th St.	E24, AIR240
25	Capitol Hill	1300 E Pine St.	E25, L10, A25, B22, MVU1, P25
26	South Park	800 S Cloverdale St.	E26, AIR260
27	Georgetown	1000 S Myrtle St.	E27, DECON1, MMST, REHAB1, USAR1
28	Rainier Valley	5968 Rainier Ave. S.	E28, L12, M28, ladder strike team
29	Admiral District	2139 Ferry Ave. SW	E29
30	Mount Baker	2931 S Mount Baker Blvd	E30
31	Northgate	1319 N Northgate Way	E31, L5, M31
32	West Seattle	3715 SW Alaska St.	E32, L11, B7
33	Rainier Beach	9645 Renton Ave. S.	E33
34	Madison Park	633 32nd Ave. E.	E34, HOSE34
35	Crown Hill	8729 15th Ave. NW	E35
36	Harbor Island	3600 23rd Ave. SW	E36, MARINE1, U99 (reserve)
37	High Point	7700 35th Ave. SW	E37, M32
38	Laurelhurst	4004 NE 55th St.	E38, Reserve E85
39	Lake City	2806 NE 127th St.	E39, MAB1
40	Wedgwood	9401 35th Ave. NE	E40
41	Magnolia	2416 34th Ave. W.	E41
HMC	Harborview Medical Center	325 9th Ave.	M1, M10, M44 (EMS Supervisor), M45 (EMS Battalion Chief), M80 (Reserve Medic Unit)	Headquarters	310 2 Ave.	DEP1, SAFT2

Apparatus Glossary/Callsigns

Engine (E)
Ladder (L)
Aid - BLS (A)
Air Unit (AIR9/AIR26)
Battalion Chief (B)
Command, Control & Communication Unit (COM1)
Decontamination Unit (DECON1)
Deputy Chief (DEP1)
EMS/Paramedic Supervisor (M44 / M45)
Fire Boat (FB)
Fire Rescue Boat (FRB)
Hazardous Materials Unit (HAZ1)
Hose / Foam Wagon (HOSE18 / HOSE34)
Marine Unit (MARINE1)
Medic - ALS (M)
Medical Ambulance Bus (MAB1)
Metropolitan Medical Strike Team (MMST)
Mobile Air Compressor (AIR240 / AIR260)
Mobile Ventilation Unit (MVU1)
Multiple Casualty Incident Unit (MCI1 / MCI2)
Power/CO2 Unit (P25)
Staff & Incident Command System (ICS) Support Unit (STAF10)
Safety Chief (SAFT2)
Technical Rescue Unit (R)
Rehabilitation (REHAB1)
Urban Search & Rescue Unit (USAR1)

Notable incidents

Great Seattle Fire

Main article: Great Seattle Fire

On June 6, 1889, the Great Seattle Fire broke out in a cabinet shop located at the corner of 1st Avenue and Madison Street.^[4] The flames spread rapidly and the small volunteer department was unable to slow the fire with the town's small water systems. By the time the fire was extinguished, 64 acres (26 ha) of homes and businesses had been destroyed.^[4]

Pang Warehouse Fire

On January 5, 1995, the Mary Pang's Food Products warehouse burned in the International District. Four firefighters died when the floor of the warehouse collapsed. It was later determined that the fire was set by Martin Pang, the son of the owner. Seattle's Fallen Firefighters Memorial was built to remember the four who perished.^[6]

In popular culture

The House on the Hill (1985)

In the 1965 film, The Slender Thread, starring Sidney Poitier and Anne Bancroft, the Seattle Fire Department dispatch center, as well as the interior of Fire Station # 2 are shown and Aid Unit 2 is seen responding to a report of a suicide attempt.
On 1985 the department released a cartoon film on fire safety, named The House on the Hill.

References

↑ "Emergency Response Totals". Seattle Fire Department. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
1 2 3 "Department Profile". Seattle Fire Department. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
↑ "Apparatus Showcase". Seattle Fire Department. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
1 2 3 4 Stein, Alan (2 September 2002). "Seattle Fire Department is created on October 17, 1889.". HistoryLink. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
↑ "Stations". Seattle Fire Department. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
↑ "10 years ago, four perished in Pang warehouse blaze". seattlepi.com. 4 Jan 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

External links

Third Rail, newspaper of Seattle Fire Fighter's Union Local 27, from the Labor Press Project

Washington Fire Departments

Counties	Adams Asotin Benton Chelan Clallam Clark Columbia Cowlitz Douglas Ferry Franklin Garfield Grant Grays Harbor Island Jefferson King Kitsap Kittitas Klickitat Lewis Lincoln Mason Okanogan Pacific Pend Oreille Pierce San Juan Skagit Skamania Snohomish Spokane Stevens Thurston Wahkiakum Walla Walla Whatcom Whitman Yakima

Cities	Auburn Bellevue Bellingham Everett Federal Way Kennewick Kent Kirkland Lakewood Marysville Pasco Redmond Renton Richland Seattle Shoreline Spokane Spokane Valley Tacoma Vancouver Yakima

Other	Eastside Fire and Rescue

USAR Task Forces	Washington Task Force 1

Category Commons

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Boards and Commissions	Landmarks Preservation Board Women's Commission

Coordinates: 47°36′00″N 122°19′55″W / 47.60000°N 122.33194°W / 47.60000; -122.33194

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