Seattle firefighters were dispatched to a parking garage structure fire on John Street and Boren Avenue on Saturday night.
Firefighters had a difficult time when they first arrived on-scene in gaining access to the stairwell as it appeared to be down an embankment. After they gained access on the Bravo side, they were able to quickly egress and tap the fire, about twenty minutes into the incident.
A 400-foot extended line was brought in by crews and used the single line to put water on the fire.
It was said to be contained to a 130 x 20 rooftop bulkhead.
Units dispatched were A25, Air10, B2, B6, Dep1, E10, E2, E22, E25, E5, E8, L1, L10, L4, M1, M44, MAR5, REHAB1, SAFT2, and STAF10.
The cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation.
3200 block of SW Avalon Way (West Seattle) – 2-Alarm
Firefighters were dispatched to a Fire in Building call in the 3200 block of Southwest Avalon Way in West Seattle, Washington State on Saturday, April 3, 2021 around 1824 hours PT. The building is a mixed use business with retail space on floor one and apartments on floors two through six.
The original units dispatched to the fire were B7, E32, E3, L11 at 1824 hour PT.
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It was quickly upgraded to a full response with additional fire assets and equipment A14 AIR10 B5 DEP1 E11 E13 E37 L13 M32 M44 MAR5 R1 REHAB1 SAFT2 STAF10. (1st alarm)
At a later time, Command called for a 2nd alarm. The Fire Alarm Center or FAC dispatched E29, E5, Air240-260, B2, E10, E2, E26, E30, L1, L3 and the SFD PIO.
L9 and L10 were added to this incident prior to 2000 hours T.
Fire has been contained to the top floor but major water damage is evident on the top floors.
The cause and extent of damage is under investigation at this time.
It is unknown if there were any injuries to civilians or firefighters at the time of this post.
300 block of Bellevue Avenue East – 1st Alarm/Full-Response
Firefighters were busy chasing another fire in building call at 0421 hours PT. This was in the Capitol Hill neighborhood prompting A25, B4, E16, E22,E31, E36, E8, L13, L6, L9, M17, MAR5, B6, SAFT2, Air240, Air240-260 to be dispatched.
300 Blk. of Bellevue Ave.E.: crews have water on the fire. Working to get it under control, no reported injuries. pic.twitter.com/STLatGUfxL
This was an unoccupied building that was set for demolition.
The cause was listed as “undetermined” by Marshal 5 (SFD Fire Investigator). There was no determined amount of loss given that the building was set to be destroyed.
2000 block of 23rd Avenue South (South Seattle) – 2-Alarm
At 0303 hours, Firefighters were dispatched to the 2000 block of 23rd Avenue South in Seattle on Saturday. This was a mid-rise U-shaped building under construction in the Mount Baker neighborhood. The fire had appeared to begun on the first floor and spread to the upper floors.
First arriving units were greeted by heavy flames and smoke.
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Units dispatched were B5, E30, E6, L3 then determined it to be a working fire, initiating a full response.
The full response included A5, Air10, B2, Dep1, E10, E13, E6, L1, M1, M44, MAR5, R1, REHAB1, SAFT2, STAF10.
Additional resources deployed were Air 240-260, B4, E2, E25, E28, E34, L10, L4, PIO.
Seattle FD’s Marshal 5 determined this was an arson caused fire. The Seattle Police Department Arson unit is currently looking for any tips from the public. You may contact them at
Seattle Firefighters were dispatched to an early morning to a 3-alarm blaze that caused heavy fire damage to four buildings under construction in the 1000 block of Sturgus Avenue South on Thursday, August 20, 2020.
Dispatch sent resources at 0542 hours PT.
The Battalion Chief responding to the scene could see a black thermal cloud in the Beacon Hill area and immediately called for a 2nd alarm. At the height of the incident, it had reached a total of 3-alarms, emptying out half of the City’s stations. Other units from outside the area responded to CODE RED move-ups to back fill areas to continue with uninterrupted calls for service.
Two eastbound lanes in the interchange on I-90 and I-5 were ultimately shutdown by WSDOT and WSP on I-90 as large burning embers spotted from the top of the Beacon Hill side and raining on drivers down below. One eyewitness said it was like driving in the middle of the forest on fire.
Traffic was held for about twenty minutes, then reopened again by the WSDOT Incident Response Team and Washington State Troopers.
Photo Credit | Seattle FDIn all a total of four buildings were heavily damaged. The cause is unknown and under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s office.
There were no injuries to firefighters or civilians were reported.
Resources dispatched to this structure fire were A10 AIR10 B2 B5 DEP1 E10 E25 E30 E5 E6 L1 L10 L3 M1 M44 MAR5 REHAB1 SAFT2 STAF10 AIR240-260 B6 E2 E28 E34 E36 L4 PIO R1 E16 E22 E9 E26 E13 L13
