Repping the SEAhawks on the SEA-Doo! Our Rescue Watercraft team is ready for kickoff! Let's go hawks! 🏈🔥 #GoSeahawks #SeattleSeahawks #SuperBowlXL #SeattleFire | Seattle Fire Department

11-year-old girl in serious condition after water rescue in West Seattle

On June 2, firefighters conducted a traditional “move-in” of the new Engine 25 apparatus into the bay. Firefighter-Driver Corey Bostick, who has spent the last 22 years at Station 25 will be the new senior driver of Engine 25. We look forward to seeing this rig hit the streets! | Seattle Fire Department

Today marks the 135th anniversary of the Great Seattle Fire, which led to the creation of the Seattle Fire Department. On June 1, the Seattle Fire Department, in partnership with the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) hosted our big annual Fire Day event at MOHAI and Lake Union Park. We were thrilled to welcome more than 2,000 community members this year! Event goers enjoyed tours of our ladder trucks, fire engines, and our fire boat, as well as fire and life safety activities, two firefight

Engine 13 drafting at Lake Washington. Normally, fire engines access water through hydrants. During a natural disaster or an emergency, firefighters may utilize water from another source. | Seattle Fire Department

Seattle Fire Department rescue swimmers undergo physically and mentally demanding training at various pool, lake and saltwater locations. They first complete a 40-hour Rapid Entry Rescue Swimmer program where they are taught hands-on skills on water safety, rescue and survival techniques as well as scene management. Next, they participate in a Seattle-specific training to learn how to respond on our waterfronts in collaboration with the department's other water rescue resources (rescue watercraf

Seattle firefighters recently utilized a residential structure in south Seattle provided by Blackwood Homes to conduct technical rescue training. The scenario simulated a car vs. building impact with a partial collapse, injuring the vehicle occupants and people inside the home. Firefighters were required to stabilize the structure and extricate the victims from the vehicle and the collapsed home. Setting up problems like these, in a controlled and realistic context, challenges our firefighters'