6-441: 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 142.5 square miles (369 km), including 193 miles (311 km) of waterfront, with a population of 713,700. There is a total of 1,065 employees with 981 uniformed personnel and 84 civilian employees. The Seattle Fire Department got its start as
12-614: A volunteer fire department that was taken over by the City of Seattle on April 11, 1884. 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. As a result, the Seattle Fire Department was officially established on October 17, 1889, as
18-561: A cabinet shop located at the corner of 1st Avenue and Madison Street. 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. On January 5, 1995, the Mary Pang's Food Products warehouse burned in the International District. Four firefighters died when
24-580: A paid professional department. The Seattle Fire Department is contracted with American Medical Response for basic life support transport. As of April 2021 the department operates out of 34 fire stations spread across the city. Aid 4 (Staffed Part Time) Fireboat Chief Seattle (FB3) Fireboat Leschi (FB4) Fireboat 2 Rescue Boat 5 Aid 10 Air Unit 10 (AIR10) Energy Response Unit 1 (ENERGY1) Power/CO 2 Unit 25 (P25) Rehabilitation Unit 1 (REHAB1) Metropolitan Medical Strike Team (Temporary Station- Interim location until new station
30-433: Is complete) Marine Unit 80 (Reserve Marine Unit) Engine 85 (Reserve Engine) Engine 84 (Reserve Engine) Medic 10 Medic 80 (Reserve Medic Unit) (Reserve Medic Unit) Battalion Chief 3 (EMS Battalion Chief) Fire Marshal 5 (MAR5) Safety Chief 2 (SAFT2) Mobile Integrated Health Unit 1 (H1) Mobile Integrated Health Unit 99 (H99) On June 6, 1889, the Great Seattle Fire broke out in
36-450: 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. 47°36′00″N 122°19′55″W / 47.60000°N 122.33194°W / 47.60000; -122.33194 Fire protection Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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