Seattle Fire rallied a full hazardous material response Wednesday morning and the building was briefly evacuated as reports of a possibly dangerous leak inside the Lost Lake diner turned out to be a lesser alarm.
SFD was called to the 10th Ave restaurant between Pike and Pine just before 7:30 AM to a report of a possible nitrogen leak in the venue’s kitchen. Liquid nitrogen leaks can be extremely dangerous as they quickly displace oxygen. Continue reading
Police say a Capitol Hill bank robbery suspect’s clean getaway was stained when he took his loot for a shopping stop at the neighborhood Goodwill Friday night.
According to the Seattle Police Department, the suspect entered the Columbia Bank branch at Broadway and Mercer just before 5 PM and handed the teller a note reading, “This is a robbery; I have a gun no dye packs.”
Police say the teller complied and the masked suspect was reported fleeing the bank on foot with “a fair amount of cash,” according to East Precinct radio updates.
According to police, details of the Friday hold-up matched a similar heist the previous afternoon targeting a downtown BECU. Continue reading
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A two-alarm apartment fire in Beacon Hill is the latest reminder to be as clear as possible with your street directionals and cross streets when calling 911 in Seattle.
Seattle Fire says its response to a major fire on Beacon Hill Sunday morning was delayed when crews were dispatched to Capitol Hill after a 911 call “reporting a fire in an apartment building in the 1700 block of 13th Ave.”
SFD says the first crews reported no fire in the area as they arrived near 13th and E Olive St. Sunday at 12:01 PM, three minutes after the initial call.
The fire department says a second 911 call came in at 12:03 PM reporting the fire was on Beacon Hill in the 17000 block of 13th Ave South — more than two miles away. Continue reading
A man suffered serious injuries and the suspect was taken into custody in an early Tuesday morning stabbing at 10th and Pike.
Seattle Police and Seattle Fire were called to the area just after 5 AM to the reported stabbing where witnesses heard the victim shout the suspect’s name as he fled, according to East Precinct radio updates. Continue reading
A woman was struck by a driver on 15th Ave E near Volunteer Park late Monday afternoon.
Seattle Fire was called to the collision at 15th and Galer around 4:45 PM and reported the woman suffered a head injury but was conscious at the scene. Continue reading
An area Washington State Department of Social and Health Services center providing access to programs including food, cash, and medical benefits that suffered a 2024 closure from damage in a bizarre shooting incident was the site of a hazardous material response Friday afternoon.
Officials say a suspicious letter delivered to the state’s Capitol Hill Community Services Office in the 1700 block of E Cherry was determined to be harmless. Earlier that afternoon, an employee called 911 to report the suspicious envelope and possible toxic material.
Seattle Fire responded and evacuated the building before determining it was safe to reoccupy. Continue reading
Multiple reports of gunfire early Sunday included a 911 caller reporting someone firing into the air on 15th Ave.
It is not clear if Seattle Police ever made it to the scene. Continue reading
Firefighters could be seen battling the blaze in an image from a city traffic camera
Seattle Fire crews battled a Christmas morning building fire that started as a reported rubbish fire at Broadway and Pike.
The reported address for the blaze at 816 E Pike is the location of the two-story, 1912-era masonry commercial building near the corner of Pike and Broadway home to a location of the Cinnaholic cinnamon roll chain and the A/stir restaurant. Continue reading
Barnes flanked by new recruits (Image: SPD)
Mayor-elect Katie Wilson has opted for continuity and announced she will retain the Harrell administration’s cadre of first responder and emergency department leaders including Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes.
“They are each committing to lead their departments in accordance with my vision of community safety,” Wilson said in her statement. “With active partnership and direction from the Mayor’s office, I believe these leaders can work together and form a unified team committed to strengthening coordination, reform, accountability, and results.”
In the announcement, Wilson said she will retain Barnes, Seattle Fire Department Chief Harold Scoggins, Office of Emergency Management director Curry Mayer, and CARE Chief Amy Barden.
Criticized during her campaign for her support for police defunding principles, Wilson has said she will grow efforts to civilianize more of the work currently saddling the Seattle Police Department, expand alternative responses like the Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department crisis responders, and fix the city’s “broken” police accountability system. Continue reading
17th and Madison from the CHS Facebook Group
A massive emergency response formed near the E Madison Trader Joe’s overnight for a “rescue extrication” after a collision around the corner at 17th and E Olive St. left a woman unconscious trapped inside her wrecked vehicle.
Seattle Police and Seattle Fire responded to the crash at 12:30 AM on the rain soaked night to find the car on its side and the victim unconscious and trapped inside. Continue reading
