Seattle FD big water rescue response! Rescue 1 + L9, E16, B4, B6, M44 and Saft2!

Time for another big water rescue response! On August 3rd, 2023, I filmed Seattle Fire units responding to Golden Gardens park for reports of a paddle boarder in distress. Units on scene were unable to locate the boarder, and eventually determined that they had exited the water prior to the arrival of the fire units.
For some reason, this was a super quiet response. My guess is that they water units on the water to be able to hear someone calling for help, but if anyone else has another idea let me know in the comments.
As I was driving home from the park, I caught Battalion 6 again, going to an SOV call in Lake City. Thanks for watching!
Clip listing:
0:00 - Engine 16 and Battalion 4 responding
0:26 - Medic 44 responding
0:46 - Ladder 9 and Safety 2 responding
1:12 - Distant shot of either a fire or police boat
1:17 - Rescue 1 responding
1:33 - Units on scene
1:58 - Battalion 6 returning to the scene
2:17 - Battalion 6 heading to another call
2:31 - Outro
Outro music: Demilitarized Zone by Ethan Meixsell, via the KZbin audio library.

[@jeffturkel3344]

Quite the response, variety of rigs. Cool shots lLucas!

[@SilverGoth]

Wow, rescue one is a monster!

[@lucaslaughing]

It's a beast, for sure! I got some great footage of it back when a car crashed into the Ballard library: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWeac4eKhdqSnK8

[@Remi763]

Nice

[@lucaslaughing]

Thanks!

[@FirePhoenixEmergencyVideos]

Nice catches Lucas! Kind of wild that you ended up getting Battalion 6 again right after!

[@lucaslaughing]

Thank you! I was hoping M44 and Saft2 would follow, but they ended up going the other way.

[@Hall7EmergencyPhotography]

Awesome catches Lucas!! Looks like your luck panned out with catching R1 out in your neck of the woods again, especially after we were talking about it while buffing at 18’s 😂.

[@lucaslaughing]

Thanks Chris! Yeah, I got lucky with Golden Gardens again - next time you visit, we'll just have to hang out at the beach all day 😂

[@WATrafficCamResponses]

Great catch! You've gotten quite a few responses at Golden Gardens!

[@lucaslaughing]

I have, it's been a great location for me! It's only about 10 minutes away, so I can usually beat the farther SFD units there.

[@petewilliamsiv3512]

fist video of Engine 16 responding

[@lucaslaughing]

Oh yeah, I forgot about that! Thanks for watching Pete!

[@brucestambaugh]

Why do they bring ladder trucks to a water rescue?

[@WATrafficCamResponses]

Trucks have some technical rescue equipment, and manpower

[@lucaslaughing]

Yep, as SeattleTrafficCamResponses said, it's mainly for manpower; I've also seen them put a ladder up to have a better view over the water, but that wouldn't have done much for this call since it was after dark.