Seattle Fire: my top 10 responses of 2018

2018 treated me well, with some rare units, large responses and one 4-alarm fire. Here are the top 10 Seattle Fire responses I filmed last year; see below for more info on each one. Happy New Year!
#10 - 0:07 - First video of the new Engine 9.
Shortly after it was put into service, I caught Engine 9 responding with Ladder 8 to an AFA. Engine 9 is a 2017 Pierce Enforcer. Filmed 5/17/2018.
Original video: • SFD Ladder 8 (spare) a...
#9 - 0:19 - A different perspective
Engine 10 and Aid 5, seen from the top of the Smith Tower observatory.
Filmed 6/26/2018.
Original video: • Seattle Fire Engine 10...
#8 - 0:34 - Brand new Ladder 4 (plus Battalion 6)
Station 2 took delivery of a new 2017 Pierce Arrow XT last spring. I finally caught it in July, responding to a water rescue call.
Filmed 7/11/2018
Original video: • Seattle Fire L4, E20, ...
#7 - 0:53 - Marine 1 (plus Engine 36)
Seattle Fire's Marine Emergency Response Team responds to boat fire, sinking vessels and other incidents on the water. They're based out of Station 36 with Engine 36.
Filmed 2/15/2018
Original video: • Seattle Fire Marine Re...
#6 - Marine 1 (old / reserve rig)
I’d seen Marine 1 a few times, but this was my first catch of the Marine Emergency Response Team’s old / reserve rig.
Filmed 9/23/2018
Original video: • *Rare* Seattle Fire Re...
#5 - 1:41 - Ladder 6 and the Chief Parade
Ladder 6 responding to an apartment fire with the Safety Chief (SAFT2), Deputy Chief (DEP1) and Staffing / ICS support Chief (Staf10).
Filmed 10/27/2018
Original video: • Seattle Fire E20, E9, ...
#4 - 2:30 - Chief Seattle Fireboat
The Chief Seattle Fireboat handles freshwater fires and incidents in the Seattle area. I captured it on the scene of a boat fire, plus responding to a 4-alarm fire.
Although I didn’t get video of it putting water on fires, I did capture some video of it demonstrating its water cannons at a Maritime Festival in May.
Fireboat tour / walk through: • [Videos + Pics] Chief ...
At boat fire: • *Rare* Seattle Fire Re...
Responding to 4-alarm: • *Huge* SFD response! L...
#3 - 3:10 - Rescue 1
Always good to get the heavy rescue rig responding, and I just happened to be in a great spot for this one.
Filmed 3/10/2018
Original video: • SFD Rescue 1 respondin...
#2 - 3:32 - Air 260 and Air 26 (?)
Although I’d caught Air 9 / Air 10 in the past, this was my first catch of one of the large air cascade units. Air 10 (formerly Air 9) carries spare air tanks, but Air 260 and Air 240 are also able to refill the air tanks.
The unit with Air 260 looks similar to Air 10, but it’s based out of Station 26 (The SFD Wikipedia page lists it as Air 26).
Filmed 11/10/2018
Original video: • *Huge* SFD response! L...
#1 - 3:59 - Hosewagon! (Hose 18)
SFD has two Hose Wagons. Hose18 is a 1995 E-One Protector, retrofit in 2015. It carries 500 gallons of foam (compared to 10 gallons on a standard engine) as well as 6000 feet of hose. I first caught it in August of 2018 responding to a rolled fuel tanker. I caught it again in November, responding to the 4-alarm fire.
Original videos: • *Extremely Rare* SFD H...
• *Huge* SFD response! L...
Thanks for watching!

[@mikebiker9817]

Good job

[@alexandernunez109]

Great footage this year!

[@lucaslaughing]

Thank you!

[@raycehicks5894]

Great compilation!

[@lucaslaughing]

Thank you!

[@NiagaraEmergency]

Awesome video!

[@lucaslaughing]

Thanks!

[@samcampbell1351]

Happy new year lucas!

[@lucaslaughing]

Thanks Sam - Happy New Year to you too!

[@petewilliamsiv3512]

3:40 Yes Air 26 & Happy new year

[@lucaslaughing]

Thanks Pete - Happy New Year to you as well!

[@petewilliamsiv3512]

@@lucaslaughing:D and before you ask about Medic 17 i don't know that answers for that yet but i did hear a rumor back mouths back in 2018 of Medic 16 going be medic 17 and i will get back to you when i do know some thing about medic 17

[@lucaslaughing]

@@petewilliamsiv3512 Huh, I hadn't even noticed that they were dispatching M17 until you mentioned it. I guess it makes sense since it's operating out of Station 17?

[@petewilliamsiv3512]

@@lucaslaughing Yes and it's being out of station 17 since station 16 is now a Single House for the engine . So no more Medic 16 and Now i was wounding if Medic 17 was very old Unit from the 70's and 80's had to come back

[@trob0914]

COOL!, I LOVED THE CHIEF'S PARADE!!

[@lucaslaughing]

Thanks - I did too!

[@Roxburysfinest]

2:04

[@PierceFan]

Awesome video man! Do you know what mar5 means on PulsePoint?

[@lucaslaughing]

Thank you! I haven't used PulsePoint, but on the SFD live dispatch Mar5 = the Fire Marshal.

[@PierceFan]

lucaslaughing thanks man! you should check out pulse point though! It’s pretty cool

[@petewilliamsiv3512]

@@lucaslaughing wait i thinking you were using pulse point the hole time LOL that is how you find out when i'm going out for a call & it's faster then the pagers

[@lucaslaughing]

@@petewilliamsiv3512 Lol, no - I just use the realtime 911 page and/or an online scanner. I still have to give PulsePoint a try, though...