Pacific Northwest

[rlukas1]

The Puget Sound RFA used to be known as the Kent RFA until they changed their name on January 1, 2017.

Here is a view of one of two 2017 Pierce Enforcer pumpers, still undergoing initial acceptance tests, that will be the first units to display their new logo.

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Another view.

 

Notice the striping on the crew door is still a work in progress.

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Eastside Fire and Rescue showing one of three recently ordered Commander pumpers from Rosebauer.  

Engine 71 runs out of the downtown Issaquah station with a 2000 GPM pump and 700 GWT.

ESF&R also took delivery of a Rosenbauer tender and  is awaiting delivery of a tillered aerial.

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Mercer Island FF's drilling with their 2016 Navistar 4300 4X2 Pierce MIDI pumper.  No other stats.

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Last week a 2nd alarm fire at the old Fir Crest School, site of a former WWII USN base, complex north of the Seattle City line, drew mutual aid from several surrounding communities including two engines one truck and a BC from Seattle FD.  Seattle engines stretched two lengths of LDH supply lines 1/2 mile from water mains outside of the complex, to supply two aerial master streams.

 

Shoreline FD Engine 65

2008 Pierce Arrow 20383-02

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Northshore Fire Department E57

2010 Pierce Arrow XT 23139-02

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Snohomish County Fire District 10

Bothel Fire Department E45

Fire District 10 contracts with the Bothel Fire Department for fire protection

2007 Spartan H&W Emergency Vehicles

[bbirmingham]

In the spring of this year, the Renton Regional Fire Authority placed this new Haz-Mat unit in service at Fire Station 14. It is a 2017 Freightliner/E-One.  The body has a small walk-in "office" with seating for 2.

 

   

[johnward]

Any details on the new Seattle FD medic van in service at M1? It appears to be from a different manufacturer than Northstar/Braun NW as it has very rounded corners of the box, and a side door (prior SFD aid cars have not had side doors) and an entirely new paint scheme, with all red paint with a yellow stripe and large yellow lettering on the sides of the box. Looks like it was painted to match the pumpers and trucks.


Was this an emergency purchase from dealer stock, or has SFD switched manufacturers?


Thanks,

John

[rlukas1]

Any details on the new Seattle FD medic van in service at M1? It appears to be from a different manufacturer than Northstar/Braun NW as it has very rounded corners of the box, and a side door (prior SFD aid cars have not had side doors) and an entirely new paint scheme, with all red paint with a yellow stripe and large yellow lettering on the sides of the box. Looks like it was painted to match the pumpers and trucks.


Was this an emergency purchase from dealer stock, or has SFD switched manufacturers?


Thanks,

John

Yes, a radical change built by Horton featuring a larger box and side door all wrapped up with a yellow ribbon.  Scary looking, I've been told. 

[Bryce]

Wow. That's a huge change. SFD had been buying exclusively from Braun NW for 30 years.


Anybody have any pictures?

[johnward]

Wow. That's a huge change. SFD had been buying exclusively from Braun NW for 30 years.

Anybody have any pictures?

It is assigned to M1 so no doubt getting lots of use and abuse to see what breaks and what works. I've seen it running calls around downtown Seattle but haven't gotten a picture yet. Here is a link to a partial view of it from the Horton dealer's Instagram:
<a class="bbc_url" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BcazEnzh_ol/">https://www.instagram.com/p/BcazEnzh_ol/</a>

[rlukas1]

I was able to get a quick shot of the new M1 yesterday down in the SODO area of town just as the crew was prepping a patient for transport to Harborview Medical Center. 


 

This unit usually responds on
ALS
calls with a crew of two
SFD
paramedics, two paramedic program students and a staff doctor.  


 

Bob Lukas Photo


 

[FireMedic049]

This unit usually responds on
ALS
calls with a crew of two
SFD
paramedics, two paramedic program students and a staff doctor.  


 

 

 

A crew of 5?

[johnward]

A crew of 5?

Yep, the two Medic One units in downtown Seattle, M1 and M10 are based at Harborview Medical Center (regional trauma center) and often run with crews of 4-5. They stay very busy and see a lot of action responding only to triaged ALS calls in the downtown, Capitol Hill and Central District parts of the city that has well over 200,000 people (including a significant homeless and drug addict population) and also includes a busy stretch of I-5 freeway and areas that still have gang violence. This means students and doctors/nurses riding with SFD see a broad scope of practice with codes, intubations, OD's, trauma calls, shootings/stabbings and pediatric calls on each shift.


The other Medic One units housed in firehouses in neighborhoods throughout the city typically run with two man crews. In Seattle BLS calls are responded to by BLS fire apparatus and transport is by private BLS ambulance. ALS calls are triaged by dispatch or arriving BLS units which mostly eliminates paramedics getting tied up on BS calls or transports and helps insure they spend their shifts seeing and assessing ALS patients.

[FireMedic049]

Yep, the two Medic One units in downtown Seattle, M1 and M10 are based at Harborview Medical Center (regional trauma center) and often run with crews of 4-5. They stay very busy and see a lot of action responding only to triaged ALS calls in the downtown, Capitol Hill and Central District parts of the city that has well over 200,000 people (including a significant homeless and drug addict population) and also includes a busy stretch of I-5 freeway and areas that still have gang violence. This means students and doctors/nurses riding with SFD see a broad scope of practice with codes, intubations, OD's, trauma calls, shootings/stabbings and pediatric calls on each shift.


The other Medic One units housed in firehouses in neighborhoods throughout the city typically run with two man crews. In Seattle BLS calls are responded to by BLS fire apparatus and transport is by private BLS ambulance. ALS calls are triaged by dispatch or arriving BLS units which mostly eliminates paramedics getting tied up on BS calls or transports and helps insure they spend their shifts seeing and assessing ALS patients.

Interesting.

[rlukas1]

Here is the new Horton Medic Unit again, today with a two person crew and running as M32. 

 

It's also been seen used on the north end of town running as M31.

 

 

 

Bob Lukas Photo

[rlukas1]

SFD fireboat Leschi recently returned to its home at temporary fire station 5 on pier 91 in Puget Sound after spending several months of duty at fire station 3.

[bbirmingham]

The Renton Regional Fire Authority took delivery of two engines late last year.  Today is the third day on the job for the first of those two engines.  Engine 11 is shown here.  Engine 12 will get the second new engine next week.  These are the first engines to use the new paint scheme, chosen by the members to reflect their new identity as the Renton Regional Fire Authority.

 

   

[bbirmingham]

Here is the second of the two new pumpers for the Renton Regional Fire Authority.  This is Engine 12.  Both engines have 1500gpm pumps and 500gal water tanks.