Seattle Firehouses

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[quote name='TransverseRoad' date='17 March 2010 - 08:27 PM' timestamp='1268874473' post='370672']

You are correct, Station 17 houses a reserve Aid Car. I believe it runs as Aid 86 when activated, but can run out of any station. I've seen it assigned out of

Station 5 several times. As far as Medic 16 moving to 17's, that may have been speculation around the fact that every time the city is looking to save money

Station 16 is mentioned to be expendable.



When Station 14 first opened on Jan 12, 1927, Engine 19, Ladder 7 and Battalion 1 were the first units assigned. Engine 19 and 14 were assigned there together

from May 4, 1931, until April 14, 1933 when E 19 was disbanded for the first time. Engine 14 was disbanded on June 1, 1972, to organize ATTACK 10.

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Transverse what's the story on "Attack 10"? When did it go in service and when was it taken out of service?

Tell me if I'm right or not on this. Wasn't Attack 10 a Kenworth Triple combination Engine that ran as a manpower Squad on working fires from Headquarters (Engine 10's station)? When Attack 10 was in service was Engine 10 also in service or did Attack 10 replace Engine 10? Were there any other Attack units in service besides Attack 10?

Can you tell me about the program when sometime in the 1980's there were several Engine companies that ran with a few more men on them and were designated to respond as a "third" Engine on working fires? When was that program put in service and taken out of service?

Thanks in advance.