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Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority reports heavy 2024 call volume, expansion of wildland capability and thefts from apparatus
Summary
Puget Sound Fire Chief Brian Carlson reviewed 2024 operations for SeaTac, citing nearly record overall call volumes, expanded wildland deployment capabilities, accreditation renewal, a federal SAFER grant enabling four-person ladder crews and a troubling uptick in thefts of rescue tools from apparatus at incident scenes.
Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority Chief Brian Carlson told the SeaTac City Council that 2024 was a busy year for the regional department and highlighted gains in readiness alongside new operational challenges.
Key takeaways: Carlson said Puget Sound Fire neared 50,000 total calls systemwide in 2024 and that SeaTac units ran more than 6,000 calls. The agency earned re-accreditation from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International, completed a strategic plan and invested in wildland firefighting resources that allowed it to deploy multiple units to recent California fires. "We were the only fire department in the state of Washington that was able to send more than a single unit," he said, noting that the agency sent a…
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