Port of Seattle Firefighters train in auto extrication on vehicles obtained from wrecking yards. Multiple cars are brought in, placed strategically to simulate auto accidents, and have training dummies placed inside. The scenario ...
Time for FAA 139 Required Live Fire Training! Port of Seattle Firefighters are completing required live fire training this May. The crews practice the tactical and practical skills associated with aircraft fire and rescue. Beca...
Don't Let The Turkey Ruin Your Thanksgiving! So you want to fry you bird this year? Follow this advise to do it safely.
Port of Seattle Fire Department is a great place to be! Port of Seattle Firefighters provide aircraft rescue firefighting, structural firefighting and emergency medical services at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. There a...
We'd like to offer a big welcome to Firefighters Landon Mclaughlin and Roberto Lopez! Both come to us from Bremerton Naval Base Fire. Before coming to Washington, FF Mclaughlin served in Las Vegas with the Airforce and FF Lopez...
It was 1977 when the first woman was hired in Washington State as a paid firefighter. Although women volunteered in the fire service as far back as the mid-1800's, it took Jeanette Woldseth to break through the barrier to make fir...
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In most male dominated occupations, there have always been a few women who break through the barrier anyway. Firefighting is no exception. Even though the vocation dates back to Ancient Rome, there is a ton of written evidence of ...