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Minor apartment fire displaces two female residents, Seattle WA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 08/29/2025 03:21 AM (PDT)

Near S Cloverdale St, Seattle, WA 98108

A small fire occurred in a two-story apartment unit in Seattle, causing smoke and fire damage. Two women living there, aged 50 and 70, cannot stay in their home now and need housing help from the Red Cross. The power to the apartment might be turned off for safety.

Audio|Source: Seattle Fire

03:37

Transcript:

00:00

audience from command 360 is complete.

00:02

The two-story wood frame structure, we got very light smoke from the used on the Charlie side, just outside the, you know, 209,

00:09

where we have the heat for fire joint.

00:11

Command from ladder 12.

00:12

This is a tap fire[1].

00:13

We're just digging it out.

00:15

command okay tap fire[1] is that the resident can be able to

00:20

rehabilitate that unit or we can keep her with a one like any red cross I'd say red cross just from the dust from all the blown insulation and she's on Homo 2

00:33

we're trying to keep it to the minimum with the tarp

00:38

This is Merckleman.

00:39

Can you contact Red Cross[2]? We need probably housing for one individual lease of the night.

00:47

Okay. I'll just put it on to this battery notes and get it in contact with the primary for Red Cross[2].

00:55

Okay, we will start the process.

00:57

It'll be a lengthy process.

00:59

Understood. We have two occupants in the apartment.

01:05

Okay, two occupants, age, gender.

01:08

50 and 70 years old, both female.

01:12

Okay. Okay.

01:13

This was in 26 and we were able to locate the caller.

01:18

There's a fire inspector going off.

01:20

The caller was in Unit 6 at 530 South Clovergill Street.

01:24

Okay, she is in Unit 6 at 530 South Cloverdale?

01:29

Correct. Okay.

01:30

Fire attack from command.

01:31

Can you send out engine 13 Bravo or are they still working?

01:34

Go ahead for fire attack?

01:35

Of the status of engine 33 team Bravo, are they still working? We have them send them out and we get that unit packet service.

01:42

Commander from Fire Attack, we kick Ninja 33 loose.

01:45

Okay, before they head out, can they go to Unit 208 and grab a phone number of one of the residents? Since they can't reoccupy, I'm going to have to hand out off the Red Cross[2].

01:55

Fire attack, okay. Larry 12 from command.

01:57

We have to shut the power down to that whole unit this evening or we've been able to isolate it.

02:02

I feel we'll be able to isolate it, but they're not going to want to reoccupy it.

02:07

We're trying to keep up looking just as a hallway in the bathroom, but...

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

tap fire: Term used by fire departments to indicate a small, under-control fire

[2]

Red Cross: Reference to emergency shelter/housing assistance for displaced residents

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Near S Cloverdale St, Seattle, WA 98108

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08/29/2025 03:15 AM (PDT)

Near S Cloverdale St, Seattle, WA 98108

And your 26, fire response, (number withheld)rd and South Cloverdale. Are you guys ready for water? We have an elderly female, very confused, didn't know her address. We believe she might be at near South Cloverdale Street. Don't know what unit she's in. She says she's in a house. But there was a smoke alarm sounding in the background. Originally, she said she saw a red light, thought there might be fire, and then pretty soon while we were on the phone, the alarm started going off. We're not sure if she might have pushed the button on the detector and tripped it herself. She does say her door is open. She'll be looking for you. You're going to have to do a little investigating here. Engine 28 apparatus from fire attack, ready for water. Air attack, command, water coming. That's from MediC 31, Deep Page, Middick, my doctor, creation, trauma doctor, Indiana, everyone. Dr. Fullen for Medic. Fast from Outport Command[1], Medi 31 transporting to HMC. Number 5 will place themselves and serves from the right. Okay, Command, 31, Transporting to HMC, 5-0-317. 17. Engine 26. From engine 26, Bravo. No smoke, no fire. where else have the door. I name is from command. The one resident 209 is moved to 208 being protected in place at this time. Our attack command, do any other resources up there on the second floor?audience from command 360 is complete.The two-story wood frame structure, we got very light smoke from the used on the Charlie side, just outside the, you know, 209,where we have the heat for fire joint.Command from ladder 12.This is a tap fire.We're just digging it out.command okay tap fire is that the resident can be able torehabilitate that unit or we can keep her with a one like any red cross I'd say red cross just from the dust from all the blown insulation and she's on Homo 2we're trying to keep it to the minimum with the tarpThis is Merckleman.Can you contact Red Cross[2]? We need probably housing for one individual lease of the night.Okay. I'll just put it on to this battery notes and get it in contact with the primary for Red Cross.Okay, we will start the process.It'll be a lengthy process.Understood.We have two occupants in the apartment.Okay, two occupants, age, gender.50 and 70 years old, both female.Okay.Okay.This was in 26 and we were able to locate the caller.There's a fire inspector going off.The caller was in Unit 6 at near South Cloverdale Street.Okay, she is in Unit 6 at near South Cloverdale?Correct.Okay.

Fire breaks out in bathroom vent at Seattle residence

08/29/2025 03:04 AM (PDT)

Near S Cloverdale St, Seattle, WA 98108

31 are you responding? Okay, now our screen just started tracking. Everybody was stationary on the screen. It appears to be in the ceiling above. 209, we're forcing the north. Cepard is in effect. Engine 31 will be Ashworth Command. Transportation corridor will be east and west down on 97. All units standby. Engine 31 at SLV's logging effect, Ashworth Command, transport east to west on 97th, confirming the scene is secure. Command from Liar 12 TB? Command. Can you send up injured 28 to TMB? Or? Okay, Ashworth, Command, you have confirmed, see, and secure all years proceed in. Dispatch from Command, you can code Green, Battalion 6, and Medic 44. Okay, Commandion 6, 944, Code Green[2]. of unit 209, guided engine 25 or 12, working on pulling ceilings and operating off the roof of the sun. Okay, Bignan 5 is now Myrtle Command, stable incident, working on small hotspots from the roof and pulling ceiling. Man, from Latter at 12. Can they have a free number there? Did I have to bring them up a O2? Okay. Was that you need some O2 up there for the one possible patient? I got gallon 209 who's on oxygen and she doesn't have a portable tank. We start moving her, she's going to have a tough time breathing. This fire is in the bathroom vents. It's all surrounded around the bathroom vent. Okay, at the engine 33, we'll be bringing up some portable O2. And it looks like this is confined to a portable heater in your C-09. That's how it confirmed his phone insulation. Yeah, just right there. Rathroom fan, Mesa says you just need a pumpkin. Okay, we've got engine 20s to switch the line if we do need to charge us now. Dispactors with the low-rise solid and effect. the proper resources of this time. Okay, low-rise sog, you have everything you need. Commandant for Mission 28, Indian 20 will be fire attack[1]. Command okay, Agent 28, fire attack. morning uproves. There's 200 feet at the recorder, 200 feet at 2.5. Just 20 that part is okay. Six fire response, 530 South Cloverdale