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File:Fire of June 6, 1889, looking south on 1st Ave from Spring St, about one-half hour after the fire started, Seattle, Washington (BOYD+BRAAS 17).jpg File:Great Seattle Fire at 1st and Union, June 6, 1889 (MOHAI 9284).jpg
Wedgwood is a middle-class residential neighborhood of northeast Seattle, Washington with a modest commercial strip. Wedgwood is located about two miles (3.2 km) north, and slightly east, of the University of Washington; it is about six miles (9.7 km) northeast of Downtown. The neighborhood is further typical of Seattle neighborhoods in having ...
Fireboats in Seattle, Washington image name launched retired notes Snoqualmie: 1891: 1935: First fireboat on North America's west coast. [1] Duwamish: 1909: 1985: Duwamish was originally built with a "ram" bow, so she could sink a blazing vessel before it set other vessels ablaze. [1] Currently a museum ship. Alki: 1927: 2013: Chief Seattle ...
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The Alki is a fireboat noted for its long service in Seattle, Washington. [2] The boat was built in 1927 and is 123 feet (37 m) long. She was Seattle's third fireboat. [3] She was built with gasoline engines, which were replaced with diesels in 1947.
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The Seattle Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Seattle, Washington, United States. The department is responsible for an area of 142.5 square miles (369 km 2 ), including 193 miles (311 km) of waterfront, with a population of 713,700.