Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority

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Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority
Operational area
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Washington.svg  Washington
County King County
Agency overview
Established1892
Annual calls26,636 (2018)
Employees326 (2019)
Annual budget$68,309,369 (2019)
StaffingCareer
Fire chief Brian Carson
EMS level ALS
IAFF 1747
Facilities and equipment
Battalions4
Stations 18
Engines 11
Trucks 2
Quints 2
Rescues 1
Ambulances 2
Tenders 1
HAZMAT 2
Wildland 2
Rescue boats 2
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority, operating as Puget Sound Fire provides fire protection and emergency medical services to communities south of Seattle and east of Puget Sound in King County, Washington. [1] The department is responsible for services in the communities of Covington, Kent, Maple Valley, SeaTac, Tukwila, and the unincorporated King County Fire Districts #37 and #43. Prior to the incorporation of Tukwila Fire Department through an agreement with the city of Tukwila in January of 2023 In total, Puget Sound Fire's service area was 108.81 square miles (281.8 km2) with a population of over 225,000. [2] The new statistics are still being compiled as of 03/29/2023.

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History

Originally founded in 1892 as the Kent Fire Department, Puget Sound Fire has grown to serve new communities throughout its history. [3] [4] The department was rebranded as the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority from the Kent Regional Fire Authority on January 1, 2017. [5]

In 2018 the department responded to 26,636 service calls of which 20,489 were for EMS services. [2]

Stations and apparatus

As of January 2023, Puget Sound Fire has 17 stations located throughout the district (Washington state, King County Fire District 7, Zone 3). [6] In addition to housing firefighters, Station 74 is also home to the headquarters and administrative offices of the department. [7] Stations 75 and 76 are also home to King County Medic units operated by the county and not the department. [8] [9]

Fire Station #MunicipalityEngine CompanyLadder Company or Quint CompanyAid Car or Medic UnitSpecial UnitChief Unit
45 SeaTac Engine 345Rescue Boat 345
46 SeaTac Engine 347

Reserve Engine

Ladder 346Explorer Unit 346

Rehabilitation Unit 302

Battalion Chief 345 (West Battalion)

Reserve Battalion Chief

51TukwilaLadder 351
52TukwilaEngine 352

Reserve Engine

Aid Car 352
53TukwilaEngine 353
54TukwilaEngine 354
71 Kent Engine 371Aid Car 371

Reserve Aid Car

Rescue Boat 371
72 Kent Engine 372Reserve Aid CarZone 3 Mass Casualty Incident Unit 372
73 Kent Engine 373

Reserve Engine

Foam Trailer 373
74 Kent Engine 374

Reserve Engine

Ladder 374Aid Car 374Rescue 374

Care 374

District Chief 307
75 Kent Quint 375King County Medic UnitHazmat and Decontamination Unit 375

ATV 375

76 Kent Quint 376King County Medic UnitHazmat Unit 376Reserve Battalion Chief
77 Kent Engine 377

Reserve Engine

78 Covington Engine 378

Reserve Engine

Reserve Engine

Brush 378
80 Maple Valley Engine 380Brush 380

Tender 380

81 Maple Valley Engine 381Rescue 381

ATV 381

Battalion Chief 381 (East Battalion)
83 Maple Valley Engine 383

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