Area Served[]
The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, also known as Seattle Airport, SEATAC Airport and Sea-Tac, serves the greater Seattle and Tacoma area, in southern King County (Seattle) and northwest Pierce County (Tacoma), in Washington State, and is the largest airport in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Sea-Tac is located 14 miles south of downtown Seattle, and 18 miles north-northeast of downtown Tacoma. The airport is owned by the Port of Seattle and managed through a five-member port commission.
Department Profile[]
The Port of Seattle Fire Department (POSFD) serves the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with 103 sworn firefighters, and responds to over 6,000 alarms annually. Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) is the primary mission of the POSFD however, the department is also an all-hazards service provider, which means it also provides Emergency Medical Service (EMS), structural firefighting, hazardous material incident response, confined space and rope rescue, and fire prevention to the airport and its mutual aid partners.
History[]
On July 5, 1955 the Port began to provide fire protection and emergency aircraft protection to the airport. It was originally identified as Airport District 23 and had staffing set at 13 individuals. From 1955 until 1959. part of an airfreight building was used to house the Fire Department. At that time the equipment included; two military crash trucks on loan from McChord Field (now Joint Base Lewis–McChord), in Pierce County, south of Tacoma, a 1948 Chevrolet pumper that had been in storage at Northwest Airlines since 1952, a 1950 Kenworth truck, and a 1944 Diamond T tanker. On July 1, 1959, the Port Of Seattle took over independent fire protection for the airport. All District 23 firefighters were retained as Port of Seattle firefighters. In that same year, a new fire station was constructed and the Department moved out of the airfreight shed. By the end of 1959 staffing went to 19 members. On July 15, 1979 the current fire station was dedicated. The Department, now at a compliment of 65, was renamed Port of Seattle Fire Department (POSFD). In 2008, the Port of Seattle Fire Department began operating with 76 full time employees, which included a busy fire prevention staff to contend with the steady construction at the airport. Since 2015, after an intensive study, one ARFF vehicle has been positioned full-time on the west side of the airfield to allow for better response efficacy, should a large scale event occur.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Fire Station 301 - 2400 South 170th Street, SeaTac[]
Dedicated July 15, 1979
- ARFF 1 - 2020 Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 crash tender (1950/3170/420AFFF) (SN#104588)
- ARFF 3 - 2016 Oshkosh Striker 4500 8x8 crash tender (2000/4500/660F/500 lbs. DC/65' Snozzle)
- ARFF 4 - 2009 Oshkosh Striker 3000 6x6 crash tender (2000/3000/420F/500PK)
- Engine 301 - 2020 Spartan ER Gladiator (2000/750)
- Engine 302 - 2020 Spartan ER Gladiator (2000/750)
- Engine 303 - 2010 E-One Quest (2000/500/100F) (SO#134704) (Ex-Engine 301, ex-Engine 711, ex-Engine 1)
- Hazmat 304 - 1989 Ford L-8000 / Betten (Ex-Beverage truck) (Ex-Hazmat 7)
- Aid 301 - 2009 International / McCoy Miller Type I ambulance (Ex-Aid 731)
- Aid 302 (Reserve) - 2000 Freightliner FL 60 / Medic Master Type I ambulance
- Mass Casualty 301 - 2000 Freightliner FL 112 / Wabash 53' tractor-drawn
- Mobile Command 301 - 2009 Peterbilt / LDV walk-in communications/command center
- Battalion 301 - 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
Fire Station 302 - 1500 South 184th Street, SeaTac[]
Dedicated October 13, 2023
- ARFF 2 - 2009 Oshkosh Striker 3000 6x6 crash tender (2000/3000/420F/500PK)
- ARFF 5 - 2020 Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 crash tender (1950/3170/420AFFF) (SN#104587)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2003 Ford Excursion (Ex-Battalion 700)
- 1995 Spartan / Darley pumper (2000/500/100F) (Ex-Engine 2, ex-Engine 712, ex-Engine 302)
- 1988 Oshkosh T-3000 crash tender (1500/3000/400F/500DC) (Ex-ARFF 3, Ex-ARFF 5) (Donated to Washington State Fire Training Academy)
- 1988 Oshkosh T-3000 6x6 crash tender (1800/3170/410F) (Ex-ARFF 1) (Sold to Paine Field Airport Fire Department)
- 1986 Spartan Monarch / Darley pumper (2000/500/50AFFF) (Ex-Engine 1)
- 1983 Chevrolet C30 4x4 / E-One mini-pumper (250/200/30AFFF) (Ex-Engine 5)
- 1978 International 2200 / Kentucky tractor-drawn MCI (Ex-Mass Casualty 301)
- 1977 Consodyn 6x6 / Fire-X crash tender (1500/3000/300F/500 lbs. DC) (Ex-Truck 196) (Sold to L-3 Technologies Fire-Rescue Department)
- 1977 Consodyn 6x6 / Fire-X crash tender (1500/3000/300F/500 lbs. DC) (Sold to L-3 Technologies Fire-Rescue Department)
- 1969 Caterpillar / Klein articulated crash tender (1000/7000/2x300AFFF) (Ex-Crash 7)
- 1968 Oshkosh M-1000 4x4 crashtender (1000/-/1000AFFF) (Ex-Crash 6)
- 1962 American LaFrance 900 Series (750/500) (SN#8-1-8006) (Ex-Engine 2)
- 1960 American LaFrance 900 Series 6x6 (750/1500/150F) (Ex-Truck 4)
- 1950 Kenworth (1500/500)
- 1948 Chevrolet 4400 / Luverne (500/500/?) (Ex-Truck 1)
- 1944 Diamond T tanker