This article was written by Madeline Carter and KING-5 News: NORTH BEND, Wash. — With heavy snow falling in the Cascades and avalanche danger on the rise, Seattle Mountain Rescue is urging anyone ...

Seattle Fire warns: keep baseboard heaters at least 12 inches from furniture after a recent house fire. Portable heaters need even more space.

Thanks for the tips. SFD is just arriving at a house at 39th/Othello and reports they're dealing with a fence and ...

Uber drivers can sometimes reach patients quicker than ambulance crews can, Seattle Fire Lt. Charles Hubschman, a 911 dispatcher, said.

The Seattle City Council and its public safety committee will be busy Tuesday with further legislative response to the ongoing federal immigration enforcement crisis: Emergency ‘detention ...

Experts say differences in nurse line oversight, response-time standards and dispatch protocols across U.S. cities could affect how quickly patients receive care ...

The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) says crews rescued one person early Monday morning after they got stuck on a hillside in ...

SCHUYLKILL CO., Pa. - Fire crews spent the morning responding to a blaze that broke out at an Orwigsburg home. 911 dispatchers told 69 News a call came in at 8:57 a.m. for a second alarm house fire at ...

The State Department has drawn down personnel at more U.S. diplomatic missions in and around the Middle East as it comes under increasing but historically familiar criticism for not doing enough to ...

Seattle firefighters launched a rope rescue operation Monday at Carkeek Park after a person was reported down a trail and ...

A Seattle woman waited more than 10 hours for a nurse-ordered ambulance, raising concerns about the city’s 911 nurse triage system and response standards.

Many cities, like Seattle, have added 911 nurse lines in recent years. But some have equipped their systems with more ...