UPDATE: Vessel-fire response on Harbor Island

11:05 AM: If you’re hearing the sirens and/or seeing the responding units – Seattle Fire had a big response headed to Harbor Island for what dispatch describes as an engine-room fire aboard a 150′ Navy vessel. But it’s reported to be out so units are being put on standby.

11:09 AM: Firefighters on scene say this involves the littoral-combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords, whose namesake visited it at Vigor last November; the ship’s been there since June.

11:16 AM: Dispatch has been told that SFD has confirmed the fire’s out, so most of the response is being canceled.

2 Replies to "UPDATE: Vessel-fire response on Harbor Island"

  • Bruce February 26, 2022 (9:04 pm)

    I saw a lot of heavy fire equipment rolling out of Ballard this morning on the way to this fire. I don’t see news of it anywhere else.

    • WSB February 26, 2022 (9:17 pm)

      Specialized fire equipment comes from various stations in the city – but overall this was a fairly short-lived incident and generally the citywides wouldn’t report something this short-lived; we only mentioned it because we know people see and hear the response and want to know what it’s all about as soon as possible – TR

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