UPDATE: ‘Rope rescue’ response for stranded dogs in The Arroyos

3:36 PM: Seattle Fire has just upgraded a response at 42nd and 109th [map] to a “rope rescue.” The situation is described as “two large dogs down an embankment.” It’s apparently a 30-foot embankment. More info to come.

3:39 PM: After checking a map we’ve changed this to The Arroyos.

3:44 PM: At least one dog is reported secured in a harness.

3:55 PM: That dog’s been brought all the way up the slope to safety, firefighters just told dispatch.

4:02 PM: And they’ve just declared the second dog successfully rescued. … And “all rescuers on flat land” too.

4:09 PM: The responders are starting to leave.

5 Replies to "UPDATE: 'Rope rescue' response for stranded dogs in The Arroyos"

  • ~Hockeywitch~ March 5, 2026 (3:50 pm)

    Oh No… poor pups… But Seattle’s best is there for them… Be safe SFD rescuers… Good luck

  • CW March 5, 2026 (5:01 pm)

    Happy for the pups to be safe. Curious about the circumstances of how the dogs got loose. Did they get out of their yard or were they out and off-leash?

  • Randy Winn March 5, 2026 (5:40 pm)

    Thank you Seattle Fire !!!

  • Michelle Andren March 5, 2026 (9:50 pm)

    This is what kindness is all about. Thank you to the rescuers. Glad that everyone is safe on flat ground.

  • Brian March 6, 2026 (8:10 am)

    I wonder if they rescued the leashes the dog owners were definitely using too. 

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