The Seattle Fire Department got its start as a volunteer fire department that was taken over by the City of Seattle on April 11 , 1884 . On June 6 , 1889 the Great Seattle Fire broke out and destroyed over of the city . Insurance investigators charged the city with not having adequately trained firefighters to provide protection for the residents . As a result , the Seattle Fire Department was officially established on October 17 , 1889 as a paid professional department
Great Seattle Fire
Great Seattle Fire
Seattle Fire Department