The Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority, operating as Puget Sound Fire provides fire protection and emergency medical services to communities south of Seattle and east of Puget Sound in King County, Washington. The department is responsible for services in the communities of Covington, Kent, Maple Valley, SeaTac, Tukwila, and the unincorporated King County Fire Districts #37 and #43. Prior to the incorporation of Tukwila Fire Department through an agreement with the city of Tukwila in January 2023 In total, Puget Sound Fire's service area was with a population of over 225,000. The new statistics are still being compiled as of 03/29/2023.
History Originally founded in 1892 as the Kent Fire Department, Puget Sound Fire has grown to serve new communities throughout its history. The department was rebranded as the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority from the Kent Regional Fire Authority on January 1, 2017.
In 2018 the department responded to 26,636 service calls of which 20,489 were for EMS services.
Stations and apparatus , Puget Sound Fire has 17 stations located throughout the district (Washington state, King County Fire District 7, Zone 3). In addition to housing firefighters, Station 74 is also home to the headquarters and administrative offices of the department. Stations 75 and 76 are also home to King County Medic units operated by the county and not the department. Fire Station #MunicipalityEngine CompanyLadder Company or Quint CompanyAid Car or Medic UnitSpecial UnitChief Unit45SeaTacEngine 345Rescue Boat 34546SeaTacEngine 347 Reserve EngineLadder 346Explorer Unit 346 Rehabilitation Unit 302Battalion Chief 345 (West Battalion) Reserve Battalion Chief51TukwilaLadder 35152TukwilaEngine 352 Reserve EngineAid Car 35253TukwilaEngine 35354TukwilaEngine 35471KentEngine 371Aid Car 371 Reserve Aid CarRescue Boat 37172KentEngine 372Reserve Aid CarZone 3 Mass Casualty Incident Unit 37273KentEngine 373 Reserve EngineFoam Trailer 37374KentEngine 374 Reserve EngineLadder 374Aid Car 374Rescue 374 Care 374District Chief 30775KentQuint 375King County Medic UnitHazmat and Decontamination Unit 375 ATV 37576KentQuint 376King County Medic UnitHazmat Unit 376Reserve Battalion Chief77KentEngine 377 Reserve Engine78CovingtonEngine 378 Reserve Engine
Reserve EngineBrush 37880Maple ValleyEngine 380Brush 380 Tender 38081Maple ValleyEngine 381Rescue 381 ATV 381Battalion Chief 381 (East Battalion)83Maple ValleyEngine 383
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