On Tuesday night traffic was slowed on I-405 through Kirkland due to a fire on the northbound shoulder. The Fire Department responded to a car fire on Northbound I-405 about 1 mile south of the 70th Street exit at approximately 9:30 p.m. Kirkland resident Adam Guy took this amazing photo showing flames engulfing the vehicle and [...]
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911 call reports stranded child on downtown rooftop, leads to rescue
The Kirkland Fire Department and Police Department responded responded to an emergency call reporting a child on a downtown Kirkland building rooftop on Tuesday night. A four year girl named Alexandra was left alone in a vehicle while her aunt and grandmother were in a nearby office building. The child left the car and wandered [...]
Patriot Day Memorial service honors fallen heroes of 9/11
On Monday, September 12, 2011, the Kirkland Police Department and the Kirkland Fire Department held a memorial service at City Hall to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. The public, city officials and staff joined the Police and Fire Departments as they paid their respects to [...]
Patriot Day Memorial Service Monday, September 12, 2011 at 8:00 AM
On Monday, September 12, 2011 at 8:00 AM, the Kirkland Police Department and the Kirkland Fire Department will be holding a memorial service at City Hall to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. The public is invited to join the Police and Fire Departments as [...]
Proposed Finn Hill Fire Station Update
Now that the annexation has taken effect (June 1, 2011) the City of Kirkland has assumed responsibility for the proposed Finn Hill fire station project initiated by Fire District #41. Prior to the annexation, the District was studying alternative sites for consolidating the two fire stations on Finn Hill into one location that is better [...]
CPR Rescuer/Survivor Reunion In Redmond
When Nishant Kumar and Ruchir Astavans, long time friends and Microsoft employees set out on an afternoon hike along the “power line hiking trail” May 19th, they had no idea they would learn CPR that day. After they dialed 911 to ask for help, dispatchers with the NORCOM dispatch center quickly taught the two men [...]
Kirkland, Redmond and Bellevue Fire Departments respond to fire alarms at Merrill Gardens
Kirkland Avenue closed to traffic, Bank of America closes as firemen arrive UPDATED At about 11:15 AM our alarm system detected a small fire that was contained within the commercial laundry room. Our fire safety systems and a rapid staff response helped to put the fire out quickly, but we evacuated the residents as a [...]
Kirkland Fire Department News Release: Fire Destroys Kirkland Area Home
FIRE DESTROYS KIRKLAND AREA HOME FIRE CREW ESCAPES ROOF COLLAPSE Video and photos of the fire can be seen in Wednesday’s article: Holmes Point Home Goes Up In Flames WHAT: Early this afternoon, a fire was called in at a home in unincorporated King County, north of the city of Kirkland, along Lake Washington. One [...]
Holmes Point home goes up in flames
A fire engulfed a waterfront home in the 13000 block of Holmes Point Dr. NE around 1:20 p.m. Wednesday afternoon said City of Kirkland Fire Department officials. A man was at home when he heard crackling noises outside. When he went to investigate, he saw flames coming out of the back of his home. No [...]
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