Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority

Fire department in Washington, US

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Puget Sound Regional Fire AuthorityOperational area

Country|  United States
State|  Washington
County| King County
Agency overview
Established| 1892
Annual calls| 26,636 (2018)
Employees| 326 (2019)
Annual budget| $68,309,369 (2019)
Staffing| Career
Fire chief| Brian Carson
EMS level| ALS
IAFF| 1747
Facilities and equipment
Battalions| 4
Stations| 18
Engines| 11
Trucks| 2
Quints| 2
Rescues| 1
Ambulances| 2
Tenders| 1
HAZMAT| 2
Wildland| 2
Rescue boats| 2
Website
Official website
IAFF website

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.[1] 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 108.81 square miles (281.8 km2) with a population of over 225,000.[2] The new statistics are still being compiled as of 03/29/2023.

## History

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Originally founded in 1892 as the Kent Fire Department, Puget Sound Fire has grown to serve new communities throughout its history.[3][4] The department was rebranded as the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority from the Kent Regional Fire Authority on January 1, 2017.[5]

In 2018 the department responded to 26,636 service calls of which 20,489 were for EMS services.[2]

## Stations and apparatus

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As of January 2023[update], Puget Sound Fire has 17 stations located throughout the district (Washington state, King County Fire District 7, Zone 3).[6] In addition to housing firefighters, Station 74 is also home to the headquarters and administrative offices of the department.[7] Stations 75 and 76 are also home to King County Medic units operated by the county and not the department.[8][9]

Fire Station #  | Municipality  | Engine Company  | Ladder Company or Quint Company  | Aid Car or Medic Unit  | Special Unit  | Chief Unit

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45  | SeaTac | Engine 345  |  |  | Rescue Boat 345  |
46  | SeaTac | Engine 347

Reserve Engine

| Ladder 346  |  | Explorer Unit 346

Rehabilitation Unit 302

| Battalion Chief 345 (West Battalion)

Reserve Battalion Chief

51  | Tukwila  |  | Ladder 351  |  |  |
52  | Tukwila  | Engine 352

Reserve Engine

|  | Aid Car 352  |  |
53  | Tukwila  | Engine 353  |  |  |  |
54  | Tukwila  | Engine 354  |  |  |  |
71  | Kent | Engine 371  |  | Aid Car 371

Reserve Aid Car

| Rescue Boat 371  |
72  | Kent | Engine 372  |  | Reserve Aid Car  | Zone 3 Mass Casualty Incident Unit 372  |
73  | Kent | Engine 373

Reserve Engine

|  |  | Foam Trailer 373  |
74  | Kent | Engine 374

Reserve Engine

| Ladder 374  | Aid Car 374  | Rescue 374

Care 374

| District Chief 307
75  | Kent |  | Quint 375  | King County Medic Unit | Hazmat and Decontamination Unit 375

ATV 375

76  | Kent |  | Quint 376  | King County Medic Unit | Hazmat Unit 376  | Reserve Battalion Chief
77  | Kent | Engine 377

Reserve Engine

|  |  |  |
78  | Covington | Engine 378

Reserve Engine

Reserve Engine

|  |  | Brush 378  |
80  | Maple Valley | Engine 380  |  |  | Brush 380

Tender 380

81  | Maple Valley | Engine 381  |  |  | Rescue 381

ATV 381

| Battalion Chief 381 (East Battalion)
83  | Maple Valley | Engine 383  |  |  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "King County fire departments aim to make careers more accessible, inclusive". kentreporter.com. April 5, 2021. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
2. ^ a b "Your RFA | Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority". pugetsoundfire.org. April 3, 2012. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
3. ^ "History | Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority". pugetsoundfire.org. December 8, 2016. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
4. ^ "Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority". 5280Fire. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
5. ^ Hunter, Steve (December 27, 2016). "Kent RFA to become Puget Sound Fire on Jan. 1". Kent Reporter. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
6. ^ "Fire Station Locations | Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority". pugetsoundfire.org. December 27, 2016. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
7. ^ "Station 74". pugetsoundfire.org. December 27, 2016. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
8. ^ "Station 75". pugetsoundfire.org. December 27, 2016. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
9. ^ "Station 76". pugetsoundfire.org. December 27, 2016. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

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