Seattle Fire: My Top 10 Responses of 2023!

Happy New Year! It was another year of exciting catches and firebuffing, including seven (!) catches of the new Rescue 1 rig, which is now dispatched to all structure fires. As always, huge thanks to all my viewers and subscribers who make this channel worth it!
#10 - Engine 40 with the airhorn
In late August, I drove to a large structure fire on Aurora Ave, in the former emissions testing building. Engine 40 was just one of several units I caught responding to that incident.
Original video: • Big structure fire res...
#9 - Ladder 5 coming in hot
SFD's tillers are always fun to catch - this clip features Ladder 5 responding to a building fire in Ballard, filmed in late July.
Original video: • Double tiller time! S...
#8 - Medic 18 jumps the curb
Traffic is always an issue in Seattle. Here, Medic 18 shows us one way to get around the traffic jam. Filmed in March, as I recovered from a minor surgery.
Original video: • Seattle FD Medic 18 ju...
#7 - Response Parade
I love getting multiple units responding all in a row. I captured these four, along with a lot of other units, just after midnight in mid-August. What looks like smoke in this video is a fog machine on one of the neighbor's houses.
Original video: • Seattle FD midnight fi...
#6 - Engine 10 and Ladder 1 responding
In July, I met up with @Hall7EmergencyPhotography for some firebuffing in multiple locations. We had the best luck at Station 10 where we caught E10 and L1 going on a run together (plus, various aid units and SPD).
Original video: • Seattle FD Ladder 1, E...
#5 - Multiple units through the smoke
In mid-January, I caught two fires on the same day. This clip shows SFD units responding through the smoke of a burning "tiny house" on Crown Hill. Units seen include the Station 18 units and, I believe, E21.
Original video: • *Huge Response* Seattl...
#4 - Engine 26 and Air 26 responding
In October, I caught E26 and Air 26 going to a boat fire. I'd also spotted Air 26 going to the fire on Aurora, but I got a much better view this time around. Air 26 is based in south Seattle, and fills in when Air 10 is out of service.
Original video: • Seattle Fire Rescue 1,...
#3 - Marine 1 responding
The day before I caught the double fires last January, I caught Marine 1 and E36 responding to a boat fire in Ballard. I'd just parked so I wasn't in the best filming spot, but it was still good to catch them. I also caught them on dash cam once, but it was even farther away.
Original video: • *Rare* Seattle FD Mari...
#2 - Rescue 1 responding (new rig)
The new Rescue 1 rig went in service in November of 2022, but the only catch I had of it that year was after dark, in the rain. I had much better luck in 2023 and this clip, the first time I caught it during the day, was my favorite. Filmed in April.
Original video: • Seattle FD *new* heavy...
#1 - Marine 80 responding
I got my first look at Marine 80 back in 2018, but that time it was quite far away. This time I had a great view, and I filmed it using both my camera and my phone just in case something malfunctioned. This call was for a boat fire in July.
Original video: • *Super rare* Seattle F...
Clip listing:
0:00 - #10 Engine 40 with the airhorn
0:09 - #9 Ladder 5 coming in hot
0:28 - #8 Medic 18 jumps the curb
0:41 - #7 Response Parade
1:14 - #6 Engine 10 and Ladder 1 responding
1:45 - #5 Multiple units through the smoke
2:11 - #4 Engine 26 and Air 26 responding
2:28 - #3 Marine 1 responding
2:44 - #2 Rescue 1 responding (new rig)
3:00 - #1 Marine 80 responding
3:41 - My face
4:00 - Rescue 1 x7
4:27 - Smoke and Fire
5:40 - EXCITING NEWS
6:08 - Outro

[@joegaito702]

They deserve alot of credit tons of it let's honor and appreciate the paramedics and firemen who proudly serve us your service and time and efforts are deeply appreciated even by Seattle fd responding great job great team work and great and sweet catches as usual still going strong great team efforts are deeply appreciated thanks to everyone who responds and is involved great looking tiller trucks and fire engines very impressed stay safe and warm out there way to go !!!! Joe ❤😂😂😅😊😊😊

[@samcaban7229]

Great video, I never get tired of SFD rolling hot.happy new year.

[@lucaslaughing]

Thank you!!

[@WATrafficCamResponses]

Awesome year for catches, and congrats!

[@lucaslaughing]

Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@SeattleResponses]

Nice compilation Lucas! Here’s to a great 2024 and a whole lot more of catches!

[@lucaslaughing]

Thank you - same to you!

[@jeffturkel381]

Congratulations on the upcoming child, that’s awesome. Keep these great catches coming-I really look forward to them. Really cool catch of the Marine unit and the fire scene footage. Thanks much for the great content. I’m living in Olympia now, would love to get with you on a trip to Seattle and do some buffing

[@lucaslaughing]

Thank you Jeff! Yeah, definitely let me know the next time you're in Seattle. How's Olympia treating you?

[@craigmclean8260]

Congratulations on your new family member! I've enjoyed seeing the rigs responding in my old neighborhood (Ballard); it's changed a lot since I left in 2002...Happy New Year (and Baby) for 2024!

[@lucaslaughing]

Thanks so much Craig!! Ballard certainly has changed a ton, even in the past few years. Happy New Year to you as well!

[@dagebhardt]

Hey Lucas! Great video as always, especially the units through the smoke, man those lights, the whole shot looks amazing! Happy new year to you and congratulations on your baby news, here's to the next generation of Firebuffers! I hope to be in the US again this year, although if I make it I won't be in Seattle, I'm planning on L.A., Las Vegas and San Francisco, hopefully I'll be able to get some catches there! In the meantime I'll keep watching from Germany :D

[@lucaslaughing]

Hey, thank you so much! Yeah, that shot just worked out really well - I got lucky with the timing.
That sounds like a solid trip - I'll keep an eye out for new response videos from you!

[@southlafirephotography]

Congratulations on the journey of your baby.

[@lucaslaughing]

Thank you so much!

[@jacksvacssafety2620]

Ok is it just me or does it look like Ladder 1 got a new rig?

[@EmergencyResponseChronicles]

Ladder 1 is a 2020 Pierce Arrow XT 107' Ascendant tractor-drawn aerial. It's about three years old I think.

[@jacksvacssafety2620]

@@EmergencyResponseChronicles ah ok