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Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority

Operational 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. 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 of 2023 In total, Puget Sound Fire's service area was 108.81 square miles (281.8 km) 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

As of January 2023, 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.

References

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4. "Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority". 5280Fire. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
5. Hunter, Steve (2016-12-27). "Kent RFA to become Puget Sound Fire on Jan. 1". Kent Reporter. Archived from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
6. "Fire Station Locations | Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority". pugetsoundfire.org. 2016-12-27. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
7. "Station 74". pugetsoundfire.org. 2016-12-27. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
8. "Station 75". pugetsoundfire.org. 2016-12-27. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
9. "Station 76". pugetsoundfire.org. 2016-12-27. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-04-13.

• Fire departments in Washington (state)
• Government of King County, Washington
• Seattle metropolitan area
• 1892 establishments in Washington (state)