Great Washington ShakeOut rolls through SeaTac City Hall

City of SeaTac employees dropped under their desks and then evacuated their workplaces to participate in The Great Washington Shake Out Thursday.   The annual drill is always held at 10:20 a.m. on the third Thursday of each October.  The main goal of the ShakeOut is to get Washingtonians prepared for major earthquakes. The drill gave … Continue reading Great Washington ShakeOut rolls through SeaTac City Hall

Winter weather preparation a success

SeaTac maintenance crews sharpened their snowplowing skills today preparing for winter weather. Wednesday morning at the SeaTac Maintenance Facility, about a dozen crew members took turns behind the wheel of a plow and practiced, for the first time, using wood chips as a fill-in for snow. In addition to plowing, crews practiced chaining up plows  and … Continue reading Winter weather preparation a success

Smoke billowing from single family home

Puget Sound firefighters knock down vacant house fire

Puget Sound firefighters responded to a house fire along the 16600 block of Military Road South in SeaTac this afternoon. The fire sent a dark plume of smoke into the air just after lunchtime. This stubborn fire required a mutual aid response from multiple fire agencies including Tukwila Fire Department, Port of Seattle and South … Continue reading Puget Sound firefighters knock down vacant house fire