October 25, 2007
Seattle in Flames
Recent posts on Sweet Digs Seattle:
We’re not subject to Santa Ana winds, nor is there a lot of burnable brush in our urban neighborhoods, but fire can strike – and has devastated – Seattle.
Most people buying homes in a city assume that there’s a hydrant and station house nearby. If you want to know how close, the city has a handy online tool that maps both.
From the Seattle Fire Department’s official web site:
You can locate the nearest fire station and hydrant through the City’s main web site. Go to the MY NEIGHBORHOOD section located on the home page of the City of Seattle web site and type in your address. Look under “Public Safety and you will see the location of the nearest fire station. To see fire hydrants go to “zoom level 6”. There will be a list of hydrants and the distance from your address at the bottom of the screen.
Here’s the map for Redfin HQ.
My best wishes to all who are affected by the California disaster and heartfelt thanks to our local firefighters heading south.
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