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Bainbridge Fire Station 21 Flash Facts

It’s a familiar sight, but this photo of Bainbridge Island’s Fire Station 21 on Madison Avenue is a reminder that beauty is often found in unexpected places at unexpected moments. Photographer...

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Emergency Response to Winslow Biking Crash Slowed by Multiple Medic Calls

A delayed response to a biking accident downtown today, April 16, had concerned citizens at the scene wondering when Bainbridge medics would arrive. At about 9:30 a.m. a 43-year-old man on a bicycle...

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Big Fire Department Response to House on Crystal Springs Drive

by Sarah Lane and Julie Hall The Bainbridge Island Fire Department responded to a report of a house on fire at 5609 Crystal Springs Drive this morning, April 18, at 9:35. The homeowner heard loud...

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Woodshop Fire off of Arrow Point Drive

by Sarah Lane and Julie Hall The Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) responded to a 911 call at 5:54 p.m., April 22, on Manzanita Bay off of Arrow Point Drive. A Bainbridge Island resident had...

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Search Near Bainbridge Coastline for Canoeist Called off

After over two hours of searching northeast Bainbridge waters yesterday, April 25, for a canoeist, the United States Coast Guard called off the search. The Bainbridge Island Fire Department and the...

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Brush Fire on Point Monroe Sandspit Caused by Blowtorch Weeding

If you happened to be on the north half of the Island this afternoon, May 13, at about 3:30 you may have seen Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) trucks zooming north. Having just picked up their...

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Mackenzie Architects Present Options for BIPD and FD Stations

Wednesday night, May 14, two representatives of Mackenzie, a Seattle-based architecture/design firm specializing in public buildings, came to Fire Station 21 to share with the public the options they...

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Engine Fire Consumes Van on Wyatt Way; Road Closed Between Madison and Grow

Emergency responders closed Winslow’s Wyatt Way today, May 27, at approximately 2:50 p.m. while Bainbridge Island firefighters battled a serious engine fire. The driver of a VW van noticed flames...

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Fire Department Warns of Increasing Wildfire Risk

With dry conditions and sunny, hot temperatures in the upper 80s predicted for the foreseeable future, the Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) has released a fire danger warning. According to...

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Rollover Accident on 305 Caused ‘No Fatalities Within Inches’

A one-car accident on Highway 305 just north of Day Road at approximately 7:30 tonight, August 4, required Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) extraction of the driver and a one-lane traffic...

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Fire on Olympic Terrace Leaves Home Severely Damaged

by Sarah Lane and Julie Hall [Updated at 9:03 a.m. September 16, 2014.] Dispatchers received a 911 call at 6:50 this evening, September 15, about a structure fire at a house on Olympic Terrace in a...

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Olympic Terrace House Fire Likely Caused by Spontaneous Combustion

Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) investigators say they have determined the cause of the fire that occurred Monday evening, September 15, in a two-story home at 11084 Olympic Terrace to be...

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Bainbridge Police Want You to Organize Your Neighborhood for Security

The Bainbridge Island Fire Department has been telling you this for years: Organize your neighborhood for emergency preparedness. Now the Bainbridge Island Police Department is taking up the refrain...

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Downed Trees and Wires All Over the Place

The gale force winds that hit the Island this evening, October 25, have taken a toll already, and the high winds are expected to continue until about 2 a.m. So far, the Bainbridge Island Fire...

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For Your Safety, BIPD Trains Fire Department in Water Rescues (w/ Photo Gallery)

The floating victim dummy used by the Bainbridge Island Police Department for training purposes is aptly named Bob, and Bob performed his job admirably on Saturday, October 25, a windy and rainy day...

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Space Heater Cause of Marshall Road House Fire

Investigators have concluded that last night’s house fire at 6568 Marshall Road was caused by contact between an electric space heater and combustible materials in a bathroom of the home. Pressure...

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Casino Evacuated for Two-Alarm Garage Fire, Four FDs Respond

This morning, December 2, at 11:11 fire crews were dispatched to a seven-story attached garage at the Clearwater Casino. North Kitsap Fire and Rescue spokesperson Michelle Laboda reported that, while...

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Holiday Music Truck Schedule 2014

The Holiday Music Truck is coming around again this month to neighborhoods near you with seasonal cheer. Thank you to the Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) for continuing this beloved Island...

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Storm Aftermath

Puget Sound Energy crews, in anticipation of last night’s (December 11) wind storm, positioned themselves at the ready in the areas most likely to be affected. The strategy seems to have paid off....

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Fire Department Makes the Case for the Fire Levy and Bond Measure

Your ballot should be arriving any day now. On the ballot, you will be asked whether you support a general levy increase for additional firefighter/EMT staffing on Bainbridge. And you will be asked to...

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