City News

The Bellevue Fire Department has again received accreditation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence’s Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI), continuing the department’s legacy…

City manager names Deputy Chief Dave Tait as interim

Last updated Dec. 10A bomb cyclone lashed Bellevue Nov. 19, bringing down trees throughout the city and leaving hundreds of thousands without power across the region. Status updates regarding the…

Bellevue’s Police and Fire departments are teaming up Tuesday, Aug. 6, 4-7 p.m., to host a family-oriented event at Crossroads Park for National Night Out, the annual community-building campaign…

The city is sponsoring its annual children’s gift card drive through Monday, Dec. 4 for Bellevue families in need of support. 

Emergency response offers enforcement and counseling as needed After a successful trial run in 2021, the city on Friday, Sept. 1 will begin deploying a Community Crisis Assistance Team to provide…

An air quality alert is in effect across Puget Sound at least through noon Monday, with so much wildfire smoke in the air, starting Sunday, that it is unhealthy for anyone to be outside. All…

Fire Station 10 needed for ‘vertical neighborhoods’ downtown Construction of Bellevue’s first new fire station in 29 years will begin later this month or in early April. The community is invited to…

The City Council Monday authorized the Fire Department to use a state Department of Ecology grant to purchase the city’s first electric fire engine. The new Pierce Volterra, one of the first…

Bellevue City Hall and other non-emergency city facilities will be closed today (Friday, Dec. 23) due to hazardous weather conditions. The city offers online delivery for most city services, which…