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Firefighters in mobile teams vaccinate adult family homes

While many people in Phase 1A have received their first vaccines as of January 2021, the Bellevue Fire Department is deploying mobile teams of firefighter/emergency medical technicians to adult…
Bellevue Fire Battalion Chief Chuck Heitz receives a vaccine at Overlake Medical Center. Photo courtesy of Overlake

Holiday festivities curtailed this year

Toy drive goes online too Bellevue will celebrate the holiday season differently this year due to COVID-19. For the first time in 24 years, the Bellevue Magic Season activities will not be held,…
Northeast Sixth Street is ablaze with holiday lights by Bellevue Way.

Mask distribution winds up July 20

With face coverings now mandated by the state for all public places, the City of Bellevue is working with the Bellevue Chamber to provide 40,000 free masks to residents through July 20.
The city and Chamber of Commerce are handing out free masks.

Glow sticks and noise makers for safe 4th

The challenges of 2020 have meant finding creative ways to celebrate special occasions such as birthdays and graduations. As we approach Independence Day with public fireworks displays being canceled…
Flags

Virtual open house for new fire station

As part of a virtual design open house for Fire Station 10, residents can take a seven-minute video tour of the proposed station's design and provide feedback in a survey. The station will be built…
Visualization of Fire Station 10

Open house for new fire station

New facility will reduce critical response times  The city is building a new fire station to better serve residents in the Northwest Bellevue, BelRed and downtown areas. Residents can learn…
Firefighters stand in front of Station 9. PNW Thinline Photography

Fire stations open doors Saturday

Stovetop fire displays, CPR instruction and more In support of National Fire Prevention Week, the Bellevue Fire Department will host its annual open house on Saturday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. All…
A little girl can't help but smile with a firefighter.

Fire strikes Newcastle home twice in one day

NEWCASTLE – The Bellevue Fire Department Wednesday responded to two fires at the same residence on the 7900 block of 129th Place Southeast in Newcastle.  The first fire was reported…

Brush fire in Newcastle expected to burn for days

NEWCASTLE – The Bellevue Fire Department, in coordination with the City of Newcastle and the state departments of Natural Resources and Ecology, is monitoring a brush fire in the May Creek…

4.6 earthquake shakes Washington

Did the 4.6 earthquake that struck near Monroe around 3 a.m. Friday wake you? Some Bellevue residents reported experiencing serious shaking while others said they didn't feel the temblor at all. No…
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