Edit: Yes, they are slow to leave. No, no one's life was in danger. No, they were not heading to a fire. *Skip to 2:38 for them leaving the station*
I finally filmed the hose wagon!!!
On 8/1/18, Seattle Fire's Hose Wagon was dispatched to an overturned gasoline tanker that was leaking fuel. The foam trucks originally requested from the Boeing Airport were out of service, so Hose18 and Hose34 were sent. A services truck was also sent the the SFD warehouse to load extra foam.
SFD has two Hose Wagons. Hose18 is a 1995 E-One Protector, retrofit in 2015. It carries 500 gallons of foam (compared to 10 gallons on a standard engine) as well as 6000 feet of hose. Hose18 is based out of Station 18, in Ballard (north Seattle).
I have to give a big shout-out to loyal subscriber OklahomaEmergency ( / aajclogan )!
His question about AFA assignments last week led to me finding this page, which lists the kinds of units assigned to different incidents: data.seattle.gov/Public-Safet...
Thanks to that page, I knew that the hose wagons were sent to tanker fires so I was all ready to run out the door when I heard Hose18 get dispatched (even though it was way past my bedtime).
Outro music: Demilitarized Zone by Ethan Meixsell, via the KZfaq audio library.