City Manager Diane Carlson has appointed Dave Tait as the new chief of the Bellevue Fire Department. Tait, a 28-year veteran of the department, had been serving as interim chief since April 2025 following the departure of former Fire Chief Jay Hagen. “We are lucky to have such an exceptional […]
According to the Bellevue Police Department, a tragic traffic collision on Friday night, May 2, claimed the life of an 18-year-old motorcyclist and temporarily shut down a major intersection in the city. At approximately 9:40 p.m., Bellevue Police and Fire personnel responded to reports of a crash at the intersection […]
According to the Bellevue Police Department, officers recently provided life-saving treatment to a resident following an overnight assault involving a machete in downtown Bellevue on July 19, 2024. Officers responded to an incident on the 200 block of 111th Avenue NE. They found a 55-year-old male victim at the entrance […]
Bellevue City Council met at the end of February and authorized the Fire Department to use a state Department of Ecology grant to purchase Bellevue’s first electric fire engine. It will be used at Fire Station 1, at 766 Bellevue Way SE. The fire engine is a Pierce Volterra, one […]
