Burien firefighters are public servants who are dedicated to their community and focused on preventing and minimizing loss of life, pain and suffering, and property loss or damage.

Kent Firefighters Local 1747 responds to the areas of Kent, Covington, Sea-Tac and District 37.

IAFF Local 2595 is the exclusive bargaining unit which represents paramedics employed at King County Medic One (KCM1). KCM1 is overseen by King County EMS, which is a division of Seattle-King County Public Health.