South Kitsap Fire and Rescue crews — with assistance from the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office — traveled to Blake Island after two people were reported burned during a boat fire Sept. 14 at Tillicum Village.

A call to Kitsap County Central Communications (911) came at 4:47 p.m. and reported an explosion and fire aboard a private boat moored at a public marina in a state park on the north side of Blake Island, according to Deputy Scott Wilson, Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office spokesman.

Wilson said that two deputies — who hold collateral duties as marine services unit officers — responded with Marine 1, KCSO’s 33-foot SAFE Boat to Port Orchard Marina, where they met six South Kitsap Fire and Rescue emergency personnel.

According to SKFR Battalion Chief Jeff Faucett, emergency personnel also were dispatched to the Manchester Dock.

A SKFR duty chief arrived at the Manchester Dock to establish a command post. The duty chief found a boater who was able to take emergency personnel to Blake Island.

Other emergency personnel boarded Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Marine 1 at the Port Orchard Marina to respond.

Faucett said under a mutual-aid agreement SKFP used Marine 1 to respond to incidents of this nature.

The first paramedics crew arrived at Tillicum Village about 5:08 p.m. to administer medical aid to the two people affected by the explosion and fire.

The male suffered second-degree burns on about 40 percent of his body, while the female had first- and second-degree burns on her legs and abdomen.

A few minutes later, paramedics aboard Marine 1 arrived at 5:11 pm. The patients were given an IV and medications for pain.

Faucett said they decided to transport both patients to Seattle aboard Marine 1 after Airlift Northwest was initially requested.

“Our paramedics loaded the patients aboard Marine 1 along with two other people for a rapid transport to Seattle,” Faucett said. “Seattle Fire Department was contacted and two medic units were standing by.”

He said the patients arrived at approximately 5:50 p.m. and were transported to Harborview Medical Center.

Both patients were conscious and talking when they arrived at the hospital.

Faucett said responding to the incident took coordination with five different agencies — Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office, Central Communications (CenCom), Washington State Parks Department, Seattle Fire Department and SKFR.

“These agencies worked together for the quickest response we could provide,” Faucett said. “There were many others involved as well. Citizens also came together providing aid and equipment to get our crews out to the scene quickly. We wants to thank everyone involved during this event.”

He said a 12 people responded to this incident.