FYI
Published 10:50 pm Monday, September 3, 2007
Award will be given for life savers
A Lifesaving Award is to be presented to five officers of the Arlington Police Department at 7 p.m. tonight at City Hall, 110 E. Third St. The award will be presented by Chief John Gray and Mayor Margaret Larson to officers Pete Shove, Emma Davis, Mike McQuoid, Jay Schwartzmiller and Ronnie Johnstone.
Patrick Doohan, 38, of Arlington, whose life was saved by the officers, is expected to be at the ceremony. On June 24 about 5 a.m., officers were called to a vehicle collision. They found a significant amount of blood and a damaged vehicle, and began searching for the injured driver. Eventually they found the home of the injured driver. When no one answered the door the officers forced their way into the house and found him covered in blood and not responsive. The officers summoned paramedics.
“The officers acted quickly, effectively used initiative, judgment, teamwork and leadership that resulted in saving a life,” Gray said.
Book sale set for Sept. 7 to 8
The Friends of the Oak Harbor Library’s semi-annual book sale is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive.
Thousands of reasonably priced, gently used volumes for all readers will be on sale. All proceeds support the library and its programs. Call 360-675-5115 for more information.
Emergency test planned for park
The Shoreline and Edmonds fire departments will conduct a disaster exercise involving a mock passenger train derailment in the area of Saltwater Park in Richmond Beach on Wednesday.
Fire and medical teams will test King County’s plan for disasters. Role-playing “victims” will have their injuries assessed and be rescued and treated during the drill.
King and Snohomish County Sheriff’s helicopters will send aerial video to city and county Emergency Operations Centers. The drill will help police, fire and city responders determine the best methods for working with railway officials during emergencies.
Salt Water Park will be closed during the drill, which is expected to last from 7:30 a.m. until noon.
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