Edmonds Fire Department
The Edmonds Fire Department made 98 calls in and around Edmonds from Oct. 17 – Oct. 23, which brings this year’s total calls to 4,130.
Oct. 17
Medics were dispatched to 17 calls, including the fatal truck- and-motorcycle collision at 242nd Street Southwest and SR 104. Four other calls were canceled due to “no patient.”
There were no firefighter dispatches.
Oct. 18
Medics evaluated 16 patients, including a 29-year-old male suffering from anxiety.
Firefighters were dispatched to five calls. A non-injury motor vehicle accident at 95th Place West and Edmonds Way caused a fuel leak; firefighters placed absorbent pads to contain the spill. A false alarm at Woodway Elementary resulted from a child pulling the manual alarm.
Oct. 19
Medics responded to four calls.
Firefighters were dispatched twice.
Oct. 20
Medics were dispatched to six calls.
Firefighters responded to four calls. Firefighters contained a kitchen fire in a residence in the 20000 block of 81st Avenue West; Support 7 assisted the family. A false alarm in the 900 block of Edmonds Street was the result of an alarm technician demonstrating the “Fire” button on the newly installed system.
Oct. 21
Medics evaluated eight patients, including a 40-year-old assault victim who suffered a minor head injury.
Firefighters were dispatched to five calls, including two false alarms and a burning backstop in the baseball field at Edmonds Woodway High School.
Oct. 22
Medics responded to 12 calls, including a fatality motor vehicle accident at 206th Street Southwest and 76th Avenue West; Lynnwood Police Department conducted the accident investigation.
Firefighters were dispatched to two calls. A false alarm at the Edmonds Ferry Terminal was the result of a water-flow problem.
Oct. 23
Medics were dispatched to 14 calls. Three separate calls were to help patients who fell out of bed.
Firefighters responded to three calls. Entry was made into an apartment in the 23300 block of Edmonds Way to reach a child accidentally locked inside. A report of downed wires at 9th Avenue North and Main Street was actually a flash caused by a transformer that had tripped and reset.
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