The Edmonds Fire Department made 101 responses within and around Edmonds during the week of June 23-29, bringing their total calls for the year to 2,338.
June 29
Medics were called out eight times.
June 28
Medics responded to six calls during the day.
June 27
Firefighters responded to a smoldering bark fire at Dayton and Sunset which was quickly extinguished and the area was overhauled with a shovel.
June 26
Medics were called out for 13 emergencies which included an accident between a car and a motorcycle at 224th SW. and Highway 99. Both drivers suffered minor injuries but both refused transportation to a hospital.
June 25
Firefighters responded to an illegal burn in the 20600 block of 88th Ave. W.. A home owner who had been burning a large pile of debris in his back yard had extinguished the fire with his garden hose but was advised by the fire crew to leave a sprinkler running on the pile for at least 30 minutes.
Firefighters responded to a single story residence fire in the 1000 block of Walnut Street. The back of the house and attached garage were burning and the fire had extended into the kitchen and attic area. Before the fire, which was caused by a cigarette being discarded in some beauty bark, could be extinguished, it had caused an estimated $40,000 worth of damage.
Medics responded to 12 calls which included a car accident at 200th SW. and 60th W. They assisted in the extrication of the driver who could only be removed when the top of his car had been cut away. He suffered neck and back pains and was transported to Stevens Hospital.
June 24
Medics responded to eight calls.
June 23
Firefighters responded to a reported mail box fire at Algonquin Road and Woodway Park Road. It turned out to be a burning paper box at the base of a mailbox causing the grass around it to ignite. The fire was believed to have been caused by juvenile activity.
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