Fire Sirens

The Edmonds Fire Department made 89 responses within and around Edmonds during the week of March 17-23, bringing its total number of calls for the year to 1,069.

March 23

Medics responded to eight calls.

March 22

Firefighters responded to another call at the Burlington Coat Factory

involving a fire caused by young vandals lighting a spray paint can with a

flare outside the building. The fire was extinguished and information

regarding the teenagers turned over to the Edmonds Police Department.

A response was made by the firefighters regarding a leaking water

heater in a residence at the 19700 block of 82nd Place W. The crew turned

off the water, drained the tank with a garden hose to the nearby shower

stall and vacuumed water from the floor.

Firefighters responded to two calls regarding loose power lines. One call

was due to a wire hanging loose against the side of the Bartell’s

construction site on 100th W. The power to the wire was shut off and the

building contractor notified. The second power line call was for a downed

power line at 200th Street SW and 88th Avenue W. The area was secured and the PUD notified.

Medics responded to nine calls.

March 21

Medics responded to six calls.

Firefighters responded to a report of an electrical fire at the Burlington

Coat Factory on Highway 99 that turned out to be a burnedout light ballast

which caused sparking.

March 20

Medics responded to five calls.

Firefighters were called to check a package which had been received by a company in the 15200 block of Third Ave. S. The package, which contained clear crystals, was evaluated and the contents turned out to be salt and pepper from a broken shaker set that had been sent to the company for promotional purposes.

March 19

Firefighters responded to a call at a day care center in the 7800 block of 196th Street SW where juveniles had thrown a vial of ammonia sulfate (stink bomb) against the entrance to the facility. The vial, which didn’t break, was placed in a plastic bag and turned over to the crew who gave it to the Department of Ecology for evaluation.

Medics were extremely busy responding to 13 calls which included

a two-car accident and concerns about a 1-year-old girl and a 17-year-old

boy. The car accident, which occurred at the 20400 block on 68h Ave.

W. was a T-bone collision. The driver of the car that was hit suffered

head and knee injuries, was backboarded and transported to Stevens

Hospital for evaluation. The 1-year-old girl was reported choking after

possibly swallowing a small rock, but her airway was cleared and she was

okay. The 17-year-old boy had been hit in the face by a machine-pitched

baseball and was transported to Stevens.

March 18

Medics responded to nine calls, which included two suicide attempts.

March 17

Medics responded to 10 calls during the day, including a two car accident in the 6800 block of 208th Street SW. The driver of a car that had been hit on the driver’s side suffered shoulder pains and a 5-year old female passenger in the back seat suffered head pains. Both patients were wearing seat belts and, after examinations, both were transported to Stevens Hospital for further evaluations.