The Edmonds Fire Department made 88 responses within and around Edmonds during the week of Feb. 24 – March 2, bringing the total number of calls for the year to 787.
March 2
Medics responded to 10 calls during the day.
March 1
Firefighters responded to a refuse fire in the road in the 23900 block of W.
Woodway Lane which had been intentionally set with material from a
nearby residential construction site. The fire, which was hot enough to do
minor damage to the asphalt road, was extinguished.
Firefighters responded to a report of a natural gas odor in an
apartment due to a problem with a gas fireplace unit. The firefighters
turned off the gas valve and advised the occupant to have the unit repaired
before turning it back on.
Medics responded to a two-car, T-bone accident at 220th Street SW and 92nd Ave. W. One passenger, who had inhaled powder from the deployed air bag, suffered respiratory difficulty and was transported to Stevens.
Medics also responded to nine additional calls including the examination of a 17-year-old pregnant female who had been assaulted in the stomach by her boyfriend. She also was transported to Stevens.
Feb. 28
Medics responded to two auto accidents, the first in the 22600 block of
Edmonds Way where one vehicle, stopped at a light, was hit from behind
by the driver of a second car whose brakes had failed. The driver of the
stopped car, who suffered shoulder and chest pains, was backboarded and
transported to Stevens. The driver of the second car, which also hit a
telephone pole, was not injured. The second accident was a two-car, non
injury accident in the 23400 block of Highway 99.
Medics also responded to seven other calls during the day.
Feb. 27
Firefighters answered a call in the 20800 block of Highway 99 where a car
dealer was burning wood in a makeshift burn barrel. The dealer was
advised that the burning was illegal and told to extinguish the fire.
Medics responded to 10 calls during the day.
Feb. 26
Medics responded to a two-car accident at the 20900 block of Highway 99
where one car had sideswiped another, resulting in the driver of the sideswiped car suffering facial abrasions. A 14-year-old boy passenger in the other car also suffered facial abrasions. Both were transported to Stevens.
Medics responded to 11 other calls.
Feb. 25
Medics responded to 10 calls including one from a woman who had called
the Crisis Clinic threatening suicide.
Feb. 24
Medics responded to seven calls during the day, including the treatment of a 7-year-old boy suffering from seizures. He was transported to Children’s Hospital.
Firefighters set up a helicopter landing zone at Edmonds Woodway High School to enable the transporting of a patient from Stevens Hospital to Harborview.
Fire Sirens is compiled by Don Olsen of the Edmonds Fire Safety Foundation.
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