The Edmonds Fire Department made 108 responses in and around Edmonds during the week of April 7-13, bringing their total number of calls for the year to 1,357.
April 13
Medics responded to eight calls during the day.
April 12
Firefighters were called upon to take care of a large tree limb which had fallen across a fire hydrant. The crew cut the limb into smaller sections so the homeowner could dispose of them.
Medics responded to 14 calls including three auto accidents. The first accident, in the 19300 block of 88th Ave. W., was a two-car T-bone collision. One driver suffered pain in his left forearm, back and hip. He was taken to Stevens Hospital. The second accident occurred in the 200 block of 72nd Avenue W. where two pedestrians were hit by a car. One of the pedestrians, who suffered a headache and leg pain, was taken to Stevens Hospital. The third accident, in the 8100 block of Highway 104, was a two-car head-on collision. The driver of one car, who suffered chest and back pains, was taken to Harborview Medical Center. The passenger suffered a neck injury and was taken to Northwest Hospital.
April 11
Medics responded to 15 calls which included two car accidents, the first in the 20900 block of 70th W. where a pedestrian was hit by a car going at very low speed. The pedestrian complained of some pain in both legs but refused transportation to a hospital. The second accident occurred in the 5500 block of 236th SW and involved two cars. The passenger of one car suffered possible internal injuries and an ankle fracture and was taken to Harborview Medical Center.
April 10
Firefighters responded to an alarm at a two story building in the 300 block of Edmonds Street. The fire, which originated in a silk screening machine that had been inadvertently left on, was extinguished by the operator. Firefighters ventilated the building.
Medics responded to 13 calls.
April 9
Medics responded to five calls.
April 8
Medics responded to 15 calls. Firefighters responded to a report of a natural gas leak in the 8100 block of 240th Street SW. Upon arrivall water was flowing through the open doors of the warehouse. A forklift had hit the pipe for the sprinkler system and the natural gas odor was from the lubrication within the sprinkler system. The system was shutdown and a salvage operation undertaken by the firefighters.
Firefighters responded to an alarm from the Madrona Elementary School which turned out to be caused by a slight haze and odor from burned popcorn in one of the classroom. The room was ventilated and the alarm system reset.
April 7
Medics were responded to 16 calls during the day. Ten patients were treated and taken to Stevens Hospital while the remaining patients were taken to either Northwest or Virginia Mason hospitals.
Firefighters responded to two calls, the first in the 24300 block of Highway 99 where a power line was down. They secured the area until the PUD arrived. The second call was to assist a person stuck in an elevator in the 100 block of Second Ave. S. Upon firefighters’ arrival an elevator company representative had managed to open the doors and free the occupant.
Fire Sirens is compiled by Don Olsen of the Edmonds Fire Safety Foundation.
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