The Edmonds Fire Department was dispatched to 85 calls in and around Edmonds the week of April 28-May 4, which brings this year’s call volume to 1,723. Medical crews evaluated 56 patients; fire crews responded to 29 incidents.
Medical Responses
An aid unit responded to a residence where the patient was reported to be unconscious and not breathing. The elderly patient had passed away prior to the aid crew’s arrival.
Any death that occurs when a physician is not present, or outside the care of a hospital or nursing facility, is considered an unattended death.
Family members associated with an unattended death must call 9-1-1 to report the death before contacting a funeral home. Aid crews respond to confirm that the patient has expired. Police officers investigate and determine that the death was of natural causes and that the residence is not a crime scene. Police also contact the coroner (medical examiner).
Fire Responses
Pouring soap in the fountain at 5th and Main is not a harmless prank; it can have serious consequences. On the evening of May 2, unknown individuals poured liquid dishwashing soap into the fountain, creating suds that floated across the intersection.
The suds made the street surface very slick — much like oil would — and created a traffic hazard. Several cars side-slipped around the fountain. Concerned Edmonds Police had fire crews dispatched to clean-up the mess. First, firefighters “showered” the foam to break it down, then temporarily shut off the fountain so they could hose off the street.
Soap in the fountain is also a potential environmental hazard, as suds water runs into storm drains.
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