Fire Department Responses: Head-On Collision on Fifth Avenue South

Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 377 calls the week of February 2-8, 2012; 314 emergency medical aid calls, 20 motor vehicle collisions, 19 fires, seven service calls, four gas leaks, one hazardous materials call and 12 automatic fire alarms.

Feb. 5

COLLISION: At 10:04 p.m., a car left the road, drove into a drainage ditch and struck a utility pole in the 15500 block of Meadow Road northeast of Lynnwood.  The driver was critically injured and transported by medics to Harborview Medical Center.

Feb. 6

FIRE: At 2:56 p.m., firefighters extinguished a brush fire near 220th Place SW and 34th Avenue W in Brier.

COLLISION: At 3:31 p.m., a two-car, head-on collision was reported in the 1100 block of Fifth Avenue S in Edmonds. Firefighters transported one driver to Harborview Medical Center.

COLLISION: At 4:16 p.m., a two-car collision was reported at 148th Street SW and 40th Avenue W north of Lynnwood. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital and another patient to Swedish/Mill Creek Emergency Room.

COLLISION: At 10:48 p.m., a two-car collision was reported at King Place and Larch Way northeast of Lynnwood. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Mill Creek Emergency Room.

Feb. 7

CAR FIRE: At 2:23 p.m., firefighters extinguished a vehicle fire on the right shoulder of southbound I-5 at 128th Street SW. No injuries were reported.

Feb. 8

COLLISION: At 6:21 p.m., a two-car collision was reported at 236th Street SW and Highway 99 in Edmonds. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

COLLISION: At 8:17 p.m., a two-car collision was reported at 236th Street SW and Highway 99 in Edmonds. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

Fire District 1 is the largest provider of fire and emergency medical services in Snohomish County, serving more than 220,000 residents in the unincorporated communities of Silver Firs, Eastmont, Mariner, Lake Serene, Picnic Point, Martha Lake, Mariner, Lake Stickney, Norma Beach, Hilltop, Hilton Lake and Pioneer Trails; the Cities of Brier, Edmonds and Mountlake Terrace; and the Town of Woodway.