Fire Department Responses in the Last Week

Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 309 calls the week of July 14-20: 241 emergency medical aid calls, 27 fires, six service calls, 18 motor vehicle collisions, 15 automatic fire alarms, one carbon monoxide alarm and one natural gas leak.

July 14

COLLISION. At 11:55 a.m., firefighters responded to a two-car collision on northbound I-5 south of 220th St. SW. Two patients were taken by ambulance to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

COLLISION. At 2:12 p.m., firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital after responding to a two-car collision in the 21900 block of Highway 99 in Mountlake Terrace.

July 20

FIRE. At 5:59 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire in a fourplex in the 4300 block of 156th St. SW north of Lynnwood. Black smoke was coming from a second-floor window when they arrived. They quickly extinguished the fire and damage was contained to the dishwasher, where the fire started, and adjacent cabinets. Damage is estimated at $13,000. No one was injured.

Fire District 1 is the largest provider of fire and emergency medical services in Snohomish County, serving more than 225,000 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.