Multiple Collision Calls: Fire District 1 Calls

Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 336 calls the week of April 4-10: 276 emergency medical aid calls, 15 fires, 30 motor vehicle collisions, six service calls, 19 automatic fire alarms, three carbon monoxide alarms, one natural gas leak and one hazardous materials response.

April 4

COLLISION.  At 10:47 a.m., firefighters responded to a collision involving a van and a truck on northbound I-5 north of 164th St. SW. Two patients were transported by ambulance to Swedish/Mill Creek Emergency Room.

April 5

COLLISION. At 2:17 a.m., firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital after responding to a car that crashed into a tree at 9th Ave. N and Caspers St. in Edmonds.

COLLISION. At 7:58 a.m., a car crashed into a concrete barrier on southbound I-5 north of 196th St. SW in Lynnwood. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

COLLISION. At 1:05 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a collision involving a motorhome that rolled over on northbound I-5 south of 128th St. SW. No one was injured. 

COLLISION. At 3:12 p.m., a rollover collision was reported on northbound I-5 south of 220th St. SW. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

COLLISION. At 3:56 p.m., a car struck a median barrier at Alderwood Mall Parkway and SR 525. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

COLLISION. At 4:46 p.m., firefighters responded to a two-car collision at Highway 99 and Manor Way north of Lynnwood. One patient was transported by ambulance to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.

April 6

COLLISION. At 1:41 a.m., one person was injured when a car crashed into a tree at 68th Ave. W and Meadowdale Road in Edmonds. Firefighters transported the patient to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.

COLLISION. At 6:27 p.m., firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital after responding to a two-car collision at Larch Way and Poplar Way.

April 9

COLLISION. At 8:59 p.m., one person was injured in a collision at 212th St. SW and 44th Ave W in Mountlake Terrace. Firefighters transported the patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

April 10

HOUSE FIRE. At 1:48 p.m., dispatchers received multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting smoke and flames coming from a house in the 8700 block of 236th St. SW in Edmonds. The resident, a man in his 60s, safely escaped. Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in a second-floor room. Damage to the home is estimated at $90,000. Fire investigators determined the fire was started by misplaced smoking materials.

BEDROOM FIRE. At 5:48 p.m., firefighters responded to a bedroom fire in a mobile home in the 13300 block of Highway 99. No one was injured. The fire was contained to a mattress and small area of a bedroom. It appeared the fire was started by a space heater that was too close to combustible clothing.

--Information from Fire District 1, the largest provider of fire and emergency medical services in Snohomish County, with full-time staffing at 12 fire stations. The department serves nearly 200,000 residents in unincorporated south Snohomish County, Brier, Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace and Woodway.