Fire Department Responses: Collisions and Vehicle Fires

Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 372 calls the week of April 19-25: 302 emergency medical aid calls, 34 motor vehicle collisions, 13 fires, nine service calls, one natural gas leak, one technical rescue and 12 automatic fire alarms.

April 21

CAR FIRE: At 12:30 p.m., firefighters extinguished a car fire on northbound I-5 north of 164^th Street SW.

COLLISION: At 2:55 p.m., a vehicle fled after hitting a pedestrian in the 24100 block of 57^th Place W in Mountlake Terrace. Firefighters transported in the injured pedestrian to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital. Police are investigating the incident.

COLLISION: At 4:53 p.m., firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Mill Creek Emergency Room after responding to a two-car, head-on collision at 14^th Place W and 164^th Street SW east of Lynnwood.

April 22

COLLISION: At 12:49 a.m., a high-speed, two-car collision was reported on southbound SR 525 east of Highway 99 north of Lynnwood.  Both cars went off the road. Firefighters transported one driver to Harborview Medical Center and the other driver to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

TRUCK FIRE: At 4:09 a.m., firefighters extinguished a semi-truck engulfed in flames in the 100 block of 128^th Street SW south of Everett.

April 23

COLLISION: At 8:01 a.m., a truck struck a utility pole in the 14700 block of 60^th Avenue W east of Everett. Firefighters transported the injured driver to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.

COLLISION: At 2:14 p.m., a two-car collision occurred at 128^th Street SW and 4^th Avenue W south of Everett. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Mill Creek Emergency Room.

Fire District 1 is the largest provider of fire and emergency medical services in Snohomish County, serving nearly 200,000 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.