Residents of the Seaview neighborhood received a pleasant surprise Saturday morning as Edmonds Fire Station 16 firefighters showed up at their door bearing smoke alarms, fresh batteries and practical advice — like what to do if you burn your toast and the darn thing won’t turn off. It was all part of Smoke Alarm Saturday,…
A family of four canoeing in Lake Ballinger experienced a scary moment Sunday morning when their canoe tipped and they ended up in the lake. Snohomish County Fire District 1 crews were called to the scene, but fortunately all four family members — included two children ages 3 and 5 — were wearing life jackets,…
Crew members from the Washington State Ferry Spokane came to the rescue of two divers in distress at the Edmonds Underwater Park off Brackett’s Landing Saturday morning. According to Leslie Hynes, spokesperson for Snohomish County Fire District No. 1, the ferry crew noticed two divers having trouble, and responded in an inflatable boat. The ferry…
Firefighters responded to a small wall fire discovered by a tenant in a second-floor apartment in the 400 block of Dayton Street Thursday. According to Snohomish County Fire District 1 spokesperson Leslie Hynes, the call came in at 11:23 a.m. Damage was estimated at $500, and the cause appears to be electrical, Hynes said. There…
A bedroom fire caused $20,000 damage to a condominium in Edmonds this morning, displacing the three people who lived there. No one was inside the townhouse unit in the 7800 block of 196th St. SW at the time of the fire and no one was injured. The owner called 9-1-1 at 11:11 a.m. when she…
A small dog died in a fire that caused more than $100,000 damage to an Edmonds home Tuesday afternoon. A neighbor called 9-1-1 at 12:18 p.m. to report he could hear a smoke alarm sounding and smoke coming from the eaves at both ends of a house in the 22100 block of 88th Avenue West….
