Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 402 calls the week of August 22-28. There were 307 emergency medical aid calls, 21 motor vehicle collisions, 22 fires, 17 service calls, 4 natural gas leaks, 1 technical rescue, and 30 automatic fire alarms.

Nearly $25 million in bond funding to preserve open space, farm and agricultural land, and timber land throughout Snohomish County is expected to be approved this fall by the Snohomish County Council.

State officials and broadcasters are hailing the effectiveness of the AMBER Alert system, in the wake of eight successful activations and recoveries so far in 2013.

Edmonds Community College has earned national recognition as one of the top 100 community colleges for producing one-year-certificate graduates for the 2011-2012 academic year.

According to Scott Smith, Mill Creek City Engineer, contractors for Mill Creek’s road overlay project and the separate Village Green sidewalk reconstruction project may begin the week of August 19th, 2013.

However, Smith said both of the contractors have a very high workload and the schedule may change, “as the contractor juggles the needs of four different agencies and the Snohomish County paving work.”

Here is what Smith said in an August 13, 2013 email:

From August 1– 15,2013, Snohomish County Fire District 7 responded to 195 calls, 74 of which were in Mill Creek.

With fire danger continuing to increase across Washington, officials from four state agencies urge residents to recognize that even seemingly low-risk activities, such as parking on a grassy field or using motorized yard tools, can spark a wildfire.

Thirty-seven of the state’s 39 counties have declared burn bans.  Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark has banned fires on all lands protected by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), including wildlife areas and other facilities managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).

However, even those protections don’t address all the ways people can unintentionally spark a wildfire.