Fire Commissioner Guy Palumbo officially resigned from his position on Snohomish County Fire District 7’s Board of Fire Commissioners on Sunday, March 5th.
Fire District 7 medics transported two victims to hospital after a high-speed single motor vehicle crashed through a fence east of Mill Creek on Wednesday evening, March 15th.
A 10.38% increase in call volumes for emergency calls may require Snohomish County Fire District 7 to ask voters for a fire levy lift this year. This levy lift wouldn’t affect Mill Creek residents because fire services for the city are provided via a separate contract, which is currently being negotiated.
Fire District 7 firefighters quickly extinguished a house fire at the 18000 block of 25th Drive SE on Thursday morning, March 9th. No one was injured, but two dogs perished.
Snohomish County Fire District 7 fire commissioners recently adopted a resolution authorizing outdoor burning permits within an expanded service area. Many residents living east of Highway 9 may be able to burn yard debris with a valid permit this summer.
In August 2015, Snohomish County Fire District 7 and Lake Stevens Fire partnered to create a Community Resource Paramedic (CRP) program. Now a year and a half later, the results are showing a reduction in non-emergency calls to 911 and improved patient care.
Early on Tuesday morning, January 10th, Fire District 7 crews were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision report on 180th Street SE in Clearview. They found 12 to 15 cars off the road due to icy conditions.
