Feb. 26
ACCIDENT: 26600 block of Southeast 224th Street.
- Firefighters and King County paramedics were dispatched to a single vehicle accident at 10:15 p.m. in the 26600 block of SE 224th Street. Firefighters arrived to find a vehicle had slid and crashed into a power pole with impact at the driver’s side door. The female driver was removed from the vehicle and transported to Tahoma Middle School. The patient was then airlifted to a local trauma center. This collision is being investigated by the King County Sheriff’s office. According to the sheriff’s department weather appeared to be a factor. There was frost on the roadway and snow on the side of the road.
Feb. 24
ROLLOVER: 25200 block of state Route 18.
- At 7:30 a.m. in the 25200 block of state Route 18 emergency personnel was dispatched to single car rollover accident. Firefighters arrived and found the vehicle on its side in the ditch. The female driver only had minor injuries and had exited the vehicle prior to our arrival.
Safety notes
Clean chimneys don’t catch fire. Please have your chimney inspected annually by a certified chimney sweep and cleaned if necessary. Take these additional steps to prevent a chimney fire:
- only burn seasoned firewood,
- burn smaller, hotter fires – they burn more complete and produce less smoke and build-up in the flue
- and don’t burn wrapping paper, cardboard or trash – the flare up can start a chimney fire.
If you do have a chimney fire, evacuate your house and call 911. Have your chimney inspected after a chimney fire; check with your insurance company as this may be covered under your homeowners policy. Additional resources are available from the Chimney Safety Institute of America www.CSIA.org.
Calls for Feb. 21-27
- Fires: 5
- Emergency medical services: 35
- Motor vehicle accidents: 3
- Hazardous conditions: 2
- Service calls: 4
- Good intent calls: 1
- False alarm and false calls: 7
- Total: 57
