The Snohomish County Fire District 1 Board of Commissioners honored five citizens for the exceptional assistance they provided on three emergency medical aid calls this year.
The Snohomish County Fire District 1 Board of Commissioners honored five citizens for the exceptional assistance they provided on three emergency medical aid calls this year.
The citizens were recognized at the board’s May 15 meeting as Fire District 1 prepares to observe Emergency Medical Services Week from May 20-26. Certificates of Commendation were presented to:
Mike Fischer and Christina Juarez: Manager Mike Fischer and bookkeeper Christina Juarez came to the aid of a customer at the Les Schwab Tire Center, 1415 112th St. SE, Everett, on March 5. The customer wasn’t feeling well and Fischer and Juarez offered to give her a ride to her home. Juarez and Fischer became increasingly concerned about the woman’s condition and called 9-1-1. They told dispatchers they didn’t want to leave the customer alone at her home. The woman’s medical condition was serious and required advanced lifesaving care from paramedics. Firefighters praised Fischer and Juarez for their actions and their lifesaving call to 9-1-1.
Molly and Sam Cimball: Molly Cimball and her 12-year-old son, Sam, came to the aid of their 69-year-old neighbor when he suffered a stroke on March 8. They went to check on their neighbor because he wasn’t answering his telephone. Looking through the window, Sam could see the man on the floor. Sam kicked in door and discovered his neighbor was alive, but unable to speak or move. Molly Cimball called 9-1-1 while Sam moved furniture out of the way so the medics would have a place to work. When his mom couldn’t remember the address, Sam grabbed the phone and ran to the front door to get the house number for dispatchers. Firefighters quickly transported the patient by medic unit to Northwest Hospital. The sooner a stroke patient gets treatment, the greater the chances for survival. Thanks to the Cimballs’ quick action, their neighbor is alive and continuing his recovery.
James Koch: Waste Management driver James Koch performed CPR to help save the life of a man who suffered a heart attack on April 13. Koch was working his route in the Highlands neighborhood northeast of Mill Creek when he heard the man’s adult son asking if someone could help his father, who had fallen unconscious inside their home. Koch followed the son inside the house and began CPR on his father, who had no pulse and wasn’t breathing. Koch, a former volunteer firefighter in Maple Valley, performed CPR until firefighters had their equipment in place. “James did an excellent job of performing CPR and when our crew came in and we took over, it was seamless. James made a huge difference in the outcome. We transported the patient to the hospital and when we arrived, the patient had a pulse,” Capt. Dan Olson wrote. The patient has since been discharged from the hospital and is continuing to recover at home with his family.
“The actions taken by each of these individuals truly made a difference,” said Fire Chief Ed Widdis. “We’re pleased to be able to recognize them as part of EMS Week.”
Fire District 1 is the largest provider of fire and emergency medical services in Snohomish County, providing around-the-clock staffing at 12 fire stations to serve nearly 200,000 residents in unincorporated communities, Brier, Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace and Wooday.
In 2011, more than 77 percent of the 18,657 emergency calls to Fire District 1 were for medical aid. All firefighters in Fire District 1 respond to aid calls as well as fires and other emergencies. The district employs 108 firefighters with certification as emergency medical technicians to provide basic life support treatment and 76 paramedics with more extensive training and certification to administer advanced lifesaving care in the most serious medical emergencies.
Cardiac arrest survival rates are often viewed as a benchmark of quality emergency medical service. An advanced electronic patient reporting system now in use in Fire District 1 has made it possible for firefighters in the field to collect better data to measure survival rates using internationally recognized Utstein standards. The result showed Fire District 1 achieved a 62.5 percent survival rate – well above the national average.
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Students at Discovery Elementary School recently collected teddy bears and other stuffed animals for Snohomish County Fire District 1 crews to give to children in emergency situations.
The Discovery PTA and students have been donating stuffed animals to Fire District 1 for more than 10 years. Students presented the stuffed animals to firefighters from nearby Mariner Fire Station 11, who visited the school with a fire engine and medic unit to say thank you.
“We appreciate this donation from the students of Discovery Elementary School. We carry teddy bears on all our engines and medic units to comfort children we see on emergency calls. Community donations make this possible,” said Leslie Hynes, public information officer for Fire District 1.
Fire District 1 is the largest provider of fire and emergency medical services in Snohomish County, with full-time staffing at 12 fire stations. The department serves nearly 200,000 residents in the unincorporated Snohomish County, Brier, Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace and Woodway.
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Firefighters set up a ladder to rescue a man from a third-floor balcony at a Mountlake Terrace apartment complex.
Fire investigators believe incense placed too close to combustibles sparked a two-alarm fire at a MountlakeTerrace apartment complex on April 16.
The fire was reported at 7:29 a.m. at the Taluswood Apartments in the 4100 block of 236th St. SW. "Dispatchers received a notification from the alarm company, then a minute later received a call from a resident reporting a fire in the J Building," said Leslie Hynes, public information officer for Snohomish County Fire District 1, which provides fire and emergency services in Mountlake Terrace.
Firefighters used a ladder to rescue a man from a third-floor balcony as flames engulfed the neighboring apartment unit. The man was able to climb down the ladder on his own and was not injured. All other occupants of the J Building safely evacuated.
Firefighters also rescued a large dog from the burning building.
One resident was evaluated by firefighters for exposure to smoke, but did not require treatment. A firefighter sustained a minor injury, but was able to continue to work.
More than 35 firefighters from Fire District 1, Lynnwood and Shoreline were on the scene at the peak of the fire.
The fire caused heavy damage to four apartments on the third-floor and water damage to at least eight other units, Hynes said. Red Cross is assisting the residents displaced from the 12 apartments. Residents of all but two of the 12 apartments had renters insurance.
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