Earlier this week the City of Everett announced that Mayor Cassie Franklin would be attending the Paris Air Show. The following is from the City’s press release about the Mayor attending. “More than 38,000 women and men work in the aerospace industry here in Everett and Snohomish County, and our state is home to major […]
Archive | June, 2019
Everett Traffic Detectives Investigating Late Night Motorcycle Crash
June 15, 2019
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A motorcyclist was taken to Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett with life-threatening injuries after a crash just before 1 AM. The bike ran into the back of a parked car in the 6300 block of Wetmore just off of Colby. The road was closed for about an hour and a half while detectives with […]
An Everett, Washington Firefighter’s Very Personal Take On Pride Month
June 14, 2019
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June is widely recognized as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. The Everett Fire Department has placed PRIDE decals on many of their rigs. Yesterday Everett Firefighter Ryan Randall Coffey posted the following on his Facebook Page. It has been widely shared and I asked him if we could post it here for those […]
Everett Fire Department Using Decals To Mark Pride Month
June 14, 2019
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The Everett Fire Department has put special decals on their rigs to mark Pride month. We asked Everett Fire Chief Dave DeMarco about the decals. The display of the pride decal for the month of June is a statement of inclusion. It falls in line with our chosen values statements, one of which is respect. […]
No Hazards Detected After Chemical Odor Found In South Everett Plant
June 14, 2019
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Got a follow up today from Leslie Hynes at South County Fire after a two-alarm Haz-Mat call out last night on 134th SW in south Everett. NO INJURIES, NO HAZARDS DETECTED AFTER REPORT OF CHEMICAL SMELL IN COMMERCIAL BUILDING South County Fire responded for a report of a chemical smell coming through the vents in […]
Congressman Larsen Backs Request For Additional Staff At Everett’s Busiest Fire Station
June 14, 2019
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The busiest fire station in the city of Everett, Washington in terms of annual call volume is Station 6 which is located on Evergreen Way in south Everett. Last Saturday Congressman Rick Larsen toured the station and talked with crew members about what additional staffing would mean. Everett Fire has applied for a SAFER (Staffing […]
Everett Police Body Camera Pilot Project To Begin By End Of Year
June 13, 2019
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Wednesday night Everett Police Chief Dan Templeman told members of the Everett City Council Public Safety Committee he sees body cameras becoming a staple of the police tool belt like handcuffs and radios. Templeman outlined an incremental implementation starting with a pilot program over a period of six to twelve months involving a squad of […]
Newest Members Of Everett Fire Department Introduced To City Council
June 12, 2019
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The four newest members of the Everett Fire Department were introduced to the Everett City Council tonight. Here’s a bit about them. Four Everett Fire Department recruits graduated from the Snohomish County Fire Training Academy, Recruit Class 2019-01, on May 31. Chief Dave DeMarco will introduce Everett Fire’s newest graduated recruits to the Everett City […]
Everett Passes Emergency Moratorium On Supportive Housing In Residential Zones
June 12, 2019
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Yesterday we ran a story on residents of the Port Gardner Neighborhood planning to give the Everett City Council a piece of their minds following a lease agreement between Housing Hope and the Everett School District for a surplus school play field to become supportive housing. The play field is in the 3600 block of […]
Port Gardner Residents Say Everett Has A “Supportive Housing” Loophole.
June 11, 2019
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Editor’s Update Wednesday June 12th 4:00 PM: MyEverettNews.com received the following response from Sara Wilson at Housing Hope in regards to this story and I want to include that here. Leland Dart, Editor I want to address two pieces of misinformation that were included in the press release from Residents for Norton Playfield. I know […]
June 15, 2019
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