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North Everett House Fire Today Leads to Firefighter Injury

October 24, 2024

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Shortly before 12:45 a.m. on Thursday, October 24, the Everett Fire Department responded to reports of a house fire in the 2000 block of 26th Street in the North Everett Bayside neighborhood. One firefighter sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the incident. Witnesses reported to 911 that the back of the home was on fire with seven-foot […]

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Chevy Trail Blazes Through Massage Parlor in Everett

October 14, 2024

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South County Fire responded to two people trapped in an SUV that crashed into a massage parlor in Everett at 2 a.m. on Saturday. The massage parlor was V.I.P. Massage on Highway 99 and Gibson Road in South Everett, narrowly missing a community transit bus stop. The vehicle appears to be a silver Chevy Trailblazer. […]

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Firefighters Put Out Eastmont Neighorhood House Fire

October 8, 2024

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Yesterday, South County Fire and the Everett Fire Department responded to a house fire in the Eastmont neighborhood of Everett. Firefighters quickly stopped the house yesterday morning around 11 a.m. in Everett’s Eastmont neighborhood, located near Silver Lake. Upon arrival, firefighters found the garage engulfed in flames. Crews had the fire under control in just […]

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Two People Injured as Over 60 Firefighters Battle Edmonds Apartment Fire

September 14, 2024

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Firefighters transported two people to hospitals while battling an apartment fire in Edmonds that required a large response of more than 60 firefighters Saturday. Firefighters responded to the apartments in the 8800 block of 236th St SW shortly before 3 p.m. and found smoke pouring from the one-story complex. It took nearly 40 minutes to […]

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Tri-plex Fire Off Elm Street, West of Forest Park

September 3, 2024

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Everett Fire was on scene of a working structure fire at Tri-plex residence in the 400 block of 45th St SW, near Elm Street, just West of Forest Park. When the roof collapsed from the fire, crews switched from offensive to defensive operations. No humans were injured. Unfortunately, two family cats died in the fire. […]

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Local Firefighter to Tread Water for 24 Hours for Charity

August 29, 2024

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Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue Firefighter, Brett Bergeron, is planning to tread water for 24 hours to raise money for the Greater Northwest Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The attempt will be made at the Snohomish Aquatic Center in Snohomish, beginning at 10am on Sunday September 1st to 10am on Monday the 2nd. Brett’s […]

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Everett Fire Launches Buprenorphine Pilot Program Addressing Opiate Overdoses

August 24, 2024

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The Everett Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Division (EMS) has launched a new pilot program allowing paramedics to administer buprenorphine, a medication designed to address withdrawal symptoms from opiate overdoses. Buprenorphine, a narcotic medication, can prevent withdrawal symptoms and reduce drug cravings without causing a high.  It has been shown to cut mortality from opioid […]

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Firefighters Extinguish Fire on Lake Ballinger’s Edmount Island

August 4, 2024

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South County firefighters had an unusual situation to address this morning: a fire on a small island in a residential lake. Smoke was visible near Lake Ballinger in Mountlake Terrace Sunday as South County firefighters worked to extinguish a vegetation fire on Edmount Island. The fire, reported shortly after 5 a.m., burned in 25 by […]

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South County Fire Celebrates First-ever Female Chief Officer

July 24, 2024

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South County Fire is celebrating the promotion of Battalion Chief Terri Fitzgerald, the agency’s first-ever female chief officer. Fitzgerald has worked nearly 30 years in the fire service, beginning her career in 1995 as a volunteer for Chelan County Fire District 1. She joined South County Fire as a firefighter/paramedic in 2003, later promoting to […]

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What You Need to Know About Proposition 1, Everett’s Levy Lid Lift

July 18, 2024

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Everett residents could see 2024 Primary Ballots in the mail as early as today. One of the biggest decisions will be Everett’s Proposition 1, which is listed as a Levy Lid Lift for Public Safety and Essential Public Services. We do our best to break it down into easy-to-understand, plain English so you can make […]

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