Fire calls don't stop for a pandemic

Essential construction: work continues on the North City fire station
Photo by Mike Remarcke

Even in the middle of a pandemic, fire departments and medics are still doing regular business. They are just dressed a little differently and ask questions about the health of the household before coming in - so they can dress appropriately.

Here are the stats for Shoreline Fire for the 1st Quarter - January through March 2020

• Aid - 1045
• Aid Non Emergency - 196
• Motor Vehicle Collision Aid (MVA) - 51
• MVA Medic - 8
• +6 w/ M142 and M157 in Bothell, Kirkland, Northshore and Woodinville
• MVA Rescue - 4 w/M157 and M142
• Medic - 466
• +575 w/ M142 and M157 in Bothell, Kirkland, Northshore and Woodinville
• Cardiac Arrest - 23 
• +38 w/M142 and M157 in Bothell, Kirkland, Northshore and Woodinville
• Automatic Fire Alarm (AFA) - 91
• Appliance Fire - 2
• Bark Fire - 2
• Dumpster Fire - 2
• Electrical Odor - 4
• Extinguished Fire - 1
• Flooding Minor - 8
• Gas Spill/Absorbent - 3
• Haz - 21 CO alarms
• Haz Aid - 2
• Natural Gas Minor - 2
• Natural Odor - 5
• Smoke/Burn Complaint - 18
• Smoke Commercial/Multi-Family/Residence - 13
• Smoke Smell/Haze in the Area - 1
• Service Call - 31
• Structure Fire Commercial - 1 w/M157
• Working Fire Residential - 6
• +3 w/M142 and M157 in Bothell, Kirkland, Northshore and Woodinville
• Structure Fire Unconfirmed - 7
• Vehicle Fire - 7