July 4th Fireworks
By South County Fire and Snohomish County Government Fireworks will be banned in the unincorporated areas served by South County Fire beginning in 2021. Fireworks complaints, concerns Our 911 call centers normally see an increase in firework-related complaints in the dates surrounding the Fourth of July. Leave 911 open for emergencies. For complaints related to […]
LPD works with county SAFE team to help vulnerable populations
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Snohomish County is expanding outreach efforts to flatten the curve of COVID-19, by providing access to testing and additional resources to people experiencing homelessness throughout the county. Homeless populations face a unique risk in contracting COVID-19 with a limited ability to shelter in place, leaving them vulnerable as […]
Snohomish County fire agencies innovate to preserve PPE
by South County Fire As first responders nationwide cope with scarce supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE), Snohomish County fire agencies are finding innovative ways to preserve PPE and protect firefighters. Agencies across the county have now added ultraviolet (UV) light units and electrostatic cleaners to their arsenal of tools used to fight COVID-19. UV […]
Two homes damaged by fire in Mountlake Terrace
by South County Fire | Press release Two homes damaged by fire in Mountlake Terrace Damages estimated to be in excess of $600,000 Six residents displaced, no injuries Mountlake Terrace, April 17, 2020 — No one was injured in a two-alarm fire that caused more than $600,000 damage to two homes in Mountlake Terrace early […]
County forms SAFE Team to expand COVID-19 outreach
By Snohomish County Emergency Management A joint community effort is underway to better engage people experiencing homelessness and reduce community spread of COVID-19 SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., April 17, 2020 – Snohomish County is expanding outreach efforts to people experiencing homelessness throughout the county through a new pilot program, the SnoCo Agencies for Engagement (SAFE) team. […]
Hovis named Interim Fire Chief as Dahl retires after 34 years of Service
By Leslie Hynes, Public Information Officer | South County Fire March 31, 2020 – South County Fire Chief Doug Dahl is retiring today after nearly 34 years in the fire service. Dahl spent all but the early years of his fire service career in south Snohomish County. In 1986, after graduating from Mountlake Terrace High […]
South Everett family remain hopeful after garage fire
By Kirsten Johnson | Lynnwood Times Just before Claire McKinney went to bed Jan. 8, she did one final walk through the family’s south Everett home. She double-checked the front and back yard. She shut the fireplace, closed her bedroom door and retired for the night. Just over an hour later, McKinney was shook awake […]
County Council upholds Advisory Proposition 1 and bans fireworks
County Council upholds Advisory Proposition 1 and bans fireworksby Luke Putvin | Lynnwood Times The following is a press release from Leslie Hynes, Public Information Officer at South County Fire: Advisory Proposition 1-Fireworks will be banned in South County Fire’s unincorporated service area in southwest Snohomish County beginning in 2021. The Snohomish County Council on […]
Inside your local fire department
Inside your local fire departmentBy LUKE PUTVIN | Last Updated November 19, 2019 As part of our first responders series, The Lynnwood Times sat down with local fire department, South County Fire employees at Lynnwood Civic Center Station 15 on 44th Ave. One of the people we were able to talk with is Jay Ford, […]
Community mourns victims of Lynnwood Townhouse Apartments Fire
Lynnwood Townhouse Apartments Fireby Mario Lotmore Hundreds attended the Memorial Service at First Lutheran Richmond Beach in Shoreline for Mardoqueo,7, and Victoria Jimenez-Lopez, 15, the victims of the Lynnwood Townhouse Apartments fire. Roxanne Vasquez, a relative of the family, remembered Mardoqueo as an “old soul” who loved to play with Legos. She described Victoria as quiet […]
