We reported last Friday about the kayaker who had to be rescued from Lake Ballinger. On Tuesday we learned about a video that captured the whole adventure. Turns out, the video was shot by Jon Pulling of Oneshot Productions, a self-described “fishing and snow sports addict and an amateur video producer.” Pulling said he enjoys making fishing videos and always has a camera mounted on hi... »
About 35 people attended the grand reopening and ribbon cutting for the newly expanded Firefighters Memorial Park, 3900-228th Street Southwest, on Saturday. Visitors witnessed first-hand the progress made after the demolition of the old Fire Station 18 that was built in 1964. They also heard about upcoming park improvements scheduled for later this summer and about the history of the park. Firefig... »
The Mountlake Terrace Community Policing Advisory Board, a citizen board commissioned by the City of Mountlake Terrace, issues a monthly “Safety Tips” release for ongoing public safety and awareness. This is the May 2013 Safety Tips: Spring Home Safety Here are several seasonally routine home maintenance tasks, with associated tips, for an accident-free spring. - Protect you home from fire by havi... »
A man was rescued and taken to an area hospital after his kayak overturned in Lake Ballinger in Mountlake Terrace around 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Firefighters from Snohomish County Fire District 1 were dispatched to the lake at 8:35 p.m. after witnesses reported a kayaker in distress about 400 yards from the dock on the lake’s north shore. “Two fishermen were pulling their boat out of the ... »
Snohomish County Fire District 1 was honored last week with the national Excellence in Fire Service-based EMS Award presented by the Congressional Fire Services Institute and the MedicAlert Foundation. This competitive award is given annually to honor departments championing innovative practices to enhance the quality of emergency medical services (EMS). This year’s award showcased three agencies ... »
Although they know where it started, fire investigators still haven’t settled on what started a two-alarm fire Sunday in Mountlake Terrace. “It started on the deck, but a specific cause of the fire cannot be determined at this time,” announced Snohomish County Fire District 1 Assistant Chief Mark Correira. The fire caused more than $500,000 damage to three condominium units on the 5500 block of 24... »
Story and photo by Doug Petrowski Damage to three condominuim units from Sunday’s two-alarm fire in Mountlake Terrace is estimated at more than $500,000, said Snohomish County Fire District 1 Assistant Chief Mark Corriera. The two units on the east side of the building were heavily damaged by the fire and the collapsed roof; the third condo unit sustained smoke and water damage. The cause of... »
Story and photos by Doug Petrowski No one was reportedly injured in a fire at a three-story condo building in the 5500 block of 240th Street Southwest in Mountlake Terrace Sunday. About 35 firefighters from Fire District 1, Lynnwood and Shoreline responded to the two-alarm blaze around 5 p.m. “The first units on scene reported seeing heavy fire coming out of one up the upper-story windows,” said ... »
