Just in case you wondered: Highland Park fire call

February 25, 2012 at 7:50 pm | In Highland Park, West Seattle news, WS breaking news | 5 Comments

The big fire response to the 8100 block of 15th SW this past half-hour was for a problem that turned out NOT to be a fire – we went to the scene just to verify, and fire crews told us it was a smoldering electrical wire. They’re canceling the rest of the units now.

5 Comments

  1. Many thanks for the update. I have to say I am awed and amazed each time I check out the West Seattle Blog –you are so on top of it, so timely and accurate, so professional, no hype. I feel safer and smarter (two very good things!!) because of the WSB!!!

    Comment by WS Neighbor — 8:02 pm February 25, 2012 #

  2. Thanks, Neighbor. When incidents like this fizzle quickly, we tend to vacillate about whether to mention them on the site, especially if nobody texted or e-mailed or called about them at the time – but invariably, if we don’t, then hours later somebody e-mails to say “What was all that about?” so I figure, probably no harm in putting up a quick mention like this. Thank you for the kind words – Tracy (and Patrick, who is usually the one who makes the drive to check out the fire/police/whatever response)

    Comment by WSB — 8:14 pm February 25, 2012 #

  3. Any idea what the two firetrucks, ambulance and police cruiser were doing around 6pm on 47th near Edmunds?

    Comment by cmc — 8:51 pm February 25, 2012 #

  4. We checked that out too – short answer: Don’t know. Long answer: We happened to be in the vicinity when the call was dispatched. It was a med-7 call, which generally means serious illness or injury. Scanner gave us no clue, and neighbors didn’t know; crews can’t talk while in the middle of something like that … as far as we could tell, it didn’t appear to be a major incident, so all we can do is doublecheck that perception later.

    Comment by WSB — 8:58 pm February 25, 2012 #

  5. Thanks! :)

    Comment by cmc — 9:25 pm February 25, 2012 #

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