Police and fire agencies in the Snoqualmie Valley responded to the following calls:

Snoqualmie Fire Department

Thursday, May 18

Roof leak: At 4:35 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to a report of a possible broken water pipe in the ceiling of a home on Nye Avenue SE. The homeowner noticed a significant amount of water streaming out of a vent hole in the window in a bathroom. She thought that the ceiling was hot and saturated with water. The crew investigated and found only what seemed to be a slight amount of water coming from the window vent, which appeared to be from recent heavy rains. There were no signs of water leakage inside the house. Crews checked the attic and the water heater in the garage and found no obvious problems. The homeowner was advised to contact the contractor who built the home and see if they had any recommendations.

Monday, May 22

False alarm: At 6:55 a.m., Snoqualmie firefighters were dispatched to a retail property on Center Boulevard SE for a fire alarm. It turned out that the alarm company was testing the alarm system.

Tuesday, May 23

Alarm interference: At 12:08 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to the Mount Si High School Freshman Campus for a fire alarm. The crew arrived to find the school evacuated and the staff pointing to the area of the gym. The janitor onsite said the detector was the same one that had been having problems in the past and she thought it had gone bad. The crew discovered the basketball hoop in the gym was just high enough to block the beam of the detector. The hoop was lowered and the system was reset without any further issues. The system was then monitored by the technician onsite.

Burn complaint: At 5:12 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to Mt. Teneriffe Estates for a burn complaint called in by a neighbor, who claimed the resident was burning garbage and creating a nuisance. The crew arrived to find a 4×4 burn pile of wood, brush, and other wood chips. There appeared to be no signs of trash or construction debris. The homeowner met with the crew and said he was getting his property ready to be sold, and doing some last property cleanup burning, getting rid of brush and wood. He was attending the fire and had a water source nearby. The homeowner said that he had a burn permit from Eastside Fire & Rescue. He was reminded of the burning rules, and told to not burn after hours of darkness, and that he must always attend the fire. Upon return to the station, the crew received a call from a neighbor complaining that the fire was still burning. The crew informed the caller of the burning rules, and that the property owner had rights to burn seasoned wood on his property within regulations of the permit issuing authority.

Burning smell: At 5:53 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm at the Woodland Apartments. The crew found the apartment manager on scene, stating that she had a trouble alarm go off on one of the units and when she was at the door she smelled burning plastic and called 911. The crew made entry into the unit and found nothing. The system was reset and the crew returned to quarters.

Medical aid: In addition to the above calls, Snoqualmie EMTs responded to 16 medical aid incidents, bringing the total number of calls to date to 440.