•Hazardous Conditions – 215 (4 percent)
•Service Calls – 271 (5 percent)
•Good Intent Calls – 510 (9 percent)
•False Alarm – 760 (13 percent)
•Severe Weather/Natural Disaster – 2 (less than 1 percent)
•Special Incident Type – 33 (1 percent)
More than anything, the numbers are further proof for Chief Carli that an in-house ambulance/med service is critical to the survival of the Fire Department. Already, Mayor Carlo DeMaria and Chief Carli have began a pilot to bring on 20 new fire personnel that would start by getting EMT certification and riding an ambulance while preparing to enter the Fire Academy. In the end, they would be full firefighter personnel, but also be specialized to staff and respond with an ambulance service. It’s a transformation the chief said is coming and long overdue.
Rep. Joseph McGonagle is pleased to announced the 2021 fire safety grants awarded to the City of Everett. The Everett Fire Department received $6,380 for the S.A.F.E Grant (Student Awareness of Fire Education) and $2,880 for the Senior SAFE Grant.
“I am very pleased with our 2021 grant money for fire safety and education for the people of Everett,” said McGonagle. “In a community like ours, where many structures are older and close together, fire safety is crucial knowledge that can be life-saving. I’m grateful the State continues to support these programs that serve the Commonwealth so well. Also, a special thank you to Chief Carli and his team at the Everett Fire Department for protecting our City and all the work they personally do in educating our residents on fire safety.”
Like many great efforts during COVID-19, the student desk delivery program started by Parlin School Teacher Stacy Schiavo and Firefighter Joe MacLaughlin began with a pressing need, a call between old friends, and quick action to help someone out.
That’s just what happened last October when Schiavo had been noticing that a lot of her students didn’t have a great place to work and attend remote classes. Meanwhile, MacLaughlin was cleaning out his parents’ home in Everett and came across an old desk in the attic. He cleaned it up and painted it and wondered what to do with it.
Like many great efforts during COVID-19, the student desk delivery program started by Parlin School Teacher Stacy Schiavo and Firefighter Joe MacLaughlin began with a pressing need, a call between old friends, and quick action to help someone out.
That’s just what happened last October when Schiavo had been noticing that a lot of her students didn’t have a great place to work and attend remote classes. Meanwhile, MacLaughlin was cleaning out his parents’ home in Everett and came across an old desk in the attic. He cleaned it up and painted it and wondered what to do with it.
January 22, 2021
Integrity is printed on the outside of every Everett Fire vehicle.On Wednesday we passed along a report issued on December 28th, 2020 from the Washington State Auditor’s Office into the City’s handling of an investigation conducted in 2019 by the Everett Fire Department into allegations of fraud by an inspector in the Fire Marshal’s Office. The end result of the case is the inspector resigned and paid $12,759.13 to the City, the equivalent of 229 hours in pay. The inspector resigned on January 21, 2020. On January 15, 2021 Everett Fire Chief Dave DeMarco sent an email to Everett City Council members advising of the investigation and attached what he called an executive and detailed summary of the fraud investigation. He also attached a summary of the findings presented to the employee. You can find each below as received from the City of Everett today (1/22/2021) with redactions of employees names by the City.