Final results: Fire Protection District 16, Bothell EMS levy| Primary Election

Final primary results for Commissioner Position No. 1 of the King County Fire Protection District 16: Eric Adman finished with 3,557 votes (55.32 percent), incumbent Don Ellis has 2,194 votes (34.12 percent) and Stan Isenhath has 631 votes (9.81 percent). Adman and Ellis will advance to the Nov. 8 general election. Snohomish County Elections reported that the Bothell EMS District Proposition 1 tax equalization levy has enough votes to pass at 1,889 yes votes (75.20 percent) and 623 no votes (24.80 percent). The election was certified today.

August 31, 2011 3:54 pm
Election 2011
Election 2011

Final primary results for Commissioner Position No. 1 of the King County Fire Protection District 16:

Eric Adman finished with 3,557 votes (55.32 percent), incumbent Don Ellis has 2,194 votes (34.12 percent) and Stan Isenhath has 631 votes (9.81 percent). Adman and Ellis will advance to the Nov. 8 general election.

Snohomish County Elections reported that the Bothell EMS District Proposition 1 tax equalization levy has enough votes to pass at 1,889 yes votes (75.20 percent) and 623 no votes (24.80 percent).

The election was certified today.

EMS levy

The current levy for the Snohomish County portion of Bothell expires this year, and this vote means that there will be continued funding for both basic life-support and advanced life-support services at a rate of up to 30 cents per $1,000 of property value. The current rate is 25 cents per $1,000 of property value. The increase will help keep pace with the increased cost of EMS services and will make the rate that Snohomish County residents pay consistent with the King County portion of the city. By law, these levy funds are only to be used for emergency medical care or services including personnel, training, equipment, supplies, vehicles and structures.

“I am glad that we will be able to continue providing these important life-saving services to Bothell citizens,” said Bothell Fire Chief Bob Van Horne. “It is gratifying to know that the community values these services and is willing to support them even in a down economy.”

Bothell’s emergency medical services model is a tiered response. City firefighters/emergency medical technicians arrive first, assess the patient’s needs and provide life-saving care. Paramedics then arrive and provide advanced care with the assistance of the firefighters/emergency medical technicians. The tiered response translates into a lower EMS levy rate, experienced paramedics whose specialty is treating critical patients, and the best survival outcomes in the world. Last year, the Bothell Fire Department responded to 4,788 emergencies, including 3,591 basic life-support responses and 1,401 advanced life-support responses.