Kennewick firefighters are seeing an increase in traumatic injury calls compared to this time last year.
It's a horrible accident that EMS fire officials said can be easily prevented.
The ice, too close for comfort as people hit the ground.
"That is everything from people slipping after climbing out of their car, to walking into a store, or they are walking down their driveway and they slip on the ice and fall," said Cpt. Eric Nilson, EMS officer for the Kennewick Fire Department.
Just last week Cpt. Nilson responded for an elderly woman who fell just trying to make her appointment.