VRFA fire and rescue blotter | Nov. 30


November 28, 2012 · Updated 5:20 PM 

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 188 calls for service between Nov. 19 and Nov. 25, among them the following:

Nov. 19

Aid call: 7:55 p.m., (South Auburn). Firefighters and King County Medics responded to a male with a decreased level of consciousness. He was alert on arrival with a decreased blood sugar level. He was provided food, his blood sugar was stabilized and he was left in the care of his family.

Nov. 20

Minor fire: 6:51 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responded to a minor oven fire and put it out.

Nov. 21

Fire alarm: 1:39 p.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters responding to a fire alarm at Rainier Middle School arrived to find no fire. Investigators determined that a malfunctioning smoke detector in the gym caused the alarm. Firefighters reset the alarm.

Nov. 22

Service call: 12:08 p.m., (Algona). Firefighters responding to a broken water meter in the 200 block of Second Avenue North got to the meter, stopped the leak and notified Algona Public Works.

Nov. 23

Aid call: 5 p.m., (North Auburn). Firefighters responding to a single vehicle into the jersey barrier on Highway 18 checked out the driver and transported him to St. Francis for further evaluation.

Nov. 24

Aid call: 4:45 a.m., (Lakeland Hills). Firefighters responded to a man complaining of flu-like symptoms and a private ambulance hustled him off to Valley Regional Medical Center.

Nov. 25

Aid call: 6:51 a.m., (Pacific). Firefighters responding to reports of a man with abdominal pain found a middle aged man with severe abdominal pain. Firefighters treated the man on scene. A private ambulance transported the man to St. Francis Hospital.

 

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