Fire & rescue blotter | Nov. 6


November 4, 2009 · Updated 5:43 PM 

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The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 167 calls for service between Oct. 26 and Nov. 1, among them the following:

Oct. 26

Fire: 12:31 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters responding to an oil fire in the 500 block of Puget Place South found that the resident, gender not given, had run into trouble using a portable propane appliance to heat oil for deep frying. Firefighters snuffed the fire and used a portable smoke fan to clear the smoke out of the garage. Firefighters took time to educate the homeowner on the hazards of deep frying inside a building.

Oct. 27

Aid call: 1:25 p.m., (Algona). Firefighters provided care to a boy at Alpac Elementary who was suffering seizure-like symptoms on the playground. The boy's father took him to Auburn Regional Medical Center (ARMC) for further evaluation.

Oct. 28

Aid call: 12:12 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters helped a woman who had fallen and bumped her head. Firefighters used ice packs to help control swelling and the woman's daughter drove her to the emergency room at St. Francis Hospital.

Oct. 29

Aid call: 11:04 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters and King County Medics treated a person, gender not given, who had overdosed on an opiate. King County Medics transported him or her ARMC.

Oct. 30

Fire alarm: 5:57 p.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the Green River Community College’s Lindbloom Center only to find that students had accidentally set off the alarm as they were decorating for a Halloween party. Firefighters reset the system.

Oct. 31

Aid call: 7:40 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters and Medics examined and treated a man who had been complaining of chest pain. Medic 6 transported the man to ARMC.

Nov. 1

Car vs. pedestrian: 12:17 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters treated a boy for a fractured leg that he sustained when a car struck him at the intersection of 14th Streetand Harvey Road Northeast. Firefighters transported the boy to ARMC for follow-up treatment.

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