VRFA fire and rescue blotter | Oct. 31

Published 4:43 pm Wednesday, October 29, 2014

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 205 calls for service between Oct. 20 and 26, among them the following:

Oct. 20

Aid call: 12:17 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters hustled to the Pacific Senior Center to help an older woman who was complaining of breathing difficulty and chest pain. King County Medics treated the woman and then transported her to St. Francis Hospital for more evaluation and treatment.

Oct. 21

Aid call: 11:00 a.m., (Lakeland Hills). Once firefighters determined that an older man who had almost fainted at a local gym was having a possible cardiac issue, they asked King County Medics to help with his examination. After medics evaluated the man, they transported him to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC) for additional treatment.

Oct. 22

Water main break: 6:15 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to a car-vs.-hydrant accident at 8th and Harvey Road found a broken hydrant and a damaged water main, flooding all five lanes of traffic and rendering them impassable. Firefighters closed the road and called in the City’s Water Department to shut off the water. Nobody in the accident was hurt.

Oct. 23

Accident: 8 a.m., (Auburn). After firefighters responding to a two-vehicle collision with minor injuries helped the occupants, a private ambulance transported one of them, a teenage boy, to MAMC.

Oct. 24

Aid call: 5:40 p.m., (Algona). After firefighters and King County Medics treated a man in the throes of chest pain, they determined that he needed additional care at a local hospital.

Oct. 25

Aid call: 2:54 p.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters treated a woman in the grip of severe abdominal pain, and a private ambulance transported her to a local hospital.

Oct. 26

Aid call: 2:50 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters and King County Medics evaluated a man who was struggling to breathe, and a private ambulance transported him to MAMC.