VRFA fire and rescue blotter | July 3
Published 4:12 pm Wednesday, July 1, 2015
The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 229 calls for service between June 22 and 28, among them the following:
June 22
Commercial fire: 6:30 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to an apartment fire found that the occupant had already killed the cooking fire with an extinguisher. Firefighters checked to ensure the fire had not spread, aired out the structure and helped the fire investigator.
June 23
Aid call: 1:50 p.m., (Algona). Firefighters examined an older woman who was complaining of pain in her legs, and a private ambulance got her to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC).
June 24
Aid call: 12:46 p.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters and paramedics from King County Medic 1 treated a woman who was complaining of an abdominal problem, and an ambulance transported her to MAMC.
Aid call: 7:48 a.m., (Pacific). Firefighters treated an older woman with a diabetic problem, stabilized her and left her at the scene.
June 26
Aid call: 4:57 p.m., (Algona). Firefighters treated an older woman who had fallen and hit her head, and a private ambulance motored her to MAMC
June 27
Commercial fire: 6:47 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters dispatched to a reported apartment fire found one unit on fire and flames spreading into the attic. Firefighters quickly knocked down the fire from the outside, then got in to extinguish the blaze. Firefighters searched for occupants and for fire extension into the adjoining units. Nobody was hurt.
June 28
Aid call: 11:13 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters and King County Medics responded to the 2800 block of Auburn Way North for a young man who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The patient was evaluated and treated at the scene and then transported in stable condition to Harborview Medical Center.
