VRFA fire and rescue blotter | Aug. 2

Published 10:30 am Friday, August 2, 2019

Between July 22 and 28, the Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 247 calls for service, among which were the following:

July 22

Residential fire: 5:32 p.m., (Lea Hill). When they arrived at the garage fire in the 29600 block of 127th Southeast, the VRFA and the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority discovered that the owner had already doused the fire, with moderate damage to the home. Nobody was hurt. A fire investigation revealed that the fire was accidental.

July 23

Aid service: 3:30 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters freed a girl who was stuck in a baby swing at a local park, and then left her in the care of her aunt, who was on scene. The girl was not injured.

July 24

Residential fire: 7 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to a small, one-story house fire and finding fire pushing out of every window knocked down the flames, and then entered for an interior fire attack and search, which turned up a dead dog. After the fire was out, the fire marshal’s office conducted an investigation.

July 25

Commercial fire: 1:24 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to an apartment fire and finding a smoke-filled building discovered a hidden wall fire that extended from the concealed space into the attic, so they extinguished it. Investigators worked to determine the cause of the fire.

July 26

Aid call: 3:37 p.m., (Lakeland Hills). Firefighters responding to a baby boy who was choking on a penny discovered on arrival that the penny was already out of the baby. The little guy is doing fine.

July 27

Aid call: 9:43 a.m., (South Auburn). Firefighters responding to the Outlet Collection Mall treated a young woman in the throes of a panic attack, and a private ambulance hurried her to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC).

July 28

Aid call: 11:52 a.m., (Pacific). Firefighters evaluated a woman whose hyperglycemia was making it difficult for her to breathe, and King County Medics treated and transported her to MAMC.