The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 184 calls for service between March 1 and March 7, among them the following:
March 1
Standby for King County bomb squad: 12:53 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters were asked to stage in the vicinity of Pacific Park while personnel from King County’s Explosive Ordinance Division set off several homemade explosive devices, all without further incident.
March 2
Aid call: 1:57 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters helped a teenage boy suffering from mild diabetic complications. After checking the boy out and finding him fit for transport, firefighters decided that his mother could drive him to Mary Bridge Hospital for further evaluation.
March 3
Unconscious male: 2:37 p.m., (Auburn). Valley Com dispatched firefighters to help a middle-aged man who was unconscious and not breathing. Firefighters, with the help of King County Medic 6 and East Pierce Medic 14, immediately began life-saving resuscitation measures to stabilize the man, then King County Medic 6 transported him to Auburn Regional Medical Center.
March 4
Investigation of stink: 5:12 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responded to the 800 block of 29th Street Southeast to check out a reported smell of natural gas. Firefighters checked the area and determined the smell wasn’t natural gas but sewage caused by a leaking sewer pipe in a nearby mobile home park. Firefighters notified the park manager.
March 5
Aid call: 4 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters helped a woman who had sustained a foot injury when a car backed over her foot. After firefighters evaluated the woman, she chose to go to the hospital on her own so they left her in her husband’s care.
March 6
Possible residential fire: 7:34 p.m., (Algona). Firefighters responded to a possible home fire in Algona. A neighbor had seen fire in the rear of the home across the street. Before firefighters got there, Algona police confirmed that the residents were just barbecuing.
March 7
Aid call: 6:55 a.m. (Auburn). Firefighters and King County Medic One responded to a possible cardio-pulmonary rescusitation. Arriving units found the patient not breathing and without a pulse. Resuscitation efforts did not succeed, and the person died at the scene.
