Fire & rescue blotter | March 27
Published 12:43 pm Thursday, March 26, 2009
The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 165 calls for service between March 16 and March 22, among them the following:
March 16
CPR: 6:26 a.m., (Auburn). Valley Com dispatched firefighters to a patient who was having a hard time breathing. On arrival, firefighters found the person unconscious and unresponsive. After the VRFA and King County Medic One personnel provided basic and advanced life support, an ambulance transported the person to Auburn Regional Medical Center (ARMC).
March 17
Respiratory Distress/CVA: 9:53 p.m., (Algona). Firefighters responding to a possible stroke found an Algona senior citizen having difficulty breathing, with an increased heart rate and inability to speak. Firefighters provided basic life support and oxygen therapy and Medic 6 provided advanced life support. Medic 6 transported the patient to ARMC for further evaluation and care.
March 18
Illegal Burn Complaint: 6:50 p.m., (Auburn). Valley Com dispatched firefighters to a burn in Southeast Auburn, where they found a small, outdoor, illegal blaze made of natural, green vegetation. Firefighters contacted the occupant and told him that such fires are no nos within the city of Auburn. The owner agreed to put out the fire with his garden hose.
March 20
Partial Finger Amputation: 11:58 a.m., (Pacific). Engine 38 responded to a report of a finger laceration. The man had accidentally run his finger through a pair of diminishing clearance rollers and severed the end of his index finger. Engine 38 treated the wound with gauze bandages and a cold pack. The amputated portion of his finger was found still inside the glove lying next to the machine. An ambulance transported the man to Valley Medical Center for further care.
March 21
Roll-over Collision: 3:46 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to a single-vehicle collision on A Street Southeast found a single vehicle that had rolled 200 feet down an embankment before coming to rest below on the carport of a home. Two teenage males were transported to Auburn Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The noise of the crash had awakened the sleeping occupants of the home, but they were not injured. Conflicting reports of a third passenger in the vehicle prompted two searches of the area but nobody was found.
March 22
Fall: 3:30 p.m., (Lea Hill). Valley Com dispatched firefighters to help two people injured in a fall. Firefighters found that the male homeowner had been on his roof removing moss when he fell and landed on a woman on the ground. The woman was complaining of back pain and shortness of breath. Aid 31 treated and transported her to ARMC in stable condition. Medics treated the man for a shoulder injury and transported him to ARMC in stable condition.
