The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 163 calls for service between March 22-28, among them the following:
March 22
Service call: 1:57 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters responded to an elderly man who had fallen without injuring himself while trying to get into his car for a doctor’s appointment. Firefighters helped the gentleman back into his house and provided resource information so that a cabulance could be coordinated for future required appointments.
March 23
Service call: 11:45 a.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters helped the mother of two small children, who had inadvertently locked both keys and kids in her car. Firefighters worked with Auburn Police and a tow company to open the vehicle. Her children were blissfully unaware of the problem and were not injured.
March 24
Aid call: 7:59 a.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm at Rainier Middle School where they found that a burned oven mitt had activated the alarm. Engine 34 used natural ventilation to clear the building of smoke and reset the alarm system.
March 25
Aid call: 7:42 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to a report of an unconscious man found instead a conscious man who had fainted while trying to get out of a chair. Firefighters treated the man, and a private ambulance transported him to Auburn Regional Medical Center.
March 26
Aid call: 12:10 p.m., Auburn. Firefighters responded to a man complaining of head pain after falling onto barrels. The man lost consciousness for an undetermined amount of time. King County Paramedics evaluated the man, stabilized him and a private ambulance transported him to ARMC.
March 27
Aid call: 10:54 a.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters examined and helped a woman with chest pain. King County Medics transported her to ARMC for further evaluation and treatment.
March 28
Drowning: 8:34 a.m., Des Moines. Water rescue technicians responded with South King Fire & Rescue to a report of a drowning/SCUBA diving accident in the 28200 block of Redondo Beach Drive South. Fellow SCUBA divers and VRFA water rescue technicians pulled the patient to the beach and the call was cancelled en route.
