VRFA fire and rescue blotter | July 10

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 373 calls for service between June 29 and July 5, among them the following:

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 373 calls for service between June 29 and July 5, among them the following:

June 29

Accident: 7 a.m., (Lakeland Hills). Having responded to a report of a car into a light pole and finding the two occupants unhurt, firefighters summoned employees of the City’s Public Works Department to remove the light pole. Auburn Police stayed at the scene to provide traffic control.

June 30

Aid call: 11:39 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters wrapped up their evaluation of a young woman with pregnancy complications, and a private ambulance transported her to a local hospital.

July 1

Aid call: 1:28 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters treated a teenage girl who was complaining of a laceration to her scalp, and a private ambulance transported her to Auburn Medical Center (MAMC) for further evaluation.

July 2

Brush fire: 5:10 p.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters from the VRFA, Mountain View Fire and Rescue, and the Kent Fire Department RFA responded to a 1.5 acre brush fire along Highway 18. Crews used multiple water tenders and fire apparatus to extinguish the blaze.

July 3

Aid call: 7:41 p.m., (Pacific). After firefighters evaluated a woman who may have suffered a seizure, a private ambulance scooted her to a local hospital.

July 4

Rollover vehicle collision: 11:13 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters and King County Medics responding to a three-vehicle collision with one rolled vehicle treated the man who had been driving the rolled vehicle before medics transported him to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. No one else was hurt.

July 5

Aid call: 3:03 p.m., (South Auburn). Having responded to a baby boy who was choking and not breathing, firefighters learned that a piece of watermelon had gotten stuck in the baby’s airway, but that family member had slapped the young one on the back and dislodged the fruit. When firefighters discovered the boy was unhurt, they left him in good spirits with his family.