VRFA fire and rescue blotter | July 29

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 259 calls for service between July 18 and 24, among them the following:

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 259 calls for service between July 18 and 24, among them the following:

July 18

Aid call: (Pacific). Firefighters checked over an elderly woman who was complaining of nausea and an irregular heartbeat, and a private ambulance transported her to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC).

July 19

House fire: 8:50 a.m., (Auburn). Having responded to a mobile home fire with flames on the porch, firefighters confined the flames to where they started, with no damage to the interior of the structure. Nobody was hurt.

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July 20

Accident: 4:30 p.m., (South Auburn). Firefighters responded to the site of a two-vehicle crash where they found a young man who was complaining of neck and back pain. Firefighters placed the man on a backboard, and a private ambulance transported him to MAMC.

July 21

Brush fire: 3:07 p.m., (Lea Hill). Having responded to a reported brush fire at Auburn Mountainview High School, firefighters snuffed out a 10-by-10-foot fire along the school’s entrance. The cause is undetermined.

July 22

Tree in road: 7:26 a.m., (Southwest Auburn). Firefighters called to 15th Street Southwest near The Outlet Collection mall found a large limb that had separated from a tree and was blocking the roadway. Firefighters used a chainsaw and hustled that hazard out of there.

July 23

Aid call: 9:37 a.m., (Lakeland Hills). Firefighters and King County Medics evaluated a woman, and a private ambulance transported her to MAMC for further evaluation.

July 24

Aid call: 3 p.m., (South Auburn). Firefighters evaluated a man who was suffering a seizure and transported him to MAMC.