VRFA fire and rescue blotter | Oct. 30

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 206 calls for service between Oct. 19 and 25, among them the following:

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 206 calls for service between Oct. 19 and 25, among them the following:

Oct. 19

Flooding: 5:45 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters hustling to a reported water leak found a broken pipe in a second-story apartment bathroom. Firefighters shut off the water to the unit and provided protection for the occupant’s belongings. Water damage to the apartment was extensive.

Oct. 20

Aid call: 2:40 p.m., (Lea Hill). When firefighters completed their evaluation of a girl who was suffering a post-college-exam panic attack, she declined further treatment.

Oct. 21

Aid call: 9:50 a.m., (Pacific). At the request of Pacific Police, firefighters evaluated a man who was acting weird, and a private ambulance motored him off to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC).

Oct. 22

Aid call: 1:15 p.m., (Lakeland Hills). Firefighters treated a teenage boy who had fallen and injured his ankle, and a private ambulance transported him to MAMC for further evaluation.

Oct. 23

Aid call: 12:30 p.m., (South Auburn). Firefighters and King County Medics evaluated an elderly woman who was suffering chest pains, and medics transported her to a local hospital for further treatment.

Oct. 24

Aid call: 3:09 p.m., (Auburn). While examining an Auburn senior for suspected stroke symptoms, firefighters discovered the man with single-sided weakness, slurred speech and a medical history of the same. Firefighters rapidly transported the man to a local area hospital for stroke treatment.

Oct. 25

Accident: 5 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to the base of Terrace Drive Northeast came upon a head-on accident and one of the vehicles ablaze, whereupon they extinguished the fire and helped the occupants. A VRFA aid unit and a private ambulance drove two men and one woman to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.