VRFA fire & rescue blotter | June 4

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 151 calls for service between May 24 and May 30, among them the following:

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 151 calls for service between May 24 and May 30, among them the following:

May 24

Aid call: 6:18 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters helped a boy who was struggling to breathe, checked him out and left him with his parents.

May 25

Aid call: 9:16 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters helped a woman who had become really sick from taking a newly prescribed medicine. A private ambulance brought the woman to Auburn Regional Medical Center.

May 26

Aid call: 8:46 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responded to an elderly woman who had fallen 3 feet down a small flight of stairs and struck her head on concrete. Firefighters examined the woman, bandaged her head wound and transported her to ARMC.

May 27

Aid call: 7:10 a.m. (Auburn). Firefighters and King County Medic One responded to a woman in cardiac arrest at a local nursing home where they found the nursing staff performing CPR. Firefighters and Medics continued CPR and resuscitated the woman. King County Medic One transported the woman to ARMC.

May 28

Aid call: 1:09 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters helped an older man who had fallen and was unable to move for three days from the place where he had fallen. Firefighters treated the man for dehydration and a private ambulance transported him to ARMC.

May 29

Aid call: 10:39 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to an unconscious woman in an adult family home looked her over before a private ambulance carted her off to St. Francis Hospital.

May 30

Aid call: 3:24 p.m., (Algona). Firefighters responding to an older man complaining of difficulty breathing checked him out and a private ambulance transported him to ARMC for additional treatment.