The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 149 calls for service between Oct. 3 and Oct 8, among them the following:

Oct. 3

Aid call: 10:24 a.m., (Auburn). Valley Com dispatched firefighters and King County Medics to a construction site near the Auburn Post Office to help a man struck in the neck by a kickback from a 10-inch circular saw. King County Medics transported the man to Harborview Medical Center in stable condition.

Oct. 4

Aid call: 12:44 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters helped a man who had injured his knee and a private ambulance transported him to Auburn Regional Medical Center (ARMC).

Oct. 5

Fire alarm: 6:27 p.m., (Algona). Firefighters responding to an automatic fire alarm arrived on scene but could not see any problem with the building. After investigating, firefighters determined that a construction worker had probably set off the alarm accidentally.

Oct. 6

Service call: 8:05 a.m., (South Auburn). Firefighters responded to a garbage truck stuck in the low-hanging power lines in a residential neighborhood. The driver stayed inside the vehicle to avoid electrocution while Puget Sound Energy secured the power and lifted the line, enabling the driver to back out of the area. Nobody was hurt and no property was damaged.

Oct. 7

Fuel spill: 3:29 a.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters responding to a fuel spill at Green River College discovered that a passenger vehicle fuel tank had accidentally ruptured and dumped some 15 gallons of gas into the parking lot. Firefighters used absorbent materials to mop up the spill and called the Department of Ecology before handing the problem off to college maintenance staff.

Oct. 8

Mutual aid: 1:42 p.m., (Kent). VRFA firefighters responded with Kent Fire to 132nd and Kent-Kangley Road for a commercial fire. First arriving units found a fire in a pizza restaurant in the center of a strip mall. VRFA firefighters helped with evacuation and overhaul.