The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 198 requests for service between Jan. 21 and 27, among them the following:

Jan. 22

Aid call: 8:50 a.m., (Algona). Firefighters examined a sick female, and a private automobile drove her to her family doctor.

Jan. 23

Aid call: 3:30 p.m., (Lea Hill). Responding to a man who’d been complaining of back pain brought on by kidney stones, firefighters treated him and a private ambulance drove him to Virginia Mason in Seattle for more evaluation.

Jan. 24

Automatic fire alarm: 8:06 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm at the Auburn Senior Center, where employees had just reported smoke detectors making their racket but no smoke. In the mechanical room firefighters found the boiler with a broken hot water pipe that was venting steam and activating the smoke detectors. They shut off the water from the boiler and City employees made the repairs and reset the alarm.

Jan. 25

Accident: 5:52 p.m., (Pacific). Responding to a two-car accident at the intersection of Ellingson and Frontage roads and finding there one person still in one of the vehicles and with minor injuries, firefighters evaluated the person and a private ambulance transported him or her to Multicare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC).

Jan. 26

Lea Hill: 7:56 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle that had left a road and smashed into a tree. Firefighters evaluated the vehicle’s three passengers before a fire department aid car and a private ambulance arrived to transport them to a local hospital.

Jan. 27

Aid call: 9:34 p.m., (Lakeland Hills). Firefighters responding to a lethargic child with flu-like symptoms treated the child and a private ambulance transported the child to MAMC.