Between Aug. 5 and Aug. 11, the Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 218 calls for service, among them the following:

Aug. 5

Aid call: 8:45 a.m., (Lakeland Hills). Firefighters helped an elderly woman who’d been complaining of back pain and a private ambulance transported her to Good Samaritan Hospital in Federal Way.

Aug. 6

Aid call: 11:34 a.m., (Algona). Firefighters evaluated an ill woman and a private ambulance transported her to St. Francis Hospital.

Aug. 7

Accident: 4 p.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters and King County Medics responded to a T-bone motor vehicle accident with one person trapped. Firefighters used hydraulic tools to get tjat person out. Firefighters and medics evaluated and stabilized the injured, and a private ambulance transported them to to Valley Medical Center.

Aug. 8

Aid call: 2.22 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters and King County Medics helped an older man with a decreased level of consciousness and transported him to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center for further evaluation.

Aug. 9

Aid call: 10:19 a.m., (Pacific). Firefighters responded to a man complaining of chest discomfort, evaluated him alongside King County Medics, then private ambulance transported him or her to MAMC in stable condition.

Aug. 10

Accident: 9:51 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responded to a two-vehicle accident wherein one of the vehicles had careened off the roadway and struck a tree. Everybody involved got themselves out of the vehicles. Firefighters treated one man for injuries at the scene and transported him to MAMC.

Aug. 11

Minor fire: 9:46 p.m., (Lakeland Hills). Firefighters responding to reports of a garage fire at a home found the garage filled with smoke and the fire isolated to one wall of the residence. Firefighters extinguished the fire and completed overhaul.