The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 236 calls for service between July 27 and Aug. 2, among them the following:

July 27

Aid call: 8:36 p.m., (Algona). Firefighters helped a middle-aged woman who was suffering a bad reaction to medication and a private ambulance hustled her to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC).

July 28

Aid call: 2:21 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters completed their examination of an older woman who had fallen, and a private ambulance motored her to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC).

July 29

Brush fire: 12:56 p.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters hustling to Lea Hill Elementary School found there a half-acre fire chewing up dry brush and trees and tongues of flame licking at taller trees. Firefighters doused the fire, and then called in a regional hand team to help mop things up.

July 30

Aid call: 4:26 p.m., (Auburn). A man who’d been found on the ground outside his home told firefighters that he’d been returning from the store when fatigue hit him and he realized he had to lie down. Firefighters treated the man for heat-related illness and transported him to MAMC.

July 31

Grass fire: 12:13 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to a report of a grass fire at Olympic Middle School found a large fire moving rapidly across the baseball field. Firefighters called in a second engine to help put the fire out, which they did before flames could reach school buildings. Auburn Police arrested a kid for starting the fire.

Aug. 1

Aid call: 2:44 p.m., (South Auburn). Having evaluated a woman who had been walking when she tripped and fell, firefighters decided she did not need any further medical treatment.

Aug. 2

Fire alarm: 4 p.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters responding to a fire alarm wailing in an apartment soon found the culprit – burned food on the stove, which had activated the sprinkler system. Firefighters shut off the system and then set up a fire watch until repairs could be completed.