The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 177 requests for services between Feb. 2 and 8, among them the following:

Feb. 2

Aid call: 11:45 a.m., (Lakeland Hills). When firefighters and King County Medics had finished treating a woman afflicted with shortness of breath, medics transported her to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC).

Feb. 3

Aid call: 10:33 a.m.,(Lea Hill). After firefighters finished evaluating a woman for leg pain sustained in a fall, a private ambulance transported her to MAMC.

Feb. 4

Heating unit fire: 11:05 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters dispatched to the Travelodge Hotel on the report of a minor fire found black smoke showing from a third-floor window. As firefighters entered the building, the hotel’s sprinkler system activated and extinguished the fire. Firefighters poked about to see if the fire had spread and cleared the smoke and minimized the water damage. Fire investigators later determined that faulty electrical wiring was to blame. Nobody was hurt.

Feb. 5

Aid call: 7:31 a.m., (Algona). Firefighters evaluated and provided wound care to a man who had fallen, striking his head on machinery, and a private ambulance transported him to MAMC.

Feb. 6

Accident: 10:30 a.m., (Lakeland Hills). Firefighters helped a teenage girl who was complaining of hip pain after a car accident and a private ambulance transported her to MAMC for further evaluation.

Feb. 7

Aid call: 12:32 p.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters evaluated and treated a man having a seizure, and a private ambulance transported him to a local hospital.

Feb. 8

Automatic fire alarm: 8:34 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to an automatic fire alarm in the 1600 block of 15th Street Northwest found an occupant running a smoke machine that had accidentally set off the smoke alarm. Firefighters removed the smoke and reset the alarm.