VRFA fire and rescue blotter | Jan. 22

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 239 calls for service between Jan. 11 and 17, among them the following:

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 239 calls for service between Jan. 11 and 17, among them the following:

Jan. 11

Aid call: 9 a.m., (Lakeland Hills). Firefighters helped an elderly woman who was suffering from hip pain, and a private ambulance transported her to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC).

Jan. 12

Aid call: 12:15 p.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters treated one young woman at the scene of an accident, and a private ambulance transported her to MAMC.

Jan. 13

Aid call: 4:31 p.m., (South Auburn). Firefighters treated a man who’d sustained a deep caught to his leg during an assault, and a private ambulance transported him to MAMC.

Jan. 14

Aid call: 8:42 a.m., (Pacific). Firefighters evaluated a young girl who had been walking to school when she slipped and fell on a patch of ice, and then released her to her mother, who said she would monitor her child and follow up with her doctor if necessary.

Jan. 15

Accident: 2:08 p.m., (Algona). Firefighters responded to a two-car, rear-end accident on Highway 167 near Ellingson Road where they treated a woman who was complaining of neck pain. A private ambulance transported the woman to MAMC.

Jan. 16

Tree fire: 4:20 p.m., (Auburn). Having responded to the report of a tree on fire in Dykstra Park, firefighters found a large tree smoldering, so they stretched a hose and extinguished the fire. The tree sustained minor damage. The cause of the fire is unknown.

Jan. 17

Accident: 10:13 p.m., (Auburn). Valley Com dispatched firefighters to a four-car, rollover accident on southbound State Route 167 just north of Highway 18, where they found one vehicle in a wetland. Firefighters treated one man at the scene but transported a young woman and a man to MAMC with non life-threatening injuries.