VRFA fire and rescue blotter | June 29

Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 193 calls for service between July 23 and July 29, among them the following:

Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 193 calls for service between July 23 and July 29, among them the following:

July 23

Lift assist: 9:05 p.m., (Lakeland Hills). On the way to help a man get up, firefighters turned around upon learning that a neighbor had already come to the man’s aid.

July 24

Car into home: 6:31 p.m., (Auburn). After a car had struck a house, severing the gas meter and causing a leak, firefighters secured the car, evacuated nearby homes and called Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to come out and shut off the gas line, which it did.

July 25

Aid call: 10:33 a.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters helped a boy with a cut above the eye and his mother transported him to Valley Medical Center for further evaluation.

July 26

Residential fire: 9:44 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters from Valley Regional Fire Authority and Kent Fire responded to a mobile home fire in the 3600 block of I Street Northeast and found smoke and flames licking a double-wide mobile home. Once firefighters confirmed that all occupants were out, they quickly extinguished the fire. Although the home sustained extensive fire and smoke damage, nobody was hurt. Investigators from the South King Fire Investigation Task Force investigated the fire’s cause and origin.

July 27

Lock out: 12:21 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters used a ladder to gain access to a second floor apartment and help a woman whose 2-year-old had locked her out of her apartment.

July 28

Aid Call: 4:19 p.m., (South Auburn). As firefighters were evaluating a man suffering from anxieties, they realized that his problem did not require emergency attention. After advising him to contact his doctor and make an appointment, firefighters left him in stable condition with family members.

July 29

Aid call: 10:30 a.m. (Lea Hill). Firefighters splinted a woman’s wrist, broken when her dog knocked her over. A neighbor took the woman to a MultiCare facility.