VRFA fire and rescue blotter | March 29

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 185 requests for service between March 18 and 24, among them the following:

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 185 requests for service between March 18 and 24, among them the following:

March 18

Aid call: 2:42 p.m., (South Auburn). Firefighters and Medic One personnel responding to a baby girl in the throes of a seizure treated her at the scene before Medic One transported her to Seattle Children’s Hospital.

March 19

Apartment fire: 1:42 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responded to a room-and-contents fire at the 100 block of Second Street Northwest, where they found smoke pouring out of a 2-story house that had been converted into a 4-room apartment building. Firefighters contained the fire to the apartment where it had started. Nobody was hurt. Turns out that somebody had inadvertently started the fire after throwing away smoking materials. The damage is estimated at about $3,000. The fire displaced one resident.

March 20

Aid call: 1 a.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters responding to an elderly woman suffering an allergic reaction evaluated her and a private ambulance transported her to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC).

March 23

Aid call: 9:35 a.m., (South Auburn). Firefighters responding to a man with back pain treated him at the scene and found him to be in stable condition. A private ambulance then transported the man to MAMC.

March 24

Aid call: 7:32 p.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters responding to a report of a motorcyclist down on the roadway at the intersection of 132nd and Southeast  304th found the person down on the roadway with minor injuries but conscious and alert. Firefighters stabilized the cyclist and transported him or her to MAMC for evaluation and treatment.