VRFA fire and rescue blotter | Oct. 2

Between Sept. 21 and 28, the Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 208 calls for service, among them the following:

Between Sept. 21 and 28, the Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 208 calls for service, among them the following:

Sept. 21

Aid call: 1:38 p.m., (Lakeland Hills). Firefighters helped a woman who was complaining of dehydration and poor circulation, and a private ambulance transported her to Good Samaritan Hospital for further evaluation.

Sept. 22

Apartment fire: 6:55 p.m., (South Auburn). Firefighters dispatched to a condo fire discovered that the resident had been cooking candle wax before he hopped into the shower, and in his absence the wax boiled over and caught the cabinet and surfaces in his kitchen on fire. Crews killed the fire, aired out the condo and checked for any further extension of the fire into walls or other rooms. VRFA investigators completed their work and returned the condo to its owner.

Sept. 23

Trailer fire: 11:44 a.m., (Pacific). Having responded to a small trailer fire with exposures, crews found a tar holding tank smoking away. Firefighters contained the fire to the trailer and there was no damage.

Sept. 24

Aid call: 10:40 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters and King County Medics finished evaluating an older woman who had passed out at a doctor’s office, and a private ambulance transported her in stable condition to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC).

Sept. 25

Aid call: 4:05 p.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters and King County Medics wrapped up their treatment of a girl in respiratory distress at an Auburn school and transported her to MAMC for further care.

Sept. 26

Accident: 12:10 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters and King County Medics treated a middle-aged woman who’d been injured after being thrown from a motorcycle and transported her to a local hospital for more treatment.

Sept. 28

Aid call: 2:28 a.m., (Algona). Firefighters and King County Medic One treated an older woman with a history of low blood sugar and a private ambulance transported her to MAMC for further evaluation.