The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 179 calls for service between Sept. 5 and Sept. 11, among them the following:
Sept. 5
Explosion: 4:57 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters responded to the 600 block of Ellingson Street Southeast for reports of an explosion but couldn’t find the source. No property was damaged.
Sept. 6
Aid call: 2:52 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responded to a middle-aged woman complaining of chest pain. VRFA firefighters treated the woman at the scene, with the help of King County Medics. Medics later transported the woman in stable condition to Auburn Regional Medical Center.
Sept. 7
Aid call: 11:01 a.m., (Algona). Firefighters helped a man who’d suffered a possible stroke after a seizure before a private ambulance transported him to ARMC.
Sept. 8
Aid call: 12:26 p.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters helped a child who had fallen from the monkey bars at school, treated him or her and a private ambulance transported the child to ARMC.
Sept. 9
Duplex fire: 8:10 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responded to a south Auburn duplex with a fire in a second-floor bedroom. The occupants quickly evacuated the home, making sure the adjoining unit was also evacuated. Firefighters quickly put the flames out, limiting fire damage to the room of origin, though smoke damaged most of the entire second floor of the unit. Nobody was hurt, and the occupants were able to stay with neighbors for the time being. The South King Fire Investigation Task Force determined that the fire had been an accident.
Aid call: 4:35 p.m., (Lakeland Hills). Firefighters helped a woman complaining of nausea and generalized weakness, and a private ambulance transported her to ARMC in stable condition.
Sept. 10
Aid call: 1:05 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters helped a man who had accidentally fallen at a care facility, examined him and left him at the facility with caregivers.
Sept. 11
Smoke investigation: 9:14 p.m., (Lea Hill). Valley Com dispatched firefighters to investigate a whiff of smoke near the 10600 block of 325 Place Southeast. Firefighters used flashlights and a thermal imaging camera to search in the woods behind a residence but couldn’t find any smoke or heat.
