VRFA fire and rescue blotter | Sept. 6

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 259 calls for service between Aug. 26 and Sept. 1, among them the following:

Aug. 26

Accident: 11:42 a.m., (Lea Hill). Firefighters and King County Medics responding to a two-car, head-on collision evaluated and treated two injured women at the scene, and then VRFA personnel transported one of them to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC), and King County Medics transported the other to Harborview Medical Center.

Aug. 27

Aid call: 5:45 p.m., (Lakeland Hills). Firefighters treated a middle-aged woman for an uncontrolled nose bleed, and a private ambulance transported her to St. Francis Hospital for further care.

Aug. 28

Brush fire: 2:14 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters responding to a brush fire near the White River used hand tools and a cone to extinguish the fire and to mop up.

Aug. 29

Brush fire: 3:30 and 6:45 p.m.,(South Auburn). Firefighters responded to two separate brush fires along Segale Road near the White River. As of Tuesday morning, the on-duty investigator had been unable to determine how either fire started.

Aug. 30

Aid call: 3:30 p.m., (Algona) . Firefighters treated a woman for foot pain, and a private ambulance transported her to MAMC.

Aug. 31

Aid call: 10:41 a.m., (South Auburn). Firefighters, King County Medics and Auburn Police treated and evaluated an unconscious, middle-aged man, and medics transported him to Harborview Medical Center.

Sept. 1

Aid call: 12:09 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters evaluated and treated a senior citizen who was suffering from stroke-like symptoms, and a VRFA aid car motored her to MAMC.