Fire reports

Key Peninsula

Oct. 12-15

Total calls: 36

EMS: 24

Fire/service: 9

Other: 3

Drain rock dumped

Oct. 12 — A 5-yard dump truck, owned by a landscape company, lost part of its load of drain rock on Key Peninsula Highway near Key Center. Several vehicles were pelted with 2-inch rocks, and one vehicle was disabled and required a tow truck. A section of the highway was covered with a layer of rock until a sweeper from public works arrived for cleanup.

Trees into lines

Oct. 13 — A wind storm just before noon blew a tree into a set of power lines, setting off several automatic fire alarms in area homes, including the fire station in Vaughn.

Jeep fire

Oct. 14 — Occupants in a Jeep Wagoneer who were traveling near Lake Holiday noticed flames coming from under their vehicle. They stopped, got out and called 9-1-1. Firefighters responded and extinguished the fully involved vehicle. The cause of the fire was undetermined.

Car accident

Oct. 15 — A two-car T-bone-type accident occurred in the early morning hours in the 12400 block of the Key Peninsula Highway. Five occupants of the two vehicles were uninjured.

Gig Harbor

Oct. 10-15

Total calls: 80

EMS: 59

Fire/service: 6

Other: 15

Tree onto power lines

Oct. 10 — A motorist called to report a downed power line into a tree. Fire crews were dispatched and found the small-diameter tree leaning toward the power line. Since there was no immediate danger to people or property, crews contacted Peninsula Light Company and asked for a crew to evaluate the situation.

Man ill

Oct. 11 — A 67-year-old man began to feel light-headed, sweaty and nauseous while he was attending church. Then he began to have numbness in his left arm. Others who were attending the service, including an off-duty nurse, moved him to the sanctuary and called 9-1-1. Paramedics provided testing that indicated the man should be taken to a hospital for further evaluation and treatment of his symptoms.

Girl taken to hospital

Oct. 12 — A 14-year-old girl was overcome by pain in her abdomen while she was at school. Both 9-1-1 and the girl’s parents were called. After an evaluation on the scene, the paramedics and the girl’s parents decided she should be seen by doctors at an area hospital. She was transported by her parents for care.

Woman injured

Oct. 13 — A 79-year-old woman was knocked off her feet by a family dog and landed on her right side. Witnesses at the scene called 9-1-1 when they realized she couldn’t put weight on her right leg. Paramedics immobilized both her right leg and her right arm and transported her to an area hospital.

Car crash

Oct. 14 — Paramedics evaluated a 17-year-old driver of a car that was rear-ended while it was sitting at an intersection. The boy told paramedics he had pain in his neck immediately following the collision, but the pain was gone. The boy’s father was at scene and took him home.

Residential alarm

Oct. 15 — Firefighters responded to a request for help with an alarm system sounded in a single-family home. Responders found an outdated contact number on the system and asked if the owner had any other information regarding the alarm. The system had activated, then reset itself during the event. Firefighters advised the homeowner to contact the alarm company to have the alarm serviced.