Fire Reports

Gig Harbor

Oct. 31 through Nov. 6

Total calls: 112

EMS: 89

Fire/service: 5

Other: 18

Woman unconscious

Oct. 31 — The husband of a 55-year-old woman called 9-1-1 when his wife lost consciousness. He told paramedics he was about to take his wife to a hospital due to pain in her stomach and chest when he was unable to get her to respond. Paramedics arrived to find she had regained consciousness. The woman was assessed at the scene and taken to an area hospital for further treatment.

Swimming pain

Nov. 1 — A 60-year-old woman was assisted out of the pool at the Gig Harbor YMCA when she began to feel pain in her arms, legs and chest. YMCA personnel helped her into a wheelchair and met paramedics at the front of the facility. Paramedics provided an on-scene evaluation and supportive care and treatment while they transported her to an area emergency room.

Man falls

Nov. 2 — A 55-year-old man fell while he was exiting his bobcat tractor. He said he heard his knee pop when he went down. A fellow worker tried to help him up, and the man reported another pop in his knee. The pain described was a five out of 10 on a pre-hospital pain scale. Paramedics provided an on-scene exam and transported him to an area hospital.

Firefighters help driver

Nov. 3 — Firefighters encountered a horse trailer that had been disconnected from its tow vehicle in the oncoming lanes as they returned to their station. One firefighter helped the male driver reattach the trailer, and the other firefighter provided traffic control. The trailer was reconnected and traffic was cleared once the vehicle could tow the trailer away.

Seizure activity

Nov. 4 — A 23-year-old man experienced what appeared to be a seizure while he was working out at a local gym. Another man witnessed the event and alerted staff to call 9-1-1. The man was weak as medics arrived at the scene. The man’s father was called, and he agreed to take care of his son. No transport was required.

Car fire

Nov. 5 — Firefighters were dispatched to the scene of a car fire. Fire crews found a truck off the hard surface road. The truck had slammed into a tree hard enough to cause the bumper to impale the vehicle’s engine compartment. No one was found in the truck. In another vehicle, a woman told paramedics that her son, who had been the alleged driver of the truck, was already at home and that she was waiting for a tow truck. Evidence at the scene indicated there may have been severe injuries from the crash. An 18-year-old man was later seen by paramedics at his house and treated for neck and spinal trauma and a laceration to his forehead. No one could find the driver of the crashed truck. Police were called to assist in the investigation.

Man ill

Nov. 6 — While waiting at a doctor’s waiting room for his wife, a 54-year-old man slid down a wall and was found unconscious by office staff. The man regained consciousness after he lied down. Witnesses called 9-1-1. Paramedics and office staff felt the man needed to be transported to a hospital for further care.

Key Peninsula

Oct. 31 through Nov. 7

Total calls: 30

EMS: 21

Fire/service: 9

Other: 0

KPFD signs moved

Oct. 31 — Key Peninsula Fire Department signs were removed from around the Key Peninsula on Halloween night and were re-erected at one location, the 6000 block of Lackey Road on Key Peninsula Highway North. About 50 signs stood on the grassy knoll.

T-bone accident

Nov. 1 — Firefighters responded to a T-bone car accident with injuries in the early afternoon at the entrance of Evergreen Elementary School on Key Peninsula Highway South. Medics transported a 25-year-old Spanaway woman patient to a Tacoma hospital.

Difficulty breathing

Nov. 2 — A 79-year-old Horseshoe Lake woman was treated and transported to a local emergency room after she had an episode of shortness of breath. The woman’s symptoms may have been caused by an interaction between multiple medications.

Detector response

Nov. 3 — Firefighters responded to a report of a carbon monoxide detector activation. Investigators found no actual carbon monoxide, just a faulty detector.

Woman falls

Nov. 4 — A Key Peninsula woman fell and hit her head. Key Peninsula firefighters responded and transported her to a Gig Harbor facility for continued care. The woman was intoxicated and had an altercation with law enforcement.

Car accidents

Nov. 5 — During early morning rush-hour traffic, firefighters responded to two separate car accidents that occurred at the same time on the Key Peninsula Highway. In the first, at Lackey Road, the driver was uninjured and refused transport by ambulance. The second, near Key Peninsula Middle School, resulted in the driver being transported by ambulance to a Tacoma hospital for treatment of injuries.

Man goes to hospital

Nov. 7 — The wife of a 73-year-old Wauna man witnessed her husband’s “eyes roll back into his head,” followed by a “jerky” motion, which prompted the woman to call 9-1-1. By the time medics arrived, the man was feeling better and refused medical care. The patient was informed of the witness accounts of his medical problems, which convinced him to go to a hospital.