Fire Blotter from Feb. 26-March 4

On Feb. 26, a 17-year-old driver of a car was rear-ended by a sports car moving at a high rate of speed. Upon impact, her car was pushed into a panel truck and spun completely around. The car was sitting on the curb when paramedics arrived. She told them that other than a small scrape on her toe, she was ok. She was released to her mother at the scene.

On Feb. 27, a woman called 911 when she could not get her smoke alarm to stop sounding even though she could not find any indication of fire or smoke. Firefighters arrived and found water dripping through the alarm from the attic crawl space. They contacted the maintenance man for the complex, who told the firefighters that they were in the process of repairing the roof, but the work had been delayed due to the weather. The maintenance man took over, replaced the alarm and secured the leak.

On Feb. 28, firefighters were called by a business owner on Jahn Avenue who found his parking lot covered with biological waste when he arrived at work. Firefighters examined the waste and determined that it appeared to be garbage from a dentist office. They bagged the waste for proper disposal and reported the case to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.

On March 1, a 29-year-old man called 911 after experiencing severe breathing difficulty. Upon arrival, paramedics found the man in distress, and he was only able to speak in short sentences. The paramedics provided respiratory assistance while transporting the man to the hospital.

On March 2, dispatchers received a call from a resident who told them that a tree had just fallen on a house across the water from where he lived. Firefighters arrived at the location to find that a tree had fallen right between the detached garage and the house. The homeowner told the firefighters that they did not need assistance.

On March 3, a 19-year-old woman told doctors at a local medical clinic that she was pregnant and that she was having pain in her abdomen. Clinic doctors called 911 to have the woman transferred to the hospital. The woman remained stable during transport.

On March 4, firefighters responded to a single family home after its carbon monoxide detector went  off as soon as the owners replaced it with a new one. Firefighters used their gas meter to determine that the level of carbon monoxide was 8 ppm, below the usual levels that cause detectors to sound. Firefighters found that the new detector was not properly installed. After reassembling the detector and airing out the house, they were no longer able to get any readings on their gas monitor or the carbon monoxide alarm. The homeowners were advised to continue monitoring the alarm to see if there was a continued concern.

Total Calls this period: 86

EMS/Rescue: 70

Hazardous Conditions: 3

Service/Good Intent/False: 13