Gig Harbor Fire Blotter: Head-on Collision, Assaults, Illegal Burn

Total calls during this period: 91       

EMS: 63                    

Fire/Service:  9                                         

Other: 19

On June 21, a small car and full-sized sedan struck each other head-on. The driver of the smaller car was found by crews trapped in the driver’s seat. Crews removed the roof of the vehicle by heavy extrication in order to remove the patient. The driver was taken to a hospital for further care.

On June 21, a man fell and landed on a small nightstand. At a local medical office, he was found to have three rib fractures after complaining of being unable to take a deep breath. Crews were requested for transport to a local hospital for further evaluation.

On June 22, crews responded to a woman with chronic back pain. It became so painful that she was unable to move from a seated position, and the pain was shooting down her legs. Crews gave her a pain killer before moving her to a cot for transport. When the pain subsided, they transported her to a local hospital for treatment.

On June 24, an off-duty paramedic reported a two-vehicle motor vehicle accident. The patient was restrained in an SUV when the car was struck by another vehicle. The impact caused it to spin and land in a ditch off the road. Crews responded and evaluated the woman who was complaining of some pain caused by her seatbelt and airbags. Nobody at the scene wished to be transported, and because the woman had no transportation available she accepted a customer service transport down the street to her home.

On June 24, crews responded to reports of an illegal burn. They arrived to find a 15-by-15 natural wood debris burn with heavy smoke. The burn regulations were explained to the man and the burn pile was extinguished. Because of how large the pile was, the man agreed to keep a sprinkler on the pile throughout the night to prevent any re-kindling.

On June 26, a girl reported that she was in her home with some friends when two boys pushed their way into her house and hit her and her friends with skateboards. The girl said she injured her left hand when she raised it to defend herself. Crews responded to complaints of intense wrist pain, and the girl was unable to squeeze her hand closed. The mom soon arrived and asked to ride with her daughter to the hospital. Gig Harbor Police Department took over the scene, and crews transported the girl for further care.

On June 27, a man and his friend were drinking together when the friend began beating and kicking the man until he was unconscious. He thought he had been unconscious for about 25 minutes and was kicked in the head, face and torso. Crews arrived to find that he had blood coming from his ear and mouth. He had abrasions to his lips and right eye brow. Due to a possible head injury, crews transported him to a hospital for further evaluation.