The Voice of the Key Peninsula

A summary of calls for FD 16 for Dec. 16 to Jan. 15

Total Calls: 126

EMS: 94

Fire/service: 13

Other: 19

Dec. 17

KP Medics were called to a 46-year-old woman at local lounge who had been unconscious for 2-3 minutes. Firefighters arrived to find multiple people involved in an altercation in the parking lot and called for law enforcement. The patient was located inside where they received multiple stories from multiple witnesses. The woman was loaded in an ambulance and taken to a Tacoma trauma center.

Dec. 22

A 51-year-old Longbranch woman, who is a known diabetic, would not wake up. KP Medics were called to the familiar home where they checked her blood sugar and found that it was very low, again. She was given a treatment and returned to her normal state but refused transport to a hospital.  

Dec. 25

A 5-year-old girl was bitten in the face by a large Bull Mastiff. Firefighters treated and transported the girl to a Tacoma Children’s Hospital for treatment.

Dec. 28

A 66-year-old Lakebay woman fell while walking outside. The woman slipped on wet grass during a rainstorm and lay in the rain until she was able to alert her daughter. The daughter who was going to feed horses heard her mother calling and found her wet laying a small stream of water unable to move. Family members covered the woman in blankets and called 9-1-1. Firefighters carefully lifted the woman into an ambulance and took her to a local hospital while warming her.

Dec. 30

A Key Peninsula couple disconnected the shore cord on their motor home and began the journey to Long Beach for New Years. A short distance from their house the carbon monoxide detector started sounding and they pulled into the Key Center fire station seeking help. Firefighters determined that a pilot light had not ignited properly causing a small amount of propane to escape, setting off the alarm. Situation was resolved and the couple continued their trip.

Dec. 31

A couple brought their young son to the Home Fire Station to have a plastic Santa head removed from his finger. Santa was released.

Jan. 2

While returning from a medical aid call a Key Peninsula Battalion Chief came upon a motor vehicle accident at SR302 and Elgin Clifton Road. The T-bone type accident had occurred just moments before his arrival. The BC found two cars with heavy damage and eight occupants blocking the intersection. The two families with children were shaken but without any life threatening injuries. Four ambulances were called to transport the patients to multiple hospitals.

Jan. 4

Firefighters found two large trucks that had been dumping tires off Herron Roadd and reported the incident. The truckers stated that they were hired to bring the tires to the site for storage and were unaware that it was illegal. One of the trucks became stuck in mud delaying the ordeal.

Jan. 6

A 77-year-old Lakebay woman fell in her bathroom and fractured her hip. Firefighters found the woman in tight quarters with an obvious fracture. The woman was given a medication to relieve the pain before she was moved. She was lifted by use of a sling and carried out to a waiting ambulance. She was then transported to a local hospital.

Jan. 11

A girlfriend reported that her 36-year-old boyfriend had had a seizure. KP Medics found the Lakebay man in his home with good vital signs but unaware of the date or what had happened. He was transported to local hospital for evaluation.

Jan. 14

Key Peninsula Firefighters responded to reports of a motor vehicle accident on 118th Ave. and SR302. Two vehicles were found to be involved with moderate vehicle damage. One patient was evaluated and treated at the scene while the other patient was treated and transported to a local hospital.