Rollovers, rear-enders and cars in ditches keep Gig Harbor firefighters busy

Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One Reports January 24-30

Total Reports: 116

Fire: 1

EMS/Rescue: 86

Other: 29

Jan. 24: Two-car collision — Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One arrived to the intersection of Hunt Street NW and Wollochet Drive NW just after 5:30 p.m. to find a two car T-bone-type blocking accident. Medics assesed the five occupants of the vehicles. Two patients were transported for further evaluation and treatment.

Jan. 24 Vehicle rollover — Firefighters and medics were called to the intersection of 6th Avenue and Island Boulevard around 3:30 a.m .for a single-vehicle rollover accident. Both occupants got safely out of the vehicle. Neither needed transport for treatment. Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputies began and investigation and arranged for a tow truck to clear the damaged vehicle.

Jan. 27 Rear-ender — Fire Department units responded to Borgen Boulevard and Burnham Drive for a rear-end collision just after noon. Both drivers, the only occupants of the vehicles, were assessed by medics. One driver was transported for further evaluation and treatment at a nearby hospital.

Jan. 27 Vehicle into ditch — A vehicle went off the road into a ditch on East Bay Drive around Shore Drive around 6 p.m. Fire department crews blocked a lane and evaluated the driver. The driver was not in need of transport. Pierce County Sheriff’s Office is handling the accident investigation.

This story was originally published February 4, 2020 at 12:00 AM.