ESTEVAN - The Estevan Fire Rescue Service was called to a couple of carbon monoxide calls last week.
The first one was July 8 at 6 a.m. at a residence in north Estevan. Fire crews detected moderate levels of CO, so SaskEnergy was asked to attend the scene. Upon further investigation, the source was determined to be exhaust from a vehicle running in a garage.
"No illnesses or injuries were reported from that incident," said Fire Chief Rick Davies.
Then on July 12, fire crews were called to a commercial CO alarm in the eastern part of the city. Firefighters investigated and detected moderate levels of the gas. SaskEnergy again provided assistance.
The source was from vehicle maintenance being performed in a shop, and no illnesses or injuries were reported.
Davies also stressed a widespread fire ban is currently not in effect in the areas served by the fire department. Last week the provincial government announced a fire ban for all crown-owned lands and provincial parks, but it does not apply to private land.
"Currently the city of Estevan does not have an active fire ban on, and the EFRS has not had any discussions or confirmations that there are any active fire bans on for the surrounding RMs," said Davies.
The fire index map from the Government of Saskatchewan shows the fire risk for the Estevan area is fluctuating between moderate and high. Davies said he hasn't seen it in the extreme level this summer.
"With the heat, everything is starting to dry out, but we haven't seen any issues to make us concerned as of yet," said Davies. "We always monitor daily through the summer so we'll continue to monitor, and if anything ever changes, we'll definitely make some announcements."
