ESTEVAN — The Estevan Fire Rescue Service members responded to alarms and potential fires last week.
On the windy June 5, fire crews responded to two calls that were similar in nature and potentially caused by the wind. The first one came at about noon. Firefighters were dispatched to a tree on a power line west of the city.
"There were also reports of possible grass fires in the area. Crews responded and investigated. We did find and confirm a tree down on the power line. There was no fire occurring at that scene at the time," said Estevan Fire Chief Rick Davies.
"SaskPower responded to the scene and dealt with the issue there. And the reported grass fire was investigated and determined just to be blowing dust in the area. So, we confirmed that there was no fire occurring there as well and returned to the station."
Later that afternoon, crews were dispatched to another tree on a power line in the north end of the city. Crews responded and confirmed that there was no fire occurring at that location. The area was cordoned off until SaskPower arrived to perform the repairs.
Earlier last week, crews were dispatched to a residential fire alarm in south Estevan on June 3 at about 6:30 p.m. It was quickly determined that the alarm was caused by cooking, and firefighters stood down.
On June 4 at about 5 p.m., the EFRS was called to a commercial fire alarm on the north side of the city. Crews responded and determined that the alarm was accidentally triggered during system maintenance that was being performed at the location.
Firefighters responded to a commercial fire alarm in central Estevan on June 9 at about 6:30 p.m. It was quickly determined to be cooking-related. Crews assisted on scene with getting the alarm reset.
The EFRS also had crews performing a spray-down at Pleasantdale School last week as part of the track-and-field meet. Members partook in the St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation's Radiothon for Life and provided service during the races at Estevan Motor Speedway during the weekend.
