ESTEVAN — The Estevan Fire Rescue Service members responded to four calls in one day.
Oct. 5 started with a callout to a vehicle fire at about 1 a.m. Crews responded and found that the rear end of a semi trailer caught on fire north of Hitchcock on Highway 39. They worked to extinguish the fire, assisted with traffic control and then cleaned up the scene.
Fire Chief Rick Davies said no injuries were reported due to the accident, and mechanical issues were found to be the cause of the fire that wrecked the back end of the trailer.
The next call for service came in at about 11:30 a.m. Grass caught on fire on the south end of the city. Firefighters were able to quickly bring the fire under control and extinguish it. Nobody was injured, and no structures were damaged as a result.
Later that day at about 5 p.m., crews were dispatched to a commercial fire alarm on the northwest side of the city. It was determined to be false in nature, and no assistance was required.
Another fire alarm went off at about 5:30 p.m. in a commercial building on the north side of the city. Firefighters investigated the building, but nothing was found. It was concluded that there was an issue with the detection system. Crews ensured that it was all reset and everything was safe, and then returned to the station.
