ESTEVAN - The Estevan Fire Rescue Service responded to a number of calls last week, but fortunately, no individuals were injured in any of the occurrences.
The first occurrence for the week was a collision that occurred on Dec. 12 at about 5:30 p.m. in the northeast area. However, this call for service didn't take too much time, as the incident command responded and determined that EFRS assistance wasn't required, so the crews stood down.
Another vehicle collision occurred Dec. 14 at around 2:30 p.m., about 15 kilometres northwest of Estevan on Highway 39. Estevan Fire Chief Rick Davies said there were multiple vehicles involved in the collision. There were no entrapments, and nobody was injured. Fire crews assisted other emergency services on scene.
On Dec. 16 at about 2:30 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a possible fire at a business located on the northeast side of Estevan.
"We determined that there was a small fire in an appliance at that place. It was an industrial washing machine. We confirmed that the fire was out and the electrical was disconnected from it. So, no further issues there," Davies said.
Dec. 17 the department was called to a vehicle versus wildlife road incident that occurred at about 8:15 p.m. just over 10 kilometres west of Frobisher. As crews were responding to that call, three minutes later, a report of another collision came in from the northeast side of the city. One of the firefighters responded to that call and determined that the fire department's assistance was not required.
So, the crews continued with the first call, which involved a moose. No injuries were reported, so firefighters assisted on site.
A commercial fire alarm also went off at about 3 a.m. on Dec. 16 on the northwest side of the city. Firefighters responded and determined there was no emergency, as a glitch in the alarm system triggered it. Another one was triggered on Dec. 17 at about 3:30 p.m., which was determined to be faulty as well. And just a few hours later on the same day, a commercial fire alarm went off in a building in the central part of the city. Crews responded and confirmed it was false.
