ESTEVAN — Monday morning brought the sound of fire sirens in Estevan as crews headed out to the southeast area of the city to an apartment complex.
The report of a fire on a balcony came in at about 9:40 a.m. on June 12. Crews responded and found that there was a small fire, which they quickly extinguished.
Estevan Fire Chief Rick Davies said firefighters made sure there was no fire extension into the building. No injuries were reported. Minor damage occurred to the exterior area and no damage happened on the inside. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
In other recent news from the Estevan fire department, on June 7 at about 2 p.m. crews were dispatched to a two-vehicle collision south of the city. Incident command responded and determined there were no injuries and very minor damage, so the firefighters' assistance was not required.
On June 8 just before 11 a.m., fire crews were advised of a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm activation in a business on the west side of the city. Incident command responded, investigated the scene and confirmed that there were CO readings in the office portion of the building. SaskEnergy was requested to the scene to assist with the investigation.
"There were some issues that were found to be causing the CO, so the building was turned back over to the owner to have those issues rectified," Davies explained.
Just before 6 p.m. the same day, firefighters were dispatched to a grass fire northwest of the city along Highway 39. Upon arrival, they found a small area of grass burning in the ditch. The person who reported the fire had most of it under control, so crews ensured that the fire was fully extinguished and returned to the station.
The next call for service came in at about 8 p.m. when crews were dispatched to a two-vehicle collision on the south side of the city. There were no injuries and minor damage. Firefighters assisted Estevan Police Service with the cleanup.
On June 9 at about 9:30 p.m. crews responded to a commercial fire alarm. It was quickly determined to be cooking-related, so no assistance was required.
Firefighters were also involved in several community events last week. On June 7 they partook in St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation’s Radiothon for Life at the hospital grounds. On June 8, crews joined the SMILE Services parade, kicking off the Energy City Ex. They also did two spray-downs at the St. Mary's and Pleasantdale Schools' track and field days on June 9. The same day a crew was on standby at the Estevan Motor Speedway for the race night.
