ESTEVAN — The Estevan Fire Rescue Service had a steady flow of calls last week.
The first call came on Dec. 5 at about 5:30 a.m. from the northeast side of the city, where a carbon monoxide alarm went off in a business. A higher concentration of CO, which was enough to set off the alarms, was found in a laundry room. With it contained to one room, an evacuation wasn't required. SaskEnergy was called to the scene to further investigate the situation and address the issue.
Another business in east Estevan requested the EFRS' assistance on Dec. 6 at about 11:30 p.m. Fire Chief Rick Davies said the callers were having issues with getting access to parts of the building as doors weren't functioning properly.
"It was more of a service call versus an emergency call. But we assisted the best we can," Davies said.
Dec. 8 turned out to be a fairly busy day around the fire station with four calls for service, but fortunately, there was "nothing too serious", Davies noted.
At about 8 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to a business in south Estevan for a fire alarm. Upon arrival, it was found that occupants of the building were having issues with the sprinkler system and were working on it, so firefighters' assistance was not required.
Then at about 3 p.m., crews were dispatched to a vehicle accident that occurred in the north-central part of the city. Davies said vehicles sustained minor damage, and one driver was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital with what were described as minor injuries.
Just 15 minutes later, crews were called to a business in northeast Estevan, where a fire alarm went off. But prior to them responding, the business owners phoned the fire hall and advised that it was false, and assistance wasn't required.
At about 4 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a residential CO alarm that went off in a house in the northeast area. Crews responded and quickly determined that CO wasn't an issue. The alarm system for water detected a minor leak in the furnace room and was activated.
The next set of calls for service came in on Dec. 11, when three residential fire alarms went off in houses in the northeast, north-central and southeast areas. All were confirmed to be false, and firefighters' assistance wasn't required.
