ESTEVAN — The Estevan Fire Rescue Service dealt with alarms and a minor fire, and also partook in Halloween community events.
Crews were dispatched for a small grass fire south of the city on Oct. 24 at about 3 p.m. They were quickly informed that while the small grass fire had taken place, it was believed to be extinguished. The EFRS duty officer responded and confirmed the fire was out and that their assistance was no longer required.
Earlier last week, a commercial fire alarm went off in northwest Estevan just before midnight on Oct. 22. Fire crews investigated and determined that no emergency was occurring, and the alarm is believed to be caused by an issue with the alarm system within the building.
"Because of this system issue, crews actually had to respond multiple times throughout the night to that same location," noted Estevan Fire Chief Rick Davies.
The EFRS was dispatched to another commercial fire alarm in the northeast area in the evening of Oct. 23. Firefighters investigated and determined that the alarm was due to a cooking-related issue, so the crews on scene assisted with ventilating the smoke and resetting the fire alarm system.
The fire department also helped the Southern Plains Co-op during their Trail of Terror event on Friday and partook in a Halloween Scavenger Hunt on Saturday.
