ESTEVAN — The Estevan Fire Rescue Service started this week with two early-morning calls on Monday.
An alarm went off on Oct. 16 at about 4:45 a.m. in west Estevan. Crews responded and picked up carbon monoxide readings. SaskEnergy was called to assist in finding the cause of the leak.
"No illness or … injuries were reported, so the scene was turned over to the homeowners and SaskEnergy to further investigate," Estevan Fire Chief Rick Davies said, adding that the preliminary results showed that a fuel-fired appliance could be the source of carbon monoxide.
Just two hours later, crews were called to a vehicle fire occurring north of the city. Upon arrival, firefighters confirmed a working fire involving a vehicle.
"Crews extinguished that fire and assisted with clearing the area. There were no injuries reported for that incident," Davies said.
The investigation is ongoing, but Davies said it seemed a mechanical issue was to blame for the fire.
Last week, the Estevan fire department also dealt with a variety of calls, including alarms, an accident and fires.
On Oct. 7, crews were called to a residential fire alarm that went off at about 5:50 p.m. in a building on the north end. Incident command attended and determined it was a cooking-related issue, so firefighters stood down.
Firefighters also responded to a commercial fire alarm, that was activated at about 1:20 a.m. on Oct. 9 in a property in southeast Estevan. Crews inspected the building and determined no emergency was occurring.
A two-vehicle accident, which happened on Oct. 10 at about 12:20 p.m. in the eastern area of the city, had fire crews out on the road again. There were no entrapments or injuries, and damage to vehicles was minor, so crews quickly cleared the scene.
On Oct. 11, Estevan firefighters were dispatched to a mutual aid call to help the Bienfait Fire Department with a vehicle fire occurring southeast of town. The call came in at about 4:30 a.m.
"The fire rescue and tanker were sent to assist. Bienfait fire crews extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported from that incident," said Davies.
Estevan firefighters were also dispatched to a commercial fire alarm that went off at about 3:45 p.m. the same day in central Estevan. Incident command quickly determined it was a false alarm, and no assistance was required.
Another early-morning call came in on Oct. 14, when at about 3:50 a.m., the fire department had members dispatched to a possible unknown fire northeast of the city. Crews responded and investigated but didn't find any fires within their response area around the described location.
A commercial fire alarm went off at about 3 a.m. on Oct. 15 on the east side of the city. Crews responded and determined no emergency was occurring.
The fire department also hosted an open house on Oct. 10, and Davies thanked the community and everyone involved with the event for their support.
"We'd like to thank everyone who attended our open house that was held on the evening of the 10th in celebration of Fire Prevention Week. And thank you to the Southern Plains Co-op and Estevan McDonald's for assisting with the supply of food and drinks and Kingston Midstream for the use of their barbecue," Davies said.
