Estevan Fire Rescue (EFR) was hard at work over the week with a few calls coming in from the local area.
EFR Chief Rick Davies details some of the calls they received and responded to.
On March 3, at around 2:15 p.m., a crew headed to a commercial alarm in the Northeast area of the city. Once they arrived, the crews learned that the alarm was due to electrical contractors performing tests on site and subsequently stood down in response.
The next day, on March 4, just after 8:00 a.m., a call went out regarding a two-vehicle collision in the Northeast area of the city. The duty officer responded to and assisted on scene, finding no entrapment, with only minor injury and minor damage reported.
March 6 saw a call come in at around 10:20 a.m. of a possible spill in the Northeast area of the city. Duty officer responded and found a diesel fuel spill in the area. City crews responded by spreading sand in the area to assist in the clean up, with the area now being monitored.
On March 7, at close to 10:50 a.m., crews responded to another two-vehicle collision, this time in the central part of the city. Crews responded and assisted on scene, finding no entrapment, no reported injuries, and only minor damage.
At the start of the weekend on March 8 at around 2:15 p.m., EFR was dispatched for an elevator rescue in the East central part of the city. Crews helped out three people who were in a stalled elevator and were assisted from the elevator without incident.
On Sunday, March 9, at around 3:40 a.m., EFR was called due to a burning odor investigation being conducted at a residence in the Northeast area of the city. When crews arrived, they determined that there was an issue with an appliance in the structure and confirmed there was no fire occurring.