After responding to a two-motor vehicle collision on Highway 549 on Thursday morning (May 1), members of the Diamond Valley Fire Rescue didn’t hesitate to help nearby ranchers with a cattle drive.
While conducting traffic control as RCMP completed their investigation, fire crew members noticed ranchers on the property adjacent to the closed highway.
“One of the ranchers joked that he was waiting for us to clear up the area because he had to move the cattle kitty-corner across the highway,” said Logan Sabourin, Diamond Valley Deputy Fire Chief and Director of Emergency Management. “I figured why duplicate efforts; we already had traffic control in place.”
Sabourin moved the fire apparatus out of the way, and the crew blocked off the highway for approximately three minutes while the ranchers crossed the highway with their livestock.
“Our firefighters were glad to help the ranchers,” Sabourin said.