It seems it is never too cold for the strange pastime of dumpster torching, as North Battleford Fire Department were called out to such a blaze in the frigid early morning hours of Saturday.
Four firefighters responded to the report at 10 p.m. and were on the scene for about 15 minutes.
Firefighters also responded to what proved to be a false alarm at about 11:45 a.m. Friday, when a boxcar fire near the Viterra terminal three kilometers east of the city on Highway 16 was reported.
The NBFD investigation revealed exhaust had been mistaken for smoke. One pumper and four firefighters on the scene for less than 10 minutes.
Another false alarm had firefighters heading out just after noon Friday to 10725 Meighen Cres. Firefighters found steam from a cooking appliance had activated the smoke alarm. One pumper and four firefighters were on the scene for five minutes.
