Sunday night turned out to be busy for the Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) members and the Estevan RCMP.
Shortly after 10 p.m., Estevan firefighters were called to assist with the road accident, in which a vehicle hit a deer. The collision happened about one kilometre east of Bienfait on Highway 18. Fire crews attended the scene and helped with traffic control.
The vehicle sustained minor damage, but as a result of the collision, it left the road surface and ended up in the ditch. However, it was still drivable.
Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser said that no injuries or entrapment occurred as a result of the incident.
Once the scene was deemed safe, it was turned over to the RCMP and fire crews returned to the station.
Firefighters responded to a very special request on Saturday morning.
“We were informed that one of the Estevan little residents was returning home from the Saskatoon (Jim Pattison) Children’s Hospital. And it was also her birthday, so all the emergency services gathered around to … make her birthday special and make her feel welcome back home,” said Feser.
The birthday parades, initiated by the Estevan Police Service early in the spring, were discontinued a few weeks ago. However, Feser said that they always consider special requests and do their best to support residents during their hard times.
The EFRS also continued with the inspections for the business license applications. While this is something that is done throughout the year, due to COVID-19 the fire department had to put it on pause and now is trying to catch up with the pace, and they have been quite successful.
