Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) members were called for service Wednesday night.
Around 11:30 p.m. the firefighters were dispatched to the north-central part of Estevan. The report said there was a fire occurring in the front yard of one of the residences.
“When crews arrived on scene it was found that there was a garbage can that had started on fire at a private residence,” said Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser.
The fire was quickly extinguished without incidents or injuries. Further investigation resulted in a predictable outcome. The fire was started by a carelessly discarded smoking material. Once again, an unextinguished cigarette butt put a threat on the residents’ and the community’s safety.
“We can't stress this enough. We’ve seen a few instances of this in the last couple of weeks,” said Feser.
With no big rains yet, the Estevan area remains fairly dry and last year's vegetation that still covers the ground in the area is creating even more fire hazardous conditions. But even if it wasn’t the case, the fire chief reminded people that they always have to be mindful of where they are discarding their smoking materials.
“Don’t just flick your cigarette out of the window or just flick it in any other direction if you are standing outside. You want to make sure that you properly extinguish it, so it doesn’t start a fire,” said Feser.
