ESTEVAN — Estevan fire crews had a busier week with five calls for service. Fortunately, none of the calls were major, said Estevan Fire Chief Rick Davies.
On Feb. 23 at about 11:30 p.m., fire crews were dispatched to a commercial building in southeast Estevan for an elevator rescue.
"Crews responded and found that the elevator had a malfunction and there were some people inside. So, crews assisted with getting them out without incident," Davies said.
Previously, on Feb. 19 just after 5 p.m., fire crews were dispatched for a commercial fire alarm in the central area of the city. Crews responded and confirmed that it was a false alarm, so they returned to the station.
Firefighters also responded to a residential carbon monoxide alarm that went off on Feb. 21 at about 1:45 a.m. in northeast Estevan. Firefighters picked up some CO readings in the house, so SaskEnergy was dispatched to the scene. Crews remained at the location until the house was fully ventilated and assisted SaskEnergy with determining the cause of the alarm. Davies said CO leaked due to a malfunction in the HVAC system.
On Feb. 26 at 11:45 a.m., crews were called to the northeast side of the city for a residential fire alarm. Firefighters were able to get a hold of the homeowner and determined that it was a cooking-related issue and no emergency was occurring.
The same day at about 1 p.m., a commercial fire alarm went off in northeast Estevan.
"Alarms were ringing. We determined that the sprinkler system had gone off in an area of that building, which was causing the alarms. We also determined that there was no fire or emergency. We believe it was due to the weather," Davies said. "Crews responded, we assisted with isolating the sprinkler system and making sure everything was good at that building."
Estevan firefighters were also part of a regional training session on the weekend in Weyburn, covering such topics as extrication from a motor vehicle, a vehicle fire, ladder rescues and interior firefighting.
