A quiet stretch for the Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) was interrupted at the end of last week with a couple of calls for service.
On Nov. 28, at about 7 p.m., fire crews were dispatched to a single-vehicle rollover that occurred about 15 kilometres from the city on Highway 39 East. While there were no entrapments reported, there were injuries.
Estevan Deputy Fire Chief Rick Davies said that the incident occurred close to the Westmoreland Coal Estevan Mine area, and the mine’s emergency response team responded to the scene as well.
"They actually assisted much with patient care until EMS arrived, and then the patient was transported to the hospital via EMS ground ambulance," Davies said.
The fire crews cleared the scene and returned to the station.
The other call for service came in on Nov. 29 at about 4:30 a.m. Firefighters responded to a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm that went off in one of the houses on the east side of Estevan. Crews investigated the situation and found that it was a faulty detection device.
The call came from the homeowner, and Davies said in such a case the 911 dispatchers usually advise people to leave the building and stay outside until emergency crews get there.
