The Estevan Fire Service responded to several motor vehicle collisions and received aerial training for their equipment last week.
“Tuesday kept us hopping pretty good. The day began with a PR engagement at 9 a.m. as the city hosted their annual PJ Pancake Breakfast at Hillcrest Park. As always we provided fire service apparatus, as well as the Estevan Police Service (EPS) provided a vehicle so that we had something else for the kids to entertain themselves with,” said Feser.
Around 11 a.m. crews were called to respond to a motor vehicle collision that had occurred on Fourth Street and Second Avenue. Injuries and leaking fluids were reported as a result of the collision.
“Crews arrived on scene and assisted EPS with traffic control and EMS were already on scene and treating one injured driver who was taken to the hospital via ground ambulance for further assessment and treatment of her injuries.
“The other driver remained uninjured as a result of the collision, however crews remained on scene to mitigate the fluid leaks, making sure the vehicles were returned to zero energy to ensure there was no accidental airbag deployment during our rescue,” said Feser.
At 1 p.m. fire crews held a tour of the fire station for long-term residents of St. Joseph’s Hospital, during which time crews received a call for a second motor vehicle collision.
“The second motor vehicle collision we attended to was a moving vehicle in which the operator accidentally struck a parked vehicle on the side of the road on Heritage drive. There were no injuries as a result of the collision; however, there were a few minor leaks that crews mitigated on scene.
“Shortly after we were running two calls at once, the Estevan Police Service required some assistance on a biohazard clean-up on a city street so we assisted in that matter. After those two calls were cleared we finished our tour with the St. Joseph’s Hospital residents.
At 6 p.m., crews were alerted to a leaking slip tank on a parked vehicle at a mercantile occupancy on Fourth Street. Crews found a large leak coming from a vehicle that had been parked on a grade level and left unattended.
“We do want to remind people that if you choose to carpool or leave your vehicle parked in a public area you are still responsible to ensure there are no fluids leaking from your vehicle. Charges for a clean-up will be brought forth and your responsibility as a result,” said Feser.
On Wednesday fire crews received aerial firefighting training.
“Six firefighters were trained in maintenance and upkeep on the operation of this particular truck, and what to do in the event that we get an air code or emergency codes and how we overcome those particular codes to continue to work safely until the apparatus is no longer required for that particular scene,” said Feser.
Thursday saw crews reporting to a commercial fire alarm. It was found that workers had been soldering, which was a normal activity and were instructed to contact the monitoring facility to change the sensitivity or location of the alarm system.
Saturday and Sunday crews were in attendance at the Estevan Motor Speedway for their 2018 Dirt Wars races from 6 p.m. until the event finished.
“We supplied fire and rescue duty crews to the Estevan Motor Speedway for their mod tours which saw a little excitement with a rollover on each race night, with no injuries reported. The driver from the crash on the first night actually went on to win the last race. Everyone was racing safely and our services weren’t needed that much,” said Feser.
