Sixteen calls made for an unusually busy July for the Flin Flon Fire Department. Fire Chief Chad Cooper’s latest monthly report detailed the incidents:
July 4, 3:18 am: A page was received for a structure fire on Dadson Row. Engine 2, Engine 1 and the duty officer responded. Fire crews investigated and found exposed electrical wires and arcing. Fire crews secured the breaker and de-energized the wires. Fire chief followed up with an inspection order.
July 5, 2:39 am: A page was received for a rope rescue on Highway 10 Perimeter Highway. Engine 2 and duty officer responded. Fire crews cancelled upon arrival.
July 7, 12:36 am: A page was received for a vehicle fire on Centre Street. The fire chief, Engine 2 and Engine 1 responded. Fire crews found a fully involved vehicle fire with a garage exposure. Fire crews quickly extinguished the fire and protected the garage. The vehicle was a total loss with only minor damage sustained to the garage. The fire was deemed suspicious.
July 8, 9:47 pm: A page was received for a structure fire on Tweedsmuir Street. The fire chief, Engine 2 and Engine 1 responded. Upon arrival, fire crews found heavy smoke and light flames coming from the rear roof section of an apartment building. Fire crews entered the structure on the second floor to conduct an aggressive fire attack on the attic fire. After a 45-minute attack, fire crews went into a defensive strategy due to weakened exterior walls and roof collapse. Mutual aid assistance was requested from Creighton Fire Department. The age of the building made it difficult to extinguish the building; as a result the building was a total loss. No injuries were reported. Fire cause was deemed accidental.
July 9, 5:47 pm: A page was received for a flare-up at the demolished apartment building on Tweedsmuir Street. Engine 1 responded. Fire crews extinguished the smouldering rubbish pile.
July 9, 8:57 pm: A page was received for a flare-up at the demolished apartment building on Tweedsmuir Street. Engine 1 responded. Fire crews again
extinguished the smouldering rubbish pile.
July 10, 4:22 pm: A page was received for a brush fire near the intersection of Channing Drive and Green Street. The fire chief and UTV responded. Fire crews extinguished the brush fire. The cause was suspicious and the matter was turned over to RCMP.
July 11, 10:25 am: A page was received regarding a brush fire at Spirit lake. Engine 1 and UTV responded. Fire crews extinguished the brush fire.
July 20, 9:07 am: A page was received regarding a collision involving a vehicle and a bicycle. The fire chief and Engine 2 responded. The patient sustained minor injuries.
July 21, 7:59 am: A page was received for a fire alarm sounding at the Hemlock Drive seniors’ apartments. The fire chief and Engine 2 responded. This was determined to be a false alarm and the fire alarm was reset.
July 22, 8:50 pm: A page was received regarding a brush fire at Little Cliff Lake. The fire chief and UTV responded. Fire crews extinguished the brush fire. The cause of the fire was suspicious.
July 27, 8:04 pm: A call was received for a post-structure-fire investigation on Tamarack Drive. The fire chief and Engine 2
responded. Fire crews found a small exterior fire on a mobile home had been extinguished by neighbours. Fire crews checked for hot spots to ensure the fire was fully extinguished. The cause of the fire was determined to be electrical arching within the exterior wall. A electrician was called to find the electrical short.
July 27, 10:42 pm: A page was received regarding a fire alarm on Willow Crescent. The fire chief and Engine 2 responded. This was determined to be a false alarm and the fire alarm was reset.
July 28, 9:29 pm: A page was received regarding a forest fire at Channing and Schist Lake. The fire chief and duty officer responded. The fire was deemed out of service area and Resources was informed.
July 29, 3:12 pm: A page was received regarding a forest fire at Channing and Schist Lake. The fire chief and duty officer responded. This fire was also deemed out of service area and Resources was informed.
July 31, 1:46 am: A page was received regarding a fire alarm sounding at Flin Flon General Hospital. The fire chief and Engine 2 responded. This was determined to be a false alarm and the fire alarm was reset.
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