Beaver Emergency Services Commission
Firefighters Busy
FIRE CALL STATS
| CALL REPORT BREAKDOWN BY STATION | ||||||
| Department | Tofield | Ryley | Holden | Bruce | Viking | Kinsella |
| Type of Incident | ||||||
| Structure Fire | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Vehicle Fire | ||||||
| Grass/Brush Fire | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Motor Vehicle Collision | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Farm Rescue | ||||||
| Dangerous Goods | ||||||
| Medical | 2 | |||||
| Electrical Hazard | ||||||
| Alarms | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Department | Tofield | Ryley | Holden | Bruce | Viking | Kinsella |
| Total Calls by Month | ||||||
| Jan | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Feb | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Mar | 11 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Apr | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | ||
The cause of the fire has not been determined.
"It has been a busy time for the Region," Chief Conroy said.
She said Thursday, Sept, 26, firefighters from two stations, Viking and Kinsella, responded to a vehicle fire to find a tractor and bailer burning.
Monday, Sept 23 the Tofield station was called to a coal fire which was contained in a bin.
Ryley firefighters dealt with two wildland (stubble and grass) fires.
Chief Conroy said firefighters from Tofield assisted by crews from Holden , were called out to another grass fire on Thursday, Sept 26.
A number of area farmers have commented on the dry conditions and how quickly a fire can start when harvest machinery works.
Firefighters Busy