KENNETCOOK: It was a slow month for many local fire departments mainly because there remain restrictions on firefighters responding to medical assists in conjunction with EHS due to COVID19.
Here is a look at calls from Kennetcook Fire; Milford Fire; Nine Mile River Fire; Rawdon Fire; Enfield Fire; Indian Brook Fire; Uniacke Fire; Elmsdale Fire; and Stewiacke Fire.
Kennetcook Fire hit what is believed to be a first-ever occurrence – a month with no calls.
Milford Fire responded to four motor vehicle collisions, three of which were mutual aid requests (Indian Brook on June 13; Shubenacadie on June 16 on Cooks Mill Rd.; and a car vs bear on St. Andrews River Rd.). The other was on the Hwy 2/Hwy 14 intersection involving two vehicles on June 23.
They also were paged to a car fire at Exit 9 on June 9 and a mutual aid call to Shubenacadie for a tractor trailer fire on Hwy 102 (it turned out to be a radiator hose).
Nine Mile River fire responded to two power line arcing calls and one motor vehicle collision incident.
The department selected their fire officers for 2020. They are as follows:
Chief Tyler Dauphinee
D.C. Mike Sanford
1st Captain James Reid
2nd Captain Gail Fillion
1st Lieutenant Jeannot Fillion
2nd Lieutenant Cameron Anderson
Safety Officer David Daborn
Secretary Gail Fillion
Indian Brook fire responded to four calls during the month, led by three mutual aid requests to neighbouring departments. They also had one motor vehicle collision call.
Stewiacke Fire only heard the “sound of their people” four times in the month—three times for motor vehicle collisions and an oven fire.
For Rawdon Fire, they had two brush fires and two mutual aid requests to neighbouring departments last month.
The department wished to thank the many fire departments that showed their support for former Rawdon and Gore firefighter SLt Matt Pyke during his procession to Truro from the Halifax Airport last month.
Uniacke fire tied for the most calls among those that reported to us as they responded to eight calls, led by two car fires. They also were paged for one structure fire; one motor vehicle collision; one brush fire; one illegal burn; one fire alarm activation; and one power line down.
For firefighters with Enfield Fire, they responded to two alarm activations; two motor vehicle collisions; one structure fire; one brush fire; one power line fire; and one rescue call.
Elmsdale Fire was paged for four motor vehicle collisions; two power line fires; and one propane leak. It was the second most calls any department received.
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