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MILFORD: Here is a look at the September calls for Stewiacke/East Hants volunteer fire departments.
Information is provided by fire departments in Stewiacke; Lantz; Mount Uniacke; Enfield; Shubenacadie; Milford; Kennetcook; and Elmsdale; and Nine Mile River fire.
Kennetcook fire had two calls for the month, a medical assist call and a power pole on fire call.
The month of September kept Milford Fire moving. They responded to 20 Calls during the month, eight of which were mutual aid to neighbouring communities.
The department was also dispatched to four Motor Vehicle accidents; one Residential Structure Fire; one medical assist; one lift Assist to EHS; one Power Lines Arching; one Smoke Condition; a Standby Call; a call for an unknown odour; and one Commercial Fire Alarm call.”
Nine Mile River fire responded to five calls last month. The fire crews had two calls for power lines down; two motor vehicle collisions; and one power pole on fire.
For Elmsdale fire, they responded to 23 calls in September, led by nine medical assists. They also were paged for four motor vehicle collisions; two alarm activations; two structure fires; three power lines; one brush fire; and one illegal burn.
Uniacke & District Volunteer Fire responded to the following calls for September. 12 medical assists; four power lines down; five motor vehicle collisions; one camper trailer fire; one illegal burn; one gas leak; and two public assistance calls. They had 28 during the month.
The department wished to thank everyone for attending their open house during Fire Prevention Week on Oct. 10.
In September, Lantz fire had 22 calls, with 11 medical assists leading the total tally. They also had three alarm activations; two motor vehicle collisions; two brush fires; two structure fires; one rescue; and one public assists.
Enfield fire responded to 35 calls during the 30 days of September, led by 11 medical assists.
Firefighters also heard the ‘sound of their people” five times for motor vehicle collisions; five brush fires; four power pole fires; two structure fires; two vehicle fires; two alarm activations; and four mutual aid calls.
For Stewiacke fire, they had 26 calls with 12 medical assists leading the way.
Next was five calls for power lines/poles on fire; then it was three commercial fire alarms; two motor vehicle collisions; one stand by; one mutual aid to Brookfield; one structure fire; and one vehicle fire.
Shubenacadie Fire had 15 calls recorded as them responding to in September. They were led by seven mutual aid request to neighbouring communities—five to Indian Brook and two to Maitland.
The department responded to one gas detector; one medical assist; one smoke sighting one alarm; one motor vehicle collision in Indian Brook.
In Maitland, Shubie fire responded to one motor vehicle collision and one medical assist.
For their own district, they had two alarm activation calls; one vehicle fire; one gas detector; and one medical assist.
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