Two Hills Fire and Rescue Saves the Day

Two Hills Fire and Rescue Saves the Day

Michelle Pinon - News Advertiser

Police often say residents are the eyes and ears of a community, but in this case, it was Two Hills RCMP Detachment Commander Sgt. Robert Daisley who took up the role during a fire call in the Town of Town Hills on April 27.

He snapped a photo during the call and posted his first hand information on the Two Hills RCMP Detachment Facebook page.

He reported that emergency services were dispatched to a report that a semi hauling crude oil was on fire at the Fas Gas in the Town of Two Hills.

Two Hills Fire and Rescue, supported by the Hairy Hill Department, attended and extinguished the fire which was burning under the semi-tractor. Although the semi-tractor was damaged, the fire was quickly contained.”

Sgt. Daisley gave a big shout out to fire departments in the area, saying, “We really appreciate all of the women and men who volunteer their time to keep the community safe and the employers who support them by letting them go to the calls!”

Two Hills Fire and Rescue Saves the Day 1. Firefighters respond to a semi-tractor on fire at the Fas Gas.

(Sgt. Daisley/Submitted Photo)

He added that, “If you know a volunteer firefighter, take a second to thank them. If you are thinking of volunteering take the next step and stop by a fire hall to apply. I have it on good authority that they are also willing to accept baking if you want to drop some off at the next practice!”

Two Hills Fire Chief Marj Skoropadyk stated, “At 13:39 we were toned out to a vehicle fire at Fas Gas at the 5101 54 Avenue. We received a second call out within a few minutes informing us that is was a tanker at the Fas Gas pumps.

Crews arrived received direction on fire location from bystanders that had tried to stop the flames with fire extinguishers. Crews had limited access to the seat of the fire. At that time it was decided to separate the tractor from its trailers which would allow easier access to the underside of the tractor.

The trailer containing crude oil was separated and the fire extinguished. Crews stayed on scene to meet with the Trimac Safety Control Officer when he arrived. There were no injuries. Some damage to the tractor and minimal damage to the tanks.

I would like to extend my appreciation to our local RCMP for assistant with spectators and traffic that were drawn to the scene. It goes without saying that this could have been a lot more serious than it was. In a serious situation like this people need to realize that even though crews were doing an excellent job in dealing with this non fire people getting up close to take pictures and driving into fire ground to take a look do nothing but jeopardize fire ground operations and the safety of all firefighters. The Chiefs on scene have enough to think and worry about without spectators getting too close. Thankfully at this scene as I said Two Hills RCMP were able to help keep everyone safe.”