Kamsack firefighters earn NFPA certification, respond to two vegetation fires in May

Courtesy of Kamsack Times

Four firefighters from Kamsack have achieved their NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) 1001 Level 2 Professional Firefighters certification, according to an announcement made on March 22, 2023. The firefighters who have earned this certification are Captain Jordan Guenther, Captain Ryan Lambert, Firefighter Darrell Lomenda, and Firefighter Dillan Chernoff.

Meanwhile, local firefighters continue to respond when their ser- vices are needed.

On Saturday May 6, at around 9 p.m. the Kamsack Fire Department received an alert about a vegetation fire that had broken out at the trackside gardens. Investigations revealed that the fire was malicious in nature, as a flare was intentionally set off and landed by the CN tracks. The fire rapidly spread to the west due to extremely dry conditions. Fortunately, the Kamsack Fire Department, with the help of the Cote Fire Department, was able to contain and put out the fire by 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning.

On Tuesday May 2, the Kamsack Fire Department was alerted to a vegetation fire on Highway 8 north of town. The cause of the fire was believed to have been careless smoking material from a passing vehicle. The wind quickly fanned the fire, which spread into the Fort

Pelly Street of town and the surrounding farms to the east and north. However, a combined effort by the Kamsack Fire Department, RCMP, Cote First Nation Fire Department, Sask Power, and area farmers prevented a major disaster. Some farm machinery was lost in the fire.