By meadowlakeNOW

Meadow Lake and Flying Dust FN under temporary fire ban

May 26, 2017 | 3:01 PM

Due to a breakdown with one of their fire engines, the Meadow Lake Fire Department has placed the City of Meadow Lake and Flying Dust First Nation under a temporary fire ban. It is expected to last no more than a week.

“One of our trucks had a breakdown, so our fire response capacity is a little bit less than normal,” Fire Chief Neil Marsh said. “Because of that, we’ve asked for a temporary fire ban as a precaution.”

He said the public’s cooperation with the ban will help reduce response numbers.

“If fires aren’t lit on purpose, then there’s less danger for something getting away causing us to need to respond,” Marsh said. “Anytime we’ve got one of our fire engines down for an extended period for maintenance, especially in the summer, we’ll ask for a ban. Even though right now it’s been wet and rainy out, things can still happen.”

In the meantime, one truck is still operational, so the fire department will be able to attend to regular emergencies.

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“We’ll still be responding to incidents,” Marsh said. “We’re at little bit reduced capacity, is all.”

The R.M. of Meadow Lake will not be participating in this particular ban.

kathy.gallant@jpbg.ca  

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