SUNDRE – The local fire department’s latest investment has already been put to good use after rolling into service this past May.
Although members of the Sundre Fire Department were ultimately unable to save an industrial shop that was “fully engulfed” when they arrived on scene, they nevertheless succeeded in containing the blaze amid strong winds that could potentially have spread the flames.
The department received the call on Saturday, June 8 at about 2:39 p.m., said Chief Ross Clews.
“It was an industrial shop west of the Jiffy Lube,” said Clews.
“It was fully engulfed on arrival,” he said.
Yet despite “extremely windy” conditions, the crew managed to contain the blaze with an “aggressive attack” before the flames had any chance of spreading further, he said.
By around 4:20 p.m., firefighters were rolling up hoses and cleaning the scene before heading back to the hall.
But it wasn’t just the members who performed well.
“It was the first run of the new unit,” said the chief about the department’s newest fire truck.
“It functioned – as expected – extremely well,” he said.
When Clews spoke with the Albertan earlier this month, there were no preliminary indications of what might potentially have started the daytime fire.
“It’ll be investigated,” he said.
