Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire

Collision near Tisdale claims life
UPDATE: The RCMP are reporting as of 2:10 p.m. this afternoon the highway has been reopened.-Tisdale RCMP responded to a fatal two vehicle crash 2.5 miles north of Tisdale on Highway 35 this morning a...
Mar 04, 2021

Melfort Fire holding information night for prospective new recruits
The Melfort Fire Department is looking for new members to join their team.They're looking for between four and six new recruits in the Melfort area and the department is holding an information night o...
Mar 02, 2021

Birch Hills fire dept. pursues purchase of new truck
Birch Hills Fire and Rescue is in need of a new fire truck, and is reaching out for help to raise over $300,000.Donations can be made at either the Rural Municipality (RM) office or at the town office...
Mar 01, 2021

Melfort Fire responds to car fire west of Star City
Melfort Fire and Rescue responded to a vehicle fire on Saturday afternoon.Crews were called shortly before 3 p.m. on Feb. 13 to the blaze just west of Star City on the Star City grid road. The vehicle...
Feb 16, 2021

Firefighters, first responders face unique challenges during the bitter cold
The job of a firefighter or first responder can be challenging on the best of days, but when temperatures dip to -20 C, it becomes even more so.Warman Fire Rescue Chief Russ Austin says there are a lo...
Feb 11, 2021

Donor wall unveiled in Melfort Wellness Centre to honour heliport contributors
A metaphorical bow has been tied on the Melfort Heliport project.After fundraising kicked off in January 2020, donors from across the region did their part to help make a heliport at the Melfort Hospi...
Feb 10, 2021

Aurora borealis lights up the sky near La Ronge
The speculator dance of the northern lights is a phenomenon some people wait their whole lives to see.That's one of the reasons La Ronge EMS primary care paramedic Shawn Wollmann believes his photos o...
Feb 08, 2021

No injuries in pair of Melfort Fire calls
Melfort Fire Department responded to a pair of calls over the last few days.On Friday, Feb. 5 at shortly before 9 a.m., crews were called to a car fire on a grid road 10 miles north and six miles west...
Feb 08, 2021

Minor crash holds up traffic on Melfort's Saskatchewan Drive
Traffic was slowed up in Melfort on Monday afternoon after a two vehicle crash.It took place around 1 p.m. at the intersection of Saskatchewan Drive and Brunswick Street.According to Melfort Fire Chie...
Feb 01, 2021

'We will remember him as a hero,' Muskoday Chief honours the late Randy Bair
Longtime firefighter Randy Bair, Captain and Safety Officer of the Muskoday Volunteer Fire Department, lost his battle with cancer on Thursday. He was 61.Well wishes to Bair's family have been pouring...
Jan 30, 2021