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February was a quiet month for Flin Flon's firefighters and animal control officer, city council learned Tuesday. At their regular meeting, council reviewed Fire Chief Jim Petrie's February report, which detailed three incidents. The first came on Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. when a caller reported that a vehicle had struck a hydro pole on Green Street. Firefighters arrived only to find that their services were not required. The RCMP and Manitoba Hydro workers were called to the scene as the vehicle was inoperable the accident had knocked out electricity in the area. The fire chief and 12 firefighters responded. On Feb. 11, at 2:30 a.m., a caller reported that a smoke detector was going off inside an apartment at the Aspen Grove apartment complex. The on-call officer responded alone. The smoke detector was removed and Manitoba Housing, which owns the complex, was advised. Lastly, at 11:06 a.m. on Feb. 23, a fire alarm activated at a home on South Hudson Street. The alarm, initiated by a home security system, was determined to be false. The on-call officer and 16 firefighters responded. Also in February, the city's animal control officer captured three animals, all of them dogs. Two of the canines were turned over to the SPCA or a new owner and another was redeemed. The animal control officer received 44 calls throughout the month, all but three of them residential. Two calls came from Canada Post and the remaining call came from the RCMP.
