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Summer has not been a time for the Flin Flon Fire Dept. to slow down, city council learned Tuesday. At their regular meeting, council reviewed the fire chief's July repot, which detailed six incidents: July 1, 12:38 PM: A call from 911 stated there was a fire at the end of McKeen Ave. Upon arrival, firefighters found a fire inside a sawdust pile at Spirit Lake. The fire was quickly extinguished using lake water. The fire chief and 20 firefighters responded. July 1, 3:35 PM: The fire chief received a call at his home from someone who had seen a very small fire by the fireworks launching area above Ross Lake. The fire chief responded alone, locating a small, smouldering fire that he quickly extinguished. July 8, 10:48 PM: A call from 911 stated the RCMP had requested quads and assistance in the search for a missing person off the Mandy Mine road outside Flin Flon. A quad was pulled out of the lake and a search was conducted both on the land and in the water for the missing driver. The fire chief and 17 firefighters responded. July 25, 10 AM: A call was received from an alarm company out of Vancouver. The caller said an alarm had gone off at a home on Anderson Ave., but it was unclear whether there was trouble. The caller said they did not get an answer by calling the home. Upon arrival, the fire chief determined the alarm was false. The resident said her small child had been playing with the alarm keypad and that the alarm company had not tried to call her. The fire chief attended by himself. July 29, 5:40 PM: A caller stated there was a downed power line at Green St. and Phelan Ave. Upon arrival, firefighters secured the area with the RCMP until the arrival of Manitoba Hydro. The on-call officer and five firefighters responded. July 31, 1:47 AM: A call from the RCMP requested the fire department attend a home on Hill St., as the tenant was smelling propane. Upon arrival, firefighters used an atmospheric detector and no propane was detected. The fire chief and nine firefighters responded.
