Saskatoon Fire - News Releases

At 16:43 this afternoon, the Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a report of a truck pulling a boat trailer, and they had both slid into the river and become submerged. The incident took place at the public boat launch on Spadina Crescent.

The Fire Department responded with five water trained personnel and the Battalion Chief. Once crews arrived and assessed the scene, the decision to use rescue divers to hook cables up to the trailer first, then the truck, and pull them both out with the use of two tow trucks was agreed upon. 

The Firefighters were on scene for just over two hours, but working with the two truck operators, the truck and trailer were successfully and safely removed from the water and returned to dry land.

The cause is under investigation and fortunately, there were no injuries due to this incident.

Just before 2:00 PM the Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a two vehicle collision at 33rd Street and Circle Drive. One Engine, one Rescue Unit, and a Battalion Chief responded.

On arrival, crews found one passenger vehicle on its roof, with one occupant trapped inside. The other vehicle was a motorcycle with one rider, in the middle of the intersection.
Fire paramedics began patient care on the motorcycle rider whom had sustained serious, possibly life threatening injuries. Another crew of Firefighters began to stabilize the scene and the passenger vehicle, in order to begin extrication of the lone occupant. 

The motorcycle rider was transported to RUH by ambulance. A Firefighter paramedic travelled with the ambulance to assist with patient care while enroute to the hospital. The occupant of the passenger vehicle was successfully extricated and appeared to have sustained minor injuries.

Fire crews stopped a gasoline leak and cleaned up all fluids that had leaked from both vehicles. Police remain on scene to investigate the cause of the accident.

It is best to avoid the intersection while the investigation continues. 

The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a grass fire at 09:17 this morning. The fire was just West of Chappell Drive. An Engine, Brush truck, Tanker, and the Battalion Chief were initially dispatched.

First arriving crews immediately attacked the main body of the grass fire to gain control of it. A second Brush truck and Tanker were called to assist at the scene to assist with fire extension further to the West. The fire was contained, under control, and extinguished in approximately one hour.

No structures were involved nor threatened at any time. No reported injuries occurred due to this incident. The cause of the fire is undetermined.

Today, the Saskatoon Fire Department welcomes eleven new firefighters who bring with them a host of knowledge and experience as they begin their careers with the fire service in Saskatoon.

“Each of the eleven firefighters have shown great initiative through prior experience, community involvement, and the thorough recruitment process in preparing to join the Saskatoon Fire Department,” says Fire Chief Morgan Hackl. “Today we celebrate their significant achievement.”

In addition, all of these firefighters are certified Primary Care Paramedics. The Saskatoon Fire Department has committed to having every fire crew staffed with firefighter-paramedics. In 2018, the Saskatoon Fire Department responded to 14,199 incidents; of those, 5,883 were critical medical emergencies.

These firefighters demonstrate our commitment towards enhanced front-line emergency care and the investment City Council continues to make in emergency services.

“The Saskatoon Fire Department’s ability to help visitors and residents of Saskatoon in a wide variety of emergencies makes our department a unique and fulfilling place to work. It also makes our city a great place to live.”

At approximately 1:55 this afternoon, the Saskatoon Fire Department received an emergency transmission over the radio from a Saskatoon Transit operator reporting a large grass fire in the area of 11th Street West and Fairlight Drive. 

One brush truck and one water tanker were immediately dispatched for response.

The first responding fire crew arrived in just over three minutes and observed a rapidly spreading grass fire that had extended towards nearby trees. The request for additional fire crews to attend was made; two fire engines and one battalion chief were dispatched to the scene to support firefighting efforts.

The Saskatoon Police Service was on scene facilitating traffic flow through the area; Fairlight Drive was closed to traffic while fire crews worked to control, contain, and extinguish the fire and any remaining hot spots.

There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.