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It was a busy weekend for members of the Welsford Volunteer Fire Department.
Just after noon Saturday, crews were called after a camp burnt down and caught brush on fire.
According to a Facebook post from the department, they had to deploy their boat to get to the scene.
“Crews worked in coordination with forest rangers” from the Department of Energy and Resource Development, according to the post.
Later in the day, firefighters got a call about a lost hiker in the Mount Douglas area.
They quickly located the hikers and brought them off the mountain.
“One of the hikers experienced a minor lower-body injury, but was OK,” said the post.
Then at 1 p.m. Sunday, crews were called to a transport truck fire on Route 7 northbound at Petersville Hill.
Firefighters made a quick attack and bring the fire under control quickly.
“The occupant did experience some burn injuries and was looked after by paramedics who responded,” said the post.
Planes, trains, and automobiles….well kinda. #Welsford Volunteer firefighters worked through another busy weekend. It all started just after lunch on Saturday when crews were required to deploy our boat in order to reach a camp that had burnt down and caught brush on fire, crews worked in coordination with Forest rangers on that one, later in the day while a crew was still dousing hot spots on that one, we were dispatched to reports of lost hikers in the area of Mt Douglas, crews were able to quickly and effectively communicate with, and locate the party and escort them off the mountain, one of the hikers experienced a minor lower body injury, but was ok. At 1pm this afternoon crews were dispatched to a report of a transport truck on fire at Petersville hill. On arrival, crews encountered a tractor heavily involved in fire, crews made a quick attack and was able to bring it under control quickly. The highway was closed northbound for a short time while crews operated. The occupant did experience some burn injuries and was looked after by Paramedics who responded.
Posted by Welsford Volunteer Fire Department on Sunday, April 25, 2021
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