Recyclable Material Fire - 1900 block 1st Avenue North
At 12:38 p.m. on September 15, 2023, the Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) Communications Center received a report of a possible structure fire at a commercial property in the 1900 Block of 1st Avenue North. SFD dispatched three fire engines, one ladder truck, one rescue unit and the Battalion Chief. First arriving apparatus reported the fire was isolated to a pile of recyclable material outside the structure and not threating to spread. Other responding apparatus were downgraded to a non emergent response to minimize the impact on the public.
Fire crews with the help of the staff on site spread the pile out in the parking lot allowing the fire to be readily extinguished. The on duty SFD Fire Investigator was requested to attend.
The fire was brought under control at 1:07 p.m. The damage was isolated to the recyclable material with no damage sustained to equipment or the structure. No staff or firefighters were injured because of this fire. Fire crews and the fire investigator have all returned to their respective stations.