Saskatoon Fire - News Releases

At 10:41 p.m. on October 7, 2022, the Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) Communications Center received a call for a motor vehicle accident involving a semi and an SUV with possible entrapment.  Two fire engines, one rescue unit and the Battalion Chief were dispatched.  The first fire crew arrived at 10:45 p.m. and confirmed air bags deployed and patients trapped in the vehicle.  The driver's side door required removal with hydraulic tools.  Two patients were in the vehicle, a driver and a front passenger.  The passenger door was able to be pried opened by firefighters without tools.  Fire crews removed a female patient from the passenger side of the vehicle and began providing immediate medical care.  The other fire crews were preparing for the removal of the driver door to extricate the driver.  At 10:54 p.m., the door was removed and firefighters began immediate medical care on a male.  

Medical care of both patients was transferred to the ambulance service and their crews.  Three SFD primary care paramedics rode in the ambulances to the hospital to assist the ambulance crews with patient care.  Our firefighters were picked up at the hospital and returned to their fire stations.  Current status of the patients is not known to the SFD.

The Saskatoon Police Service continue their accident investigation.

Fire crews were requested and responded at 7:55 a.m. on October 8, 2022 back to the site of the accident by the Saskatoon Police Service.  Firefighters cleaned up fluids that had leaked onto the street.

The Saskatoon Fire Department employs 280 firefighters of which 140 are primary care paramedics. 

At 4:01 p.m. on October 5, 2022, the Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) received a report of a grass fire in the area of Wanuskewin Road and Penner Road.   One fire engine, two brush trucks, two tanker trucks and the Battalion Chief responded to the grass fire.  The first arriving fire crew reported no structures at risk of exposure to the fire.  All incoming fire crews were assigned their duties.  SFD remains on scene at this time.  The grass fire  continues to be extinguished and brought under control. 

An SFD Fire Investigator will not be attending.  The grass fire is outside Saskatoon's city limits.

At 12:57 p.m., on September 30, 2022, the Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) received a call for a female hanging off the overpass on Taylor Street over Circle Drive.  Dispatched were one fire engine, one ladder truck, one rescue unit and the Battalion Chief.  First arriving crew at 1:01 p.m. reported a female hanging over the freeway requiring rescue.  Incoming fire crews were assigned their duties on their arrival.  At 1:05 p.m., the ladder truck, SFD's Ladder 8 set up and got in position to rescue the female.  A firefighter entered the area and was secured to the chain link fence to reduce the risk of the female falling .  Police on scene stopped traffic to create a safe working space for the fire crews and motorists.  Firefighters maintained verbal contact with the female while a firefighter was secured in the basket of the ladder truck and got positioned close to the female.  When the female attempted to move away from the ladder truck, the firefighter secured to the fence pinned himself and the female to the chain link so the ladder truck could position under them and bring the female into the bucket.  

The female was brought down safely to the ground without incident at 1:11 p.m.   The scene and the female were turned over to the Saskatoon Police Service.  Our partners at City of Saskatoon were notified that firefighters had cut the chain link fence to allow access.  Repairs to the fence will be followed up. 

No injuries to the female, motorists, firefighters or police occurred as a result of this rescue.