Bentley District Fire Department

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The Bentley District Fire Department is comprised of 17 committed volunteers, dedicated to serving our community. Since its establishment, the Bentley Fire Department has continued to preserve the safety and security of community members within its 1000 sq km area district. From fighting fires, to medical emergency responses, and motor vehicle accidents, our volunteers are highly trained and experienced to react and aid in many emergency situations. Training every Monday night as well as some weekends and responding to over 70 emergency calls per year, the Bentley District Fire Department's volunteers devote their lives to helping others.

Bentley District Fire Department

September 20, 2020  /  Guest User

This past month your fire department has been sent to nine calls for emergency service:

  • At 12:34 p.m. on August 21crews were sent to an alarms call west of Bentley. Upon investigation this turned out to be a cooking incident and was deemed a non-emergency.

  • Midafternoon on August 24 members responded to a call for a watercraft in distress on Gull Lake near Aspen Beach. Lacombe Fire Department was immediately called to assist with their rescue boat. An inflatable boat was marooned out in the lake with one person aboard and one in the water. The inflatable was spotted by the BFD and a kind boater towed the occupants, who were uninjured, back to shore.

  • On August 26 at 10:46 a.m. crews were sent as Mutual Aid to Eckville for help with an extrication in their area. The BFD was stood down once Eckville had the situation handled.

  • At 7:14 p.m. on August 31 twelve members were sent to a vehicle fire south of Bentley on Range Road 1-1. This was called in by a neighbour who noticed the smoke. A hay baler had caught fire and ignited the surrounding grassy areas. The machine’s tires were on fire and the mechanisms were extremely hot so the entire thing was doused with water and foam and the smouldering hay piles surrounding it were thoroughly soaked to prevent a re-kindle before turning the scene back over to the tenant to monitor.

  • On September 7 crews were sent to another vehicle fire, this time a truck on fire on Highway #771 near Twp Rd 41-4. The truck was fully involved but the driver had managed to pull over to the shoulder and get out. Traffic control was quickly set up to protect the scene while crews worked to extinguish the blaze. The patient was monitored closely as a lot of noxious smoke had been ingested. EMS arrived to take over patient care and the driver opted out of a trip to hospital.

  • At 11:41 a.m. on September 13 a call was received of an unconscious patient at a Bentley residence. CPR was being performed by the homeowner, who had called 911. Firefighters took over and continued care of the patient until EMS arrived. A STARS landing zone was set up in a nearby field for the helicopter which was on standby. The patient was revived and transported by ambulance to the hospital for further care. The LZ was dismantled and the BFD cleared scene.

  • On September 15 fourteen members responded to another alarms call, this one at the Bentley Curling Club. The fire alarm was sounding but upon further investigation it was deemed to be a non-emergency

  • At 11:25 a.m. on September 19 crews were sent to Sunbreaker Cove on Sylvan Lake for yet another alarms call. No smoke, heat or fire were present so after checking the entire area with the Thermal Imaging Camera and speaking with the homeowner this too was ruled another non-emergency.

  • And on September 20 at 9:24 p.m. firefighters responded to an MVA on Highway #20 south of Aspelund Road, where a vehicle had collided with a deer. Both occupants were uninjured and the deer was dead in the west ditch off the road so traffic control was set up to protect the scene in the dark until Sylvan Lake Fire Department arrived to take over and the BFD was released.

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