The Pas Fire Department received a total of 184 calls for service in 2023.
“We’ve seen a significant rise in grass fires in 2023, with 34 calls for service as opposed to 17 the year before,” said The Pas Fire Department Fire Chief Cody Langlois. “We will be working with other agencies to reduce this statistic as we approach 2024 grassfire season this year, cautiously, given the lack of snow cover potentially setting us up for a dry year.
“A statistic we highlighted this year was landfill fires, as we had a large surge in them responding to 21 in 2023. These are very challenging fires for our crews, as they can be very dangerous, We appreciate the communities patience while we dealt with these incidents.