Revelstoke fire department quickly douses equipment fire

Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services responded to a 911 call on Tuesday morning of a vehicle fire at the Downie Timber Mill.

The department responded with 18 firefighters, two fire trucks, one water tender and one command vehicle.

“Upon arrival, fire crews found a fully involved excavator and began an aggressive exterior fire attack on the large machine,” Fire Chief Rob Girard said.

Firefighters extinguished the fire in just under 15 minutes.

“The career and volunteer firefighters responded quickly and worked hard on this fire because of its location being on the dry mill property” Girard said. “Lucky for us that the excavator was located in a relatively safe spot. Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services definitely realizes how important the mill is to our community and protecting it is paramount.”

The Fire Chief said the cause of the fire was mechanical in nature.