Armstrong Spallumcheen Fire Department
Fire breaks out just north of Armstrong
SPALLUMCHEEN – A fire broke out just north of Armstrong early this morning. Social media…
Treat Trail is back in downtown Vernon on Halloween
VERNON – Trick-or-treaters will be hitting the streets of downtown Vernon on Halloween next week.…
Fines for open burning handed out in North Okanagan
ARMSTRONG – Some people just aren’t getting the message. Armstrong-Spallumcheen Fire Chief Ian Cummings says…
Armstrong and Spallumcheen hire full-time fire chief
ARMSTRONG – The Armstrong and Spallumchen fire chief is moving from volunteer to full-time. Ian…
Overnight brush fire on highway north of Vernon ‘could’ve been a different story’
SPALLUMCHEEN - Emergency crews took no chances with a brush fire burning on a slope off Highway 97 Wednesday night. Armstrong-Spallumcheen fire chief Ian Cummings says the half-acre blaze was reported just after 9 p.m., Aug. 26, just north of Greenhow Road on Highway 97. “It was quite visible, there was pretty high flames. We...
Fire and vandalism draw authorities to Armstrong middle school
ARMSTRONG - A fire at Lenwood Middle School in Armstrong had 32 firefighters jumping out of bed at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. Initially reported as a structure fire, members feared the worst. But Armstrong-Spallumcheen Fire Chief Ian Cummings says it was just a small fire in a garbage can a few feet from the school. “There...