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Savona wildfire doubles in size, but under control
KAMLOOPS – A wildfire burning near Savona has doubled in size but is now under…
Wildfire sparks near Savona
KAMLOOPS – A fire between Savona and Walhachin has air and ground crews working to contain…
Fire damages five businesses in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Five businesses on Sexsmith Road in Kelowna were damaged by fire yesterday afternoon.…
Suspected arson in Kamloops leaves woman dead, family displaced
KAMLOOPS – A suspicious early morning fire in a Westsyde mobile home park yesterday has…
Fire crews on scene at Highway 97 vehicle blaze
KELOWNA – A fire truck has just arrived on the scene of a vehicle fully…
Suspicious Kamloops fire sends one person to hospital
KAMLOOPS – A suspicious fire in Westsyde has destroyed a mobile home and sent one person…
Suspicious fire ravages vacant Oliver house
OLIVER – Oliver fire crews saved an abandoned house from a complete fiery destruction last…
Semi fire on Coquihalla south of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A semi-truck fire is currently raging on the Coquihalla Highway south of Kamloops.…
Kelowna youth mental health centre closed because of fire
KELOWNA – A fire in the kitchen of the Foundry youth mental health centre yesterday,…
Four families evacuated after West Kelowna fire
WEST KELOWNA – Four local families are looking for new accommodations this morning after an…
U.S. wildfire south of Osoyoos now in mop up phase
OSOYOOS – The Swanson Mill Fire in Okanogan County, which is 20 kilometres south of…
Police investigating fire that destroyed two cars, damaged home
KELOWNA – Kelowna RCMP and fire department investigators are looking into a suspicious fire that…
Kelowna firefighters extinguish kitchen blaze
KELOWNA – Kelowna firefighters extinguished a serious kitchen fire this morning. Fire crews were called…
UPDATE: Crews extinguish blaze west of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — A wildfire that sparked earlier this afternoon west of Kamloops has been fully…
Couple who died in North Okanagan fire felt they had ‘no way out’ of financial troubles
VERNON – A couple who died in a house fire in May 2018 were facing…
Kamloops fire restricts highway traffic
KAMLOOPS – Traffic westbound on the Trans Canada Highway near Kamloops faced delays on June…
Unattended stove sparks Kelowna kitchen fire
KELOWNA – An unattended pot on a stove appears to have caused a kitchen fire…
UPDATE: Kamloops fire crews quickly extinguish RV fire on Salish Road
KAMLOOPS — Kamloops Fire Rescue extinguished a camper fire this afternoon. Platoon captain Mike Haines…
Fire danger rating pushing towards extreme in Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – With the risk of fires rated as high and hot dry weather pushing…
Kelowna firefighters quickly extinguish two grass fires within 24 hours
KELOWNA – A pair of grass fires tore through Kelowna yesterday and this morning, highlighting…
Kamloops Fire Rescue reminding residents open air burning is not permitted
KAMLOOPS — As the City of Kamloops continues to get warmer and dryer, Kamloops Fire…
UPDATE: No injuries in West Kelowna house fire
KELOWNA – West Kelowna fire crews made quick work of a house fire in Sun…
Fire rips through abandoned building near Keremeos
KEREMEOS – An early-morning fire tore through an abandoned building near Keremeos on Sunday, but…
Fire ban set for Okanagan next week
OKANAGAN – Open fires larger than the average campfire will be restricted in the Okanagan,…