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Fire restrictions for Kamloops Fire Centre to be put in place ahead of May long weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Just in time for the Victoria Day long weekend, fire restrictions are set…
Kamloops looks internally to find new fire chief
KAMLOOPS – Mike Adams is the new Fire Chief of Kamloops Fire Rescue, the City…
Kamloops RCMP asking for public’s help regarding suspicious fire
KAMLOOPS – Police are once again asking for the public's help regarding the suspicious fire…
West Kelowna basement fire started by toilet paper and a light bulb
WEST KELOWNA – Rolls of toilet paper stored too close to a light bulb caused…
North Shore fire determined to be suspicious by Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS – An early morning house fire yesterday in Kamloops has been deemed suspicious by…
Kamloops RCMP investigating cause of early morning house fire
KAMLOOPS – Police and fire investigators are working to determine if an early morning fire…
Greyhound bus catches fire near Cache Creek
KAMLOOPS – More than a dozen passengers have safely made it to their destination after…
No fire coverage means North Okanagan home left to burn
VERNON – It continues to smoulder, and in some places, there’s still open flame at…
UPDATE: RCMP investigating aggressive Kelowna house fire
KELOWNA – A fire that ripped through a Kelowna home early this morning is now…
Police suspect arson in West Kelowna house fire
WEST KELOWNA – Arson may be behind a suspicious house fire that started late last…
Kelowna resident fined for illegally setting off fireworks, leading to hedge fire in Rutland
KELOWNA – A Kelowna resident will have to pay up after setting off fireworks without…
No charges in alleged Enderby arson case
NORTH OKANAGAN – Possible charges against a 72-year-old man accused of arson have gone up…
Firefighters association reacts to possible outsourcing of Vernon dispatch service
LOSS OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE NOT WORTH THE POSSIBLE COST SAVINGS: ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT VERNON – The…
No concrete answers on what may have started industrial fire in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Fire crews have determined where a large industrial fire started yesterday, but may…
BREAKING: Structure fire roars in Kamloops industrial park
KAMLOOPS – An active structure fire is burning in the industrial area on the Tk'emlups…
Vernon family makes it out just in time as flames swallow home
VERNON – A Vernon family barely made it out of their home in time before…
Man pleads guilty in relation to 2015 explosion at Vernon apartment
VERNON – A man accused of causing an explosion in a Vernon apartment building has…
Toddler swing set on fire in apparent Lake Country arson
LAKE COUNTRY – Yesterday someone intentionally set a toddler swing on fire in a local…
Man who set Shuswap home ablaze had mental health, addictions issues
SALMON ARM – When a police officer tried to pull him from a burning home…
Two years after suspicious Vernon fire, restaurant owners take heat in civil lawsuit
VERNON – No criminal charges were laid after a suspicious fire at New Delhi Indian…
UPDATE: Fire officials continue to investigate cause of Vernon fire
VERNON – Investigation continues this morning into a garage fire on Middleton Mountain. The fire…
Gas line breaks during blaze, keeps Keremeos crews busy for 11 hours
CAWSTON – A ruptured gas line may be to blame for the long hours Keremeos…
Fire at Kelowna storage yard sends man to hospital
KELOWNA – Firefighters tackled at blaze at a storage yard in Kelowna last night made…
‘There is nothing available’: Vernon residents struggle to find housing after devastating fire
VERNON – Finding a new place to live is proving difficult for three people forced…