Fire

Vernon firestarter lands three-year sentence for 2014 arson spree
VERNON – A former Salmon Arm school teacher-turned-spree-arsonist got almost three years in prison today…

Community turns ‘dark into light’ for Cherryville family who lost everything in house fire
CHERRYVILLE – Kicking through the ashes of her former home, Angelica Colombon de Rodriguez stumbled…

Suspicious fire consumes vacant Kelowna house
KELOWNA – A suspicious early morning fire has burned a Kelowna house to the ground.…

iN VIDEO: Kelowna RCMP release video surveillance footage after suspicious fire
KELOWNA — Police in Kelowna are urging motorists who may have driven past a suspicious…

Penticton Indian Band structure fire sends one to hospital
PENTICTON – Last night a mobile home was destoyed by a fire near Highway 97.…

UPDATE: Extensive fire damage at North Okanagan cedar mill
LUMBY – Dozens of firefighters from multiple departments joined forces today after a major blaze…

Vernon fire services tame weekend blaze
VERNON – Vernon firefighters doused a car engulfed in flames last Sunday. On Dec. 2,…

Penticton balcony fire sparked after glue vapours ignited by heater
PENTICTON – A dicey combination of flammable vapours enclosed in with an electric heater caused…

Vernon basement fire does significant smoke damage
VERNON – Fire crews have extinguished a small fire in the basement of a Vernon…

Demolished Vernon home goes up in flames
VERNON – Firefighters put out a blaze at a recently demolished home in Vernon's north…

Vehicle in flames on Trans-Canada Hwy east of Peterson Creek
KAMLOOPS- A pick-up truck was engulfed in flames on the Trans-Canada Highway near Kamloops last…

Open burning ban lifted in Kamloops Fire Centre
Open burning will once again be allowed in the Kamloops Fire Centre this week. Effective…

Some campfire bans lifted, but you might not be able to burn just yet
B.C. Wildfire has ended a number of fire bans in time for the weekend, but…

RV trailer destroyed by fire in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Yesterday evening a fifth wheel trailer went up in flames on Morrison Road…
Firefighters rescue child and adult from house fire in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Everyone got out alive of a West Kelowna house fire today after…