Fire

Evacuated since Friday, Cache Creek residents can go home tomorrow
CACHE CREEK – Residents of Cache Creek will be allowed to return home tomorrow, despite…

Kamloops Fire Rescue taking no chances this fire season
KAMLOOPS – As wildfires burn across our province, fire crews in the City of Kamloops…

Okanagan Centre fire human caused says Lake Country fire chief
Fire officials confirmed tonight the still-active Okanagan Centre fire was human caused although Lake Country…

Woman swims to shore after inflatable raft incident in Thompson River
KAMLOOPS – Despite several emergency officials responding to a rescue on the south shore of…

Cache Creek evacuee thankful for Kamloops resiliency centre
KAMLOOPS – Steve Jansen and his family are just some of the thousands of British…
Loss of condo building not helping Vernon’s housing crisis
"WHERE ARE THESE PEOPLE GOING TO GO?" VERNON – The John Howard Society is calling…

Kelowna RCMP identify man whose body was found after April house fire
KELOWNA – Police in Kelowna have now confirmed the identity of a man whose body…
Fire officials wrap up investigation into cause of Vernon condo fire
VERNON – Those forced out of their homes by a violent fire in Vernon earlier…

Union president calls for more firefighters, urges council to reconsider Glenmore Station
KELOWNA – The president of the local firefighters union says persistent understaffing is putting local…

Vernon semi truck crash sparks small grass fire
VERNON – Emergency officials were all over an early morning highway incident yesterday that ignited…

Not even social media shame can end irresponsible behaviour during wildfire season
No matter how many warnings are issued, how many restrictions are in place, how many…

Finding housing the biggest concern now for Vernon residents displaced by fire
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO" VERNON – With the shock and panic…

UPDATE: Likely months before Vernon residents can return to fire-damaged apartment
VERNON – A fire forced the residents of a Vernon apartment building out of their…

Kamloops businesses stepping up to help wildfire evacuees
KAMLOOPS – The business community in Kamloops is rallying around evacuees displaced from the wildfires…

Where to go for the latest, and most accurate, emergency wildfire information
KAMLOOPS – Thousands of people across B.C. are displaced by the more than 200 wildfires…