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VIDEO: Kamloops Fire Rescue teases 2017 calendar
KAMLOOPS – Firefighters in Kamloops have posted a video teasing the release of the 2017…
Firefighters battling wildfire near East Barriere Lake
BARRIERE – Fire crews continue to fight a wildfire near East Barriere Lake north of…
Charges recommended against Enderby youth for fire at high school
ENDERBY – Police are recommending charges of arson and mischief against an Enderby youth who…
Fire near Vernon’s Adventure Bay suspected to be human-caused
VERNON – An aggressive wildfire that forced the evacuations of 60 people over the weekend…
Suspicious fire at former Vernon Legion under investigation
VERNON – A suspicious fire at the former Legion building in downtown Vernon early this…
UPDATE: Wildfire west of downtown Enderby now out and under investigation
ENDERBY – Emergency personnel weren’t taking any chances with a wildfire just west of downtown…
Playground equipment damaged in one of several suspicious Vernon fires
VERNON – Authorities are investigating several suspicious fires that occurred over the past few days…
Small blaze in Polson Park contained by firefighters
VERNON – The Vernon Fire Department is applauding members of the public for quickly reporting…
Penticton firefighters on scene of small grassfire
PENTICTON – Firefighters are battling a small grass fire in the industrial section this morning.…
Valleyview fire believed to be at homeless camp
KAMLOOPS – An early morning fire on the riverbank in Valleyview is believed to have…
Accidental gun shot identified as cause of North Okanagan house fire
LUMBY – A devastating house fire in Lumby was caused by an accidental gun shot,…
Donations needed after fire rips through Kamloops apartment complex
KAMLOOPS – The owners of a North Shore apartment complex badly damaged in a fire…
Police investigating after someone douses Kamloops duplex in gasoline, starts fire
KAMLOOPS – Mounties are investigating a house fire as suspicious after it appears gasoline was…
Fire outside Vernon business believed to have been deliberately set
VERNON – A small fire outside a downtown Vernon business is being treated as suspicious.…
Fire rips through North Okanagan lumber mill
NEAR SPALLUMCHEEN – A witness says a fire at a North Okanagan lumber yard this…