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Firefighters making ‘good progress’ on wildfire east of Merritt
MERRITT – Fire crews are fighting a wildfire approximately 35 kilometres east of Merritt today,…
Blaze consumes four-car garage in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A Kelowna fire destroyed a four-car garage early this morning despite the best…
UPDATE: Vernon ordered to re-hire fire department employees fired for sexual activity in chief’s office
VERNON – The City of Vernon has been ordered to re-hire two fire department employees…
Former Vernon fire chief sues city for unfair dismissal
VERNON – Former fire chief Keith Green is suing the City of Vernon alleging he…
Overtime cuts and better planning; Vernon fire department launches new project
VERNON – The Vernon fire department has launched a pilot project that aims to cut…
West Kelowna giving major boost to fire department
KELOWNA – Eight new firefighters are going to join West Kelowna Fire Rescue as soon…
Kamloops Fire Rescue respond to McDonalds deep fryer fire
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops McDonalds was temporarily closed last night due to a small deep…
Vernon fire services tame weekend blaze
VERNON – Vernon firefighters doused a car engulfed in flames last Sunday. On Dec. 2,…
Vernon firefighter caught engaging in sexual activity in chief’s office
VERNON – Surveillance video of a Vernon firefighter engaging in sexual activity with another employee…
Kamloops firefighters head to national competition
KAMLOOPS – A team of Kamloops firefighters are heading to the Firefit National competition this…
Vernon appoints new fire chief
VERNON – After almost two-years as Vernon's interim fire chief, David Lind has been given…
Penticton police arrest suspected arsonist
PENTICTON – Police and firefighters chased down an arson suspect on the Channel Parkway trail…
Neighbours thanked for quickly reporting house fire in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Firefighters rushed to the scene of a house fire this morning in…
VIDEO: Two homes burn to the ground on Okanagan Indian Band reserve amid questions over fire hall
NORTH OKANAGAN – A pair of devastating fires last week on the Okanagan Indian Band…
No cause yet in fatal fire that injured three Kelowna firefighters
KELOWNA – Three firefighters injured trying to save someone from a burning trailer Sunday are…
Firefighters who lit campfire near Adams Lake fined, issued warnings
ADAMS LAKE – A group of B.C. Wildfire firefighters who lit a campfire on the…
McDONALD: History shows, if you let your (fire) guard down too soon, you will get burned
OPINION At least part of me wasn’t sure I should write this, given what happened…
MCDONALD: If the call came to flee a wildfire, would you be ready?
OPINION I was well into my second glass of wine sitting on the deck on…
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…
Pickup fire caught on video near Vernon
VERNON – Video sent to iNFOnew.ca shows firefighters dealing with the remnants of a vehicle…
UPDATE: Hot ashes likely cause of Kaleden garage fire
KALEDEN – A spectacular garage fire in Kaleden this morning may have been sparked by…
Kamloops firefighters to begin administering drug overdose antidote
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops firefighters are being handed a life-saving tool at a time when overdose…
More firefighters on the way as Kelowna approves 2030 plan
NEW FIRE HALL COULD TAKE EIGHT YEARS, CHIEF WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT SOONER KELOWNA…
UPDATE: Road reopens following serious crash near Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS – An air ambulance was dispatched to the scene of a serious crash…