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Scammers list Big White fire hall as rental accommodation
Member of the Big White fire department are warning about a scam that saw their…
Community members and travellers help extinguish two blazes along Highway 33
The Joe Rich Fire Department is thanking members of the community and travellers for extinguishing…
Lightning strike sparks house fire in Savona
This is the first time Savona’s fire chief has ever heard of a lightning causing…
Kamloops Fire Rescue on recruitment drive to help replace retirees
Kamloops Fire Rescue is looking for more firefighters as it prepares to take on four…
Kelowna’s rapid growth likely to create rapid increase in firefighting costs
The recent fire in the Brooklyn highrise in downtown Kelowna showed how thin firefighting forces…
Firefighting suspended in rural areas of Lower Nicola near Merritt
Residents won't have fire protection in rural areas west of Merritt. The Thompson Nicola Regional…
Kelowna highrise fire shows need to double firefighters: union president
What was likely Kelowna’s first fire inside a highrise on May 29 has local firefighters…
iN VIDEO: This hybrid electric UTV can help fight wildfires in the Okanagan
It looks similar to a snowcat, but this UTV is specially designed for the summer…
Kelowna firefighters respond to ‘suspicious’ mini blaze in condo complex
Kelowna firefighters responded to a mini blaze in an apartment complex early this morning that…
Oliver building destroyed by blaze
An Oliver building was engulfed by flames today. The Oliver Fire Department reported it responded…
UPDATE: Blaze at Chase auto recycling shop destroys numerous vehicles
A large plume of smoke and flames could be seen this morning coming from an…
Costume cheer squad inviting Vernon community to support firefighters
A Vernon neighbourhood known for boosting the morale of firefighters is returning this week to…
Firefighters, emergency responders who saved Logan Lake leave behind signatures and positive messages
Roughly 150 firefighters, RCMP officers and those who stayed to help save Logan Lake from…
‘Great honour’: Mexican firefighters helping to battle South Okanagan wildfires
Mexican firefighters assisting with the wildfire response in the South Okanagan are grateful to be…
Wildfire burning in North Okanagan grows to 55,000 ha
A wildfire threatening homes in the Okanagan has reached 55,000 hectares in the last 48…
More evacuation orders, alerts issued for communities as wildfire blazes in North Okanagan
More residents have been evacuated from their homes overnight due to a 45,000 hectare wildfire…
Wildfire near Oliver, Osoyoos now estimated to be 13,000 hectares
A wildfire burning near Oliver and Osoyoos is now estimated to be roughly 13,000 hectares…
Thomas Creek wildfire near Okanagan Falls grows to 7,918 ha
A wildfire burning near Okanagan Falls has reached 7,918 ha, according to the latest from…
Hot, dry windy conditions challenging firefighting efforts on wildfire near Okanagan Falls
The B.C. Wildfire Service continues to battle a more than 7,000 hectare blaze located near…
Wildfire near Okanagan Falls grows to 1,500 ha
A wildfire burning near Okanagan Falls has grown in size due to dry and hot…
West Kelowna mobile home residents taken to hospital after fire
Two residents of a West Kelowna mobile home were taken to the hospital last night…
Suspicious fire destroys Kelowna cabin
Kelowna firefighters battled a single-storey cabin fire yesterday afternoon which led to the destruction of…
Meet Ronaye Beck, the Central Okanagan’s first female fire chief
KELOWNA – For Ronaye Beck, becoming the first female fire chief in the Central Okanagan…
Kamloops buys four huge sprinklers to help fight interface wildfires
KAMLOOPS — Given the history of wildfires in the province and the city, Kamloops Fire…