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Kamloops Fire Rescue
Attic fire damages Kamloops house
KAMLOOPS - Fire crews still are extinguishing hot spots Thursday morning after a house in Barnhartvale caught fire around 1 a.m. Capt. Dave Ferguson says the fire, which began early this morning, April 30, was in the attic of the house and then spread to a semi-attached garage. Two residents were home at the time...
Kamloops firefighter helping with efforts in Nepal
KAMLOOPS - One of Kamloops’ very own firefighters departed Tuesday, April 28, to help out efforts in Nepal following last weekend's crippling earthquake. Nepal was hit by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on April 25. So far the death toll has hit more than 5,000 and thousands more have been left homeless. Kamloops Fire Rescue Assistant Chief...
Open burning opens in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It’s time to spring clean your yard and that means getting rid of garden waste and potential fuels that can cause more serious fires over the summer. Open burning of yard and garden waste on properties of at least one acre will be allowed from April 1 to 30 in the City of...
UPDATE: Woman dies from burns; Coroner questions RCMP suicide statement
KAMLOOPS - A woman has died from injuries sustained from burns suffered in a city park early this morning, March 31 and the cause of the fire is now being questioned. Kamloops RCMP initially said the incident was a suicide, but B.C. Coroner's Service spokesperson Barb McLintock says it is too early to tell what...
Kamloops Fire sees busiest season ever
220 FIRES, NO FATALITIES KAMLOOPS - A total of nearly 160 staff members took on more than 9,400 calls to service in 2014, including 220 fires and nearly 5,200 medical responses, making last year the busiest season ever for Kamloops Fire Rescue. While it was a busy year Fire Chief Dale McLean considered the year...
Firefighter calendar sold out, $40K raised for burn fund
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Firefighters Charitable Society has met its goal by selling all 2,000 printed calendars featuring photos of local firefighters. A total of $40,000 - 100 per cent of the proceeds - will be donated to the B.C. Professional Firefighters Burn Fund to help burn survivors and build a new centre. In addition...
Hot dog cart blast injures two in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Two people were taken to Royal Inland Hospital in serious condition after a hot dog cart explosion in the Canadian Tire parking lot on Hillside Drive Saturday morning. Kamloops Fire Rescue assistant chief Brian Lannon says emergency crews were informed of the explosion shortly after 11 a.m. He says someone used an extinguisher...
Pickup truck burns on Trans Canada near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A pickup truck was left to burn itself out on the Trans Canada just west of Kamloops Sunday afternoon because the area isn’t covered by a fire department. The Kamloops Fire Rescue dispatcher confirmed there was a vehicle fire but pointed out the area near the New Afton gold mine doesn’t have any...
UPDATE: Woman falls 40 feet during show at Sagebrush theatre
KAMLOOPS - The second half of Friday night's showing of Peter and the Starcatcher at the Sagebrush Theatre was cancelled after a woman, believed to be working on the lights, fell 40 feet during intermission. Kamloops Fire Rescue responded to a 911 call at about 9:30 p.m. "She was working on the lights I believe,"...
Firefighters turning up the heat on calendar sales for the holidays
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Firefighters Charitable Society has met nearly half of its goal for calendar sales and the plan is to increase sale opportunities before the holidays. "We've sold roughly 900 calendars and made over $18,000," firefighter and 'Mr. February' Chris Davies says adding the goal is to sell 2,000 calendars. One-hundred per cent of...
Homeless man’s tent goes up in flames on North Shore
KAMLOOPS – Firefighters quickly knocked down a tent fire on the beach behind the Riverside Gardens apartment building on the North Shore. One Kamloops Fire Rescue fire truck responded to the incident. Assistant Chief Steve Kilmartin says no one was hurt. Kilmore says a witness at the scene said the tent, which was engulfed in...
Faulty alarm leads to high school evacuation
KAMLOOPS - Students at South Kamloops Secondary were evacuated around 11 a.m. this morning due to a faulty fire alarm. "It was faulty pull station," Assistant Chief Steve Kilmartin said adding no one pulled the alarm. "the electrician already fixed it." To get out of the cold, students were transferred to a separate building. To...
Strip down, grease up and pose: Kamloops firefighters launch hot calendar to raise funds this weekend
KAMLOOPS – It takes a lot of work to make a red-hot calendar, but members working with the Kamloops Firefighters Charitable Society are hoping it will pay off after their planned fundraising events. One hundred per cent of proceeds garnered from calendar sales will go toward the burn fund. Corey Butler, calendar coordinator and firefighter,...
The flames you see around Mission Flats are likely controlled flares
KAMLOOPS - If you happen to see a fire around the Mission Flats area, it’s likely you’re watching flares at the City’s wastewater treatment plant. Members of Kamloops Fire Rescue have received several reports of grass and trees on fire in the area. Representatives from the City say the flares are controlled and are used...
UPDATE: Thunderstorm watch ended, river advisory remains for North Thompson
KAMLOOPS - The North Thompson River remains under a high streamflow advisory though a severe thunderstorm watch issued earlier today has ended. Forecasters say there is still a chance of thunderstorms in the North Thompson this evening and a 60-100 per cent chance of showers through Tuesday. In Kamloops we can expect to see a...