Kelowna Fire Department 2016
Rock climber rescued in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A rock climber stuck on a rock ledge in a regional park in…
Attic fire quickly doused in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The quick actions of a homeowner helped firefighters extinguish a fire in the…
Kelowna Fire Department is hiring but you better have one solid resume
KELOWNA – So you wanna be a firefighter? Run into burning buildings when others are…
Kelowna fire department gets assistance on challenging rural fire
KELOWNA – Kelowna Fire Department got a little help from their friends when called to…
Sauna fire forces apartment building evacuation in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A sauna fire at an apartment complex in Kelowna early this morning was…
Worker taken to hospital following dryer fire at Kelowna retirement home
KELOWNA - Nearly 40 people were evacuated and one taken to hospital following an early morning fire at a retirement home on Casorso Road. Fire crews responded to alarms at White Heather Manor around 1:50 a.m., Jan. 6, to find employees evacuating 39 residents, according to Platoon Capt. Tim Light. Firefighters were told the fire...
UPDATE: Firefighters battle Kelowna house fire
KELOWNA - A home in East Kelowna suffered mostly water and smoke damage after a fire in the attached garage spread to the house today. Firefighters were called to the home at 2105 Diamond Rd. just before noon, Jan. 3, and crews arrived to find the garage fully engulfed in flames, which were spreading to...
Minor Kelowna kitchen fire extinguished
KELOWNA - A small Kelowna kitchen fire was quickly put out thanks in part to the help of a resident in the home last night. Flames from a gas stove fire spread to the kitchen cabinets in a home in the 400-block of Providence Avenue in the Upper Mission at around 6:57 p.m., Jan. 2,...
Small fire at Kelowna high-rise sparks evacuation
KELOWNA - Fire crews were called to small blaze in a suite on the eighth floor of a Kelowna high-rise this morning and arrived to find the fire was out. Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the Conservatory in the 700-block of Glenmore Road around 11:12 a.m., Jan. 2., which turned out to be...