Penticton Fire Department 2016
Morning fires hit Penticton restaurant, mobile home
PENTICTON – Just as crews were leaving the scene of a small fire at restaurant…
Burn pile sparks grass fire in Penticton
PENTICTON – Firefighters managed to stop a grassfire in Penticton from spreading to nearby structures…
Suspicious fire under Penticton bridge likely started with incendiary device, RCMP
PENTICTON – An explosion and fire under a bridge in Penticton last night has been…
Under construction house goes up in flames near Penticton
PENTICTON – Fire destroyed a log home under construction in a rural area near Penticton…
Penticton police respond to channel crash and plaza fire overnight
PENTICTON – A vehicle went through the intersection and narrowly escaped the waters of the…
Penticton firefighters put out burning minivan
PENTICTON – Penticton firefighters doused a minivan fire yesterday morning. Fire Chief Larry Watkinson says…
Penticton firefighters battle RV fire
PENTICTON – No one was hurt in a Pentction motorhome fire this morning. Fire crews…
Penticton firefighters douse car fire
PENTICTON – A car fire caught the attention of residents in a Penticton neighbourhood yesterday.…
Penticton tree trimmers stranded
PENTICTON – A couple of tree trimmers who got caught up in their work needed…
Toy battery causes fire in Penticton
PENTICTON – A structure fire at a Johnson Road residence yesterday evening could have turned…
Dryer fire results in temporary evacuation of Penticton apartment building
PENTICTON - Residents of a Brunswick Street apartment were forced from their residences for a short period yesterday evening. Firefighters responded to a call of a dryer fire on the fourth floor of a Brunswick Street apartment complex around 6:40 p.m., Monday, Jan. 4, Penticton Fire Department Deputy Chief Dave Spalding says. Firefighters arrived to find...
New Year’s Eve house fire in Penticton
PENTICTON – The cause of a small house fire in Penticton New Year’s Eve is under investigation. Fire crews were called to the home in the 500-block of Wade Avenue around 4:30 p.m., Dec. 31. Firefighters put out the small fire and there are unconfirmed reports a woman was taken to hospital with undetermined injuries....
Tire fire in vacant Penticton house accidentally set by homeless squatter
PENTICTON - A New Year’s Eve house fire in a vacant Wade Avenue building was not set deliberately, according to police. The fire, first spotted around 4:15 p.m. on Dec. 31, was the result of a tire catching fire, RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth says. The tire was being used as a cooktop sitting on a...