Penticton Fire Department
Penticton fire department seeks $20,000 grant funding for wildfire prevention initiatives
PENTICTON - Penticton city council has thrown their support behind the fire department's grant applications to beef up wildfire prevention initiatives. Deputy Chief Dave Spalding says the department is applying for two Union of BC Municipalities grants worth a total of $20,000. Spalding explained the 10 year old strategic wildfire program needed updates to include spatial...
Downtown business owners affected by Penticton blaze call fire suspicious
PENTICTON - Several Penticton businesses and services have lost their livelihood, at least temporarily, due to a downtown fire this morning and some of them are calling the blaze suspicious. Crews responded to a fire in the 200 block of Main Street around 5:40 a.m. today, Sept. 30, where they found smoke coming from Fibonacci...
When children play with fire, the Penticton Fire Department has a response
PENTICTON - A program run by the Penticton Fire Department works to ensure the city’s youth don’t get the wrong idea when it comes to playing with fire. Penticton Fire Department’s Jodi Fotherby says they participate in the Juvenile Firestarter Program. Three members have taken the course through the Fire Commissioner’s office and are certified...
Overdone dinner results in fire call in Penticton
PENTICTON - A dinner a little too overcooked prompted a response from Penticton firefighters yesterday afternoon, Sept. 9. Penticton firefighters responded to a call for a structure fire on Barton Court at approximately 2:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon. Two trucks and six crew members arrived at the scene to find a smoke-filled kitchen. Upon entering the...
Falling signage slams car at Penticton gas station
PENTICTON – A bizarre incident at a Penticton gas station Sunday afternoon has left a driver with a damaged vehicle. The signage above the gas pumps at the Husky station at the corner of Skaha Lake Road and Kinney Avenue let loose and smashed onto a car getting filled up around 2:30 p.m., Sept. 6....
Penticton firefighters called to townhouse bedroom blaze
PENTICTON - Quick action by Penticton firefighters kept a bedroom blaze from spreading in a townhouse complex yesterday. Penticton Fire Chief Wayne Williams says the department received a call to 3099 South Main St. at 6:38 p.m., Sept. 3, to find a bedroom in one of the units at the Chateau Village ablaze. “The truck...
Quick action prevents structure fire from spreading
PENTICTON - Penticton residents woke to an ominous cloud of smoke emanating a house fire in the upper Carmi area this morning. Penticton Deputy Fire Chief Dave Spalding says they responded to a structure fire at 6:24 a.m., July 31, on Joy Road. B.C. Wildfire crews also responded to the fire, which was located outside...
Penticton firefighters kept busy Monday afternoon
PENTICTON - Penticton firefighters were ready for action Monday when dispatch paged them to a structure fire right at a shift change. Fire Chief Wayne Williams says the crew was able to make a quick response to Neighbourhood Auto Body on Rosetown Avenue at 5:43 p.m., yesterday, May 11. An employee at the shop was...
Floaters rescued from Penticton channel
PENTICTON – The fire department rescued a man and woman stuck in the Penticton channel late Saturday afternoon. The marine rescue call came in just after 5 p.m., May 9. Penticton fire chief Wayne Williams says the man and woman had been on floaties in the very swift water and ended up stuck on the...
Penticton firefighters extinguish balcony blaze
PENTICTON - No one was injured and there was no major damage after a balcony fire at 86 Lakeshore Dr. East in Penticton this afternoon. Penticton firefighters got a call of visible flames on the balcony of one unit at approximately 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21. Capt. Tom Smith says a planter on a resident’s...
Penticton gas station targeted by suspected arsonist
PENTICTON - A Penticton man is scheduled to appear in court charged with arson in connection with an early morning fire at a Husky gas station. Fire crews and police were called to the gas station on Fairview Road around 2:46 a.m., April 17. They arrived to find a fire on the outside the building,...
Penticton firefighters respond to deck blaze
PENTICTON - Penticton firefighters put out a deck fire started by a child with a lighter Sunday morning. Fire crews were called to a home on McCulloch Road near McGregor Drive around 9:34 a.m., April 12. “It was actually a retired auxiliary member who spotted it. He and the residents had it pretty much under...
Small fire could be a big problem
PENTICTON - A small fire that caused minimal damage still has the concern of Penticton firefighters and police. Penticton firefighters were called to quench a small fire that broke out in the washroom building at Lackawanna Park on Lakeshore Drive at 4 p.m. yesterday afternoon. Penticton Fire Department Fire Inspector Mike Richards said the fire...
Early morning blaze in West Bench
PENTICTON - The quick response by Penticton firefighters limited damage to West Bench property this morning. Penticton firefighters responded to the report of a fire on Jonathan Drive at 4:36 a.m., Friday, March 6, Penticton Deputy Fire Chief Dave Spalding says they sent two engines with on shift crews, with extra staff called in. The...
Fatal Penticton house fire
PENTICTON – Fire crews found a body while fighting a house fire in Penticton Friday night. Penticton firefighters were called to the fire on Smythe Drive at about 5:14 p.m., Feb. 20. Crews arrived to find a neighbour using a fire extinguisher to put out a burning SUV in the driveway, fire chief Wayne Williams...