Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Standoff in Armstrong ends peacefully
The RCMP were involved in a standoff in Armstrong Thursday morning.Vernon North Okanagan RCMP said local police received a report of an individual experiencing a mental health crisis around 10 a.m.Mou...
Sep 18, 2025
Emergency exercise to be held at Vernon airport
An emergency training exercise will be held at the Vernon Regional Airport Thursday.The training session will see multiple emergency repose partners conduct a full-scape emergency exercise at the airp...
Sep 17, 2025
UPDATE: Highway 97 crash involved a broadside collision
UPDATE: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18The collision that closed Highway 97 between Vernon and Falkland Wednesday morning involved a vehicle being struck when turning onto the highway.Vernon North Okana...
Sep 17, 2025
Investigation underway after string of suspicious grass fires in West Kelowna
West Kelowna firefighters were kept busy overnight after several small grass fires broke out across multiple neighbourhoods.Crews were first dispatched around 11:30 p.m. to fires along Wetton Road, Ol...
Sep 17, 2025
Start of construction on $49M Protective Campus in Glenmore
Construction of the new $49 million Glenmore Protective Campus has formally started with a groundbreaking ceremony on John Hindle Drive near the airport.It'll see the aging Glenmore Fire Hall No. 5 re...
Sep 16, 2025
Grass fire quickly suppressed in West Kelowna
The continuing hot dry summer is causing more challenges.West Kelowna Fire Rescue responded to a report Tuesday of smoke coming from the field at the Intersection of Gellatly and Carrington Roads. The...
Sep 16, 2025
Spallumcheen launches FireSmart rebate program
The Township of Spallumcheen is supporting residents taking actions to protect their properties from fires.The township launched its 2025 FireSmart Rebate Program Tuesday, Sept. 16, which will provide...
Sep 16, 2025
Vernon Search and Rescue's new home offers improved response and storage options
The new facility that Vernon Search and Rescue has been operating from for the last two years has been benefiting the group, according to officials.The search and rescue group (VSAR) moved into their ...
Sep 15, 2025
Glenmore Protective Services Campus to break ground in Kelowna
Construction is set to begin on the Glenmore Protective Services Campus, a project that will provide a new home for Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) and a modern fire hall for the Kelowna Fi...
Sep 15, 2025
Fatal collision on Highway 1 near Salmon Arm under investigation
Mounties are investigating a collision on the Trans-Canada Highway that resulted in one person's death.Salmon Arm RCMP said a pedestrian was stuck by an eastbound vehicle on Highway 1, just east of 10...
Sep 15, 2025
