Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Dumpster fire extinguished in downtown Vernon
Vernon Fire Rescue Services quickly responded to -- and doused -- a fire in a downtown garbage dumpster Monday afternoon.Fire crews were dispatched to an alley off 34th Street, behind Grillers Meats a...
Jun 17, 2024
Kal Park fires deemed suspicious, police investigating
A pair of fires that sparked in the Cosens Bay area of Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park last week have been deemed suspicious in nature.RELATED NEWS: Two small fires in Kal Park brought under controlThe...
Jun 17, 2024
Crews deal with wind-driven grass fire
Firefighters in West Kelowna had their hands full with a grass fire that broke out on the south slopes of Mt. Boucherie near Daroch Park around 2 p.m. Friday.Fire chief Jason Brolund said the first ar...
Jun 14, 2024
Two small fires in Kal Park brought under control
A pair of small spot fires in Kalamalaka Lake Provincial Park were quickly brought under control Wednesday.The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) website showed that both fires were located in the Cosens Ba...
Jun 12, 2024
Rain, cooler weather keeping wildfire numbers low
It's been a slower start to B.C.'s wildfire season compared to last year. Matt MacDonald, lead forecaster with the BC Wildfire Service, told a provincial news conference Wednesday about 300,000 hectar...
Jun 12, 2024
Duplex damaged by fire
West Kelowna Fire Rescue responded to a fully-involved fire at a duplex residence on Last Road Wednesday morning. Fire Chief Jason Brolund said the first arriving crews ensured the safety of all resid...
Jun 12, 2024
Vernon area crash did not pose contamination risk to creek
An incident that saw a vehicle go off the road in the BX did not pose any contamination risk, according to environmental officials.BX Swan Lake Fire Rescue was called to the scene of a single vehicle ...
Jun 11, 2024
With no military help, Okanagan MP calls for national wildfire fighting force
An Okanagan M.P. is calling on the federal government to create a national wildfire fighting force, to assist the efforts by the provinces and territories. South Okanagan-West Kootenay NDP MP Richard ...
Jun 10, 2024
Restaurant closed 'indefinitely' after damage from fire
UPDATE June 8, 2024The Intermezzo Restaurant in Vernon is closed until further notice due to a fire in its building complex on Friday.The business posted an update on social media. "Intermezzo will be...
Jun 08, 2024
Wildfire areas at 'high risk' for landslides in Shuswap
Some of the areas burned by the Bush Creek East wildfire in the Shuswap last year are at risk of landslides.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) stated mountain slopes were burned in the fire...
Jun 07, 2024
