Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Residential fire knocked down, damage to garage
The Kelowna Fire Department says a home in the 400 block of Edith Gay Road was damaged after a fire Thursday afternoon.Multiple calls about the blaze came in around 4:15 p.m..The first arriving office...
May 17, 2024
Category 2 fire ban takes effect May 17 across region
The B.C. Wildfire Service is adding to its regional fire bans ahead of the Victoria Day long weekend.The provincial firefighting service will prohibit Category 2 burning in the Kamloops Fire Centre, w...
May 15, 2024
FireSmart actions planned for city property, public info session set
The City of Vernon will be taking action to reduce the risk of wildfires, and is encouraging others to do the same.FireSmart work is planned for city-owned lands, and members of the public are invited...
May 15, 2024
Wildfire mitigation work south of Ellison Park
Work to mitigate wildfire risks will be undertaken in the city's southeast end.As part of ongoing fire mitigation efforts, crews will be thinning, limbing, clearing and piling fire fuels on the Crown ...
May 13, 2024
Wildfire burning 35 kilometres northeast of Merritt
The BC Wildfire Service discovered a 2.5-hectare wildfire burning on Saturday (May 11) northeast of Merritt about eight kilometres up Swakum Mountain Forest Service Road. Swakum Mountain is about 35 k...
May 11, 2024
Fire danger rating increased in all RDCO regional parks
The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) has raised its fire danger rating to level four, or high, for all its regional parks.The RDCO updated the rating as continued dry conditions and rising...
May 10, 2024
Spot fire near West Kelowna controlled within an hour
A spot fire that sparked north of West Kelowna was quickly extinguished.The B.C. Wildfire Service said the fire started in the Blue Grouse Mountain area northwest of Traders Cove and Bear Creek Provin...
May 10, 2024
Armstrong's fire chief off to another Okanagan city
Armstrong-Spallumcheen is losing its first full-time fire chief.The City of Armstrong, which shares a fire service with Spallumcheen, has announced that Ian Cummings is departing as chief and will bec...
May 09, 2024
Firefighters save market building in Lake Country: RCMP
Fire crews in Lake Country were on the scene of a structure fire Tuesday night.It broke out around 7 p.m. in the OKGN Market building in the 9900-block of Highway 97."Upon attendance, officers found t...
May 08, 2024
Don't forget pets when making emergency plans: BC SPCA
People are reminded to think about their pets -- in addition to family members -- when making plans for emergencies.The BC SPCA says pets are often forgotten when these plans are being put together.Bi...
May 08, 2024
