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Two dozen displaced by motel fire in Penticton
A second-storey fire at the Black Forest Motel in Penticton has displaced 25 people. Accommodations…
Tenant rescued during early morning Vernon house fire
One person is in hospital after quick action from Vernon firefighters this morning. Fire crews…
Investigation continues at Kamloops house fire
Kamloops RCMP continued its investigation over the Easter weekend as they gathered more evidence from…
Five vehicles go up in flames at Kelowna car dealership
Five vehicles were damaged by fire behind Kelowna’s Volvo dealership last night. Kelowna Fire Department…
City begins tracking Kamloops homeless camps after out-of-control grass fire
Kamloops firefighters are keeping a close eye on homeless encampments after a campfire got out…
Kamloops house fire started at nearby walkway
Investigators are still trying to determine what sparked a fire that tore through a Kamloops…
22-year-old facing drunk driving charge after fiery crash in Penticton
A 22-year-old drunk driver had a lucky escape when the car she was driving caught…
iN VIDEO: Kamloops firefighters douse blaze next to condo building
Kamloops firefighters made quick work of a brush fire in Brocklehurst this morning. A video…
Future uncertain for Kamloops mother after mobile home fire
A Kamloops woman is living in a motel trying to put the pieces of her…
Wildfire along railway across lake from Tobiano near Kamloops
BC Wildfire Service is responding to a new fire across Kamloops Lake from Tobiano this…
UPDATE: Wildfire discovered near Peachland continues to grow
A B.C. Wildfire Service initial attack crew is responding to a wildfire discovered last night…
Vernon firefighters extinguish two blazes in downtown park
Firefighters extinguished two wildfires this afternoon in a downtown Vernon park. According to a city…
Arrest made following Kelowna convenience store arson fire
A man has been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed the Bankhead Convenience…
Historic Vernon post office damaged by suspicious fire
A historic 140-year-old Vernon building was damaged this morning by fire. Vernon fire department quickly…
Cause of Kamloops recycling plant fire may remain mystery
A fire at a Kamloops recycling plant this week is under investigation now that it's…
Campfire ban in Thompson-Okanagan to be lifted
There's good news for anyone planning on going camping this weekend as the campfire ban…
Kelowna RCMP want help catching Knox Mountain fire culprits
Kelowna RCMP is asking the public for video footage in an effort to find out…
Overnight fire at Kelowna landfill extinguished
Crews worked through most to the night until early this morning, July 11, battling a…
Eight new wildfires burning northeast of Kamloops
Multiple wildfires flared up near Kamloops Wednesday afternoon The BC Wildfire Service says the cause…
West Kelowna homeowners forced from their home due to fire
A fire in a single-family home in the 3100 block of Shetler Drive in West…
‘Smoking materials’ likely cause of spot fire in West Kelowna
Three spot fires were attacked and extinguished by West Kelowna Fire Rescue along Highway 97…
Kelowna forest cleanup group may have saved a life and a forest last night
The Okanagan Forest Task Force regularly patrols the woods around Kelowna and cleans up tonnes…
Cause of back-to-back fires at Kelowna landfill not what you might think
About eight times a year, small fires will spark to life in the Okanagan’s largest…
Hefty fine for woman who ignored fire ban in the Shuswap
A woman in the Shuswap has been fined $2,300 for walking away from a fire…