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BEPPLE: Fire season has arrived in the Southern Interior
All the signs of summer are here. I watered my lawn for the first time…
Kelowna Fire Department is hiring but you better have one solid resume
KELOWNA – So you wanna be a firefighter? Run into burning buildings when others are…
From horses and bells to state of the art; Vernon Fire Department has come a long way in 125 years
VERNON – Things have come a long way at the Vernon Fire Department since it…
Playground equipment damaged in one of several suspicious Vernon fires
VERNON – Authorities are investigating several suspicious fires that occurred over the past few days…
Cuts at wildfire base ignite housing concerns in the Shuswap
SALMON ARM – Cutbacks at the Rapattack base in Salmon Arm are driving up concerns…
Coincidence in Vernon proof that fire extinguishers make great, unconventional Christmas gifts
VERNON – It’s an unusual Christmas gift that you hope you won’t have to use,…
Kelowna fire chief retires after 42-year career
KELOWNA – After 42 years firefighting, Kelowna Fire Chief Jeff Carlisle is hanging up his…
Central Okanagan fire crews put out separate blazes
KELOWNA – A structure fire and a wildfire last night kept firefighters in both Kelowna…
VIDEO: Kelowna-born actor plays heroic firefighter in upcoming feature film
KELOWNA – The trailer for a feature film starring Kelowna-born actor Taylor Kitsch has just…
VIDEO: Behind the scenes look at Kamloops Fire Rescue training
KAMLOOPS – It takes about 60 seconds for a firefighter to suit up for an…
West Kelowna firefighter dies after year-long battle with brain cancer
WEST KELOWNA – Flags are at half mast across the City of West Kelowna today,…
How a young Shuswap woman is burning old ideas of who can be a firefighter
TAPPEN — Dispatch tones go off at the fire hall to signal someone requires fire…
Kamloops toddler meets firefighting heroes for her birthday
For some kids, figuring out what you want to be when you grow up may…
Kamloops firefighter back at work after co-workers saved his life
Four months after his co-workers saved his life, a Kamloops firefighter is back at work.…
Vernon firefighters extinguish fire caused by sky lantern
Vernon firefighters had to extinguish a grass fire in a ravine at the Foothills subdivision…