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Kelowna fire captain pleads guilty to filming teen in shower
A Kelowna fire captain has pleaded guilty to filming a 16-year-old girl in the shower.…
Teen had suspicions, recorded Kelowna firefighter spying on her in shower
A 16-year-old girl who was spied on while in the shower by a former Kelowna…
Community service for Kelowna firefighter who spied on teen in shower
CONTENT ADVISORY Crown prosecutors had wanted a former Kelowna fire captain caught spying on a…
Firefighters from around world coming to Kamloops for competition
Hundreds of firefighters from all over the world will gather at a park in Kamloops…
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…
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,…
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…
Central Okanagan fire crews put out separate blazes
KELOWNA – A structure fire and a wildfire last night kept firefighters in both Kelowna…
Kelowna fire chief retires after 42-year career
KELOWNA – After 42 years firefighting, Kelowna Fire Chief Jeff Carlisle is hanging up his…
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,…
Cuts at wildfire base ignite housing concerns in the Shuswap
SALMON ARM – Cutbacks at the Rapattack base in Salmon Arm are driving up concerns…
BEPPLE: Fire season has arrived in the Southern Interior
All the signs of summer are here. I watered my lawn for the first time…
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…
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…
New wildfire recruits put through paces
MERRITT - More than 200 seasonal firefighter applicants have made the cut and this month they are being put through a ‘rigorous’ bootcamp near Merritt. About 1,000 people, many of which are post-secondary students, apply for the positions every year. Provincial Fire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek says the job is "very in demand" and the...
Father thought he’d be celebrating her wedding, not her life
KELOWNA – In the parking lot of a large church in Rutland, friends and family of the young woman killed in a car accident last week watched as her remains were slowly driven down Highway 33 atop a Joe Rich Fire Rescue truck. Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday morning, Feb. 7, to remember Alexandra Paulina...
Why wildland firefighters keep coming back
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It can feel like warfare; heading into a fire, in the middle of nowhere for days on end at the mercy of Mother Nature. Yet something about being on the battle lines draws in wildland firefighters season after season. For Jarvis Manuel, a 14-year veteran with B.C. Wildfire, it’s the people. For Thomas...
UPDATE: Smith Creek fire now 30 per cent contained
WEST KELOWNA – Some positive news from the fire lines at the Smith Creek wildfire burning in West Kelowna Saturday morning. B.C. Wildfire Management is reporting the 260 hectare blaze is now 30 per cent contained. The perimeter contained is the area of the fire closest to the 1,100 evacuated homes. The cooler temperatures, higher humidity...
Police investigating person of interest in burning hedge
KELOWNA – RCMP are investigating a person of interest who may have information about how a row of hedges caught fire Monday night. Kelowna fire crews were called to a home on Raymer Rd. and Grenfell Cres. at around 9:30 after neighbours reported seeing 30 foot flames coming from a dozen tall cedars on the...