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‘Great honour’: Mexican firefighters helping to battle South Okanagan wildfires
Mexican firefighters assisting with the wildfire response in the South Okanagan are grateful to be…
Firefighters, emergency responders who saved Logan Lake leave behind signatures and positive messages
Roughly 150 firefighters, RCMP officers and those who stayed to help save Logan Lake from…
Costume cheer squad inviting Vernon community to support firefighters
A Vernon neighbourhood known for boosting the morale of firefighters is returning this week to…
UPDATE: Blaze at Chase auto recycling shop destroys numerous vehicles
A large plume of smoke and flames could be seen this morning coming from an…
Oliver building destroyed by blaze
An Oliver building was engulfed by flames today. The Oliver Fire Department reported it responded…
Kelowna firefighters respond to ‘suspicious’ mini blaze in condo complex
Kelowna firefighters responded to a mini blaze in an apartment complex early this morning that…
Kelowna highrise fire shows need to double firefighters: union president
What was likely Kelowna’s first fire inside a highrise on May 29 has local firefighters…
Firefighting suspended in rural areas of Lower Nicola near Merritt
Residents won't have fire protection in rural areas west of Merritt. The Thompson Nicola Regional…
Kamloops Fire Rescue on recruitment drive to help replace retirees
Kamloops Fire Rescue is looking for more firefighters as it prepares to take on four…
Kelowna’s rapid growth likely to create rapid increase in firefighting costs
The recent fire in the Brooklyn highrise in downtown Kelowna showed how thin firefighting forces…
Lightning strike sparks house fire in Savona
This is the first time Savona’s fire chief has ever heard of a lightning causing…
Community members and travellers help extinguish two blazes along Highway 33
The Joe Rich Fire Department is thanking members of the community and travellers for extinguishing…
iN VIDEO: This hybrid electric UTV can help fight wildfires in the Okanagan
It looks similar to a snowcat, but this UTV is specially designed for the summer…
Scammers list Big White fire hall as rental accommodation
Member of the Big White fire department are warning about a scam that saw their…
Crews make progress on Bolean Lake wildfire near Falkland
FALKLAND - Fire crews have made significant headway on the Bolean Lake wildfire near Falkland. As of Friday morning, the 348 hectare fire was 50 per cent contained, according to B.C. Wildfire. The suspected lightning-caused fire was first reported Monday, July 20 and fire crews have worked hard all week to establish some level of containment....