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Kamloops Fire Rescue
VIDEO: Kamloops woman thanks man who helped her and daughter escape an apartment fire
KAMLOOPS – What started off as a regular Tuesday morning turned into a close call…
RCMP investigating suspicious blaze at vacant Kamloops restaurant
KAMLOOPS – The investigation into the suspicious fire at a vacant restaurant in Kamloops last…
UPDATE: Possible fentanyl exposure prompted Hazmat response at Kamloops courthouse
KAMLOOPS – There was a full hazmat response for possible fentanyl exposure after a baggie…
Firefighters offer tips on how to keep your home safe during holidays
KAMLOOPS – It's the time of year when fire hazards seem to be everywhere, now…
Firefighters rescue hikers above Peterson Creek in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A pair of hikers took on more trail then they could handle and…
Intense mock search and rescue exercise with RCAF at Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS – Extinguishing fires, parachuting search and rescue technicians and the jaws of life were…
Slow down: Very slippery conditions on southern Interior roads
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The snow has created extremely slippery conditions on roads and highways in the…
Daughters struggle for answers about dementia care after mom suffers horrific death
'SHE COULD HAVE GONE FROM ANY ONE OF HER ILLNESSES," DAUGHTER SAYS, 'BUT SHE BURNED ALIVE." KAMLOOPS — A series of government-funded senior care failures and one last cigarette killed Matilda ‘Tillie’ Olineck, her family says. Jeanne and Jackie Olineck — Tillie’s daughters — were cleaning up their mothers apartment at the Glenfair Complex downtown...
Senior woman dies in fire at Kamloops retirement home
KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops woman has died from her injuries after her room caught fire in a downtown senior’s complex yesterday, Aug. 24. Platoon Capt. Troy Grant says Kamloops Fire Rescue and paramedics responded to the call at Glenfair Complex on Glenfair Drive around 10:20 p.m. and determined the woman fell asleep in her chair...
In Kamloops, tossing a cigarette butt will cost you
KAMLOOPS - Fair warning, smokers: If you discard your cigarette out the window, expect a ticket. Kamloops RCMP Const. Jason Epp says police got about a dozen calls about people discarding their cigarettes. So far, four have already been ticketed; more are on the way. Rain over the weekend lowered the fire danger rating in the...