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Kelowna Fire Department
How Kelowna firefighters handled rare highrise fire last weekend
While it’s unusual for Kelowna firefighters to battle blazes in highrises, from a manpower point…
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…
Trailer destroyed by fire in Kelowna
A large fifth-wheel trailer was badly burned by fire early this morning, Dec. 27. Fire…
Firefighters rush to Kelowna General Hospital
Five fire engines, two ladder trucks and 23 firefighters rushed to Kelowna General Hospital shortly…
Firefighters knocked down a tree fire in Kelowna this morning
The Kelowna Fire Department responded to a tree fire early this morning. The call came…
Garage fire in Kelowna yesterday resulted in no injuries
A garage caught fire in Kelowna yesterday afternoon, but fire crews were able to put…
iN VIDEO: Fire at Kelowna homeless camp destroys tent but doesn’t spread
A fire destroyed a tent at the City of Kelowna's supervised camping area for homeless…
Large house fire contained in Kelowna yesterday
The Kelowna Fire Department contained a house fire in Rutland yesterday, around 2:30 p.m. Fire…
Tent destroyed by fire at Kelowna homeless camp
A fire that destroyed one tent and damaged two others at Kelowna’s overnight tenting site…
Kelowna residents escape suspicious house fire
A smoke alarm alerted residents of a fire in their single-family house in the Rutland…
Kelowna house fire deemed suspicious
Kelowna firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a house fire at 4:40 a.m. today, Jan.…
Kelowna promotes from within fire department for new chief
As Kelowna's fire chief leaves for a job in Yukon, the city has found his…
Two structure fires this morning in Kelowna
There were two structure fires in Kelowna this morning, neither fire resulted in injury. Kelowna…
House being renovated catches fire in Kelowna
No residents were at risk from a house fire in the Rutland neighbourhood of Kelowna…
No injuries in garage fire in Kelowna last night
Firefighters safely put out a garage fire in Kelowna last night. The Kelowna Fire Department…
Residents chased from Kelowna home by fire
KELOWNA – Everyone got out safely when a fire broke out in a bedroom in…
Faster response times means better firefighting in Kelowna’s north end
KELOWNA – Despite a 30 per cent cut in medical calls over the past few…
Hedge fire generates lots of smoke, calls to 911 in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Relax folks, it was only a hedge fire. Kelowna Fire Department crews were…
Huge fire guts commercial building in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A massive clean-up job awaits after fire investigators are done combing through the…
RV trailer destroyed by fire in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Yesterday evening a fifth wheel trailer went up in flames on Morrison Road…
No one home during fire that ripped through Kelowna home
KELOWNA – An early morning fire in Rutland caused “major damage” to a two-storey house…
UPDATE: Smoke forces customers out of Jysk in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The smell of smoke inside a Kelowna Jysk forced the evacuation of the…
Rutland senior centre fire damages much more than just the building
KELOWNA – Outside the Rutland Seniors Centre, Sue Lord could only shake her head as…
Homeless housing strategy could help reduce transient-caused fires in Kelowna
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Fires caused by homeless people have been an annual occurrence in Kelowna…