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Kelowna Fire Department
Would-be rafters rescued from island in Kelowna’s Mission Creek
KELOWNA – Two people had to be rescued from the high, fast-flowing waters of Mission…
Abandoned campfire likely source of fire near Kelowna’s Duck Lake
KELOWNA – An abandoned campfire is being blamed for an early morning bush fire near…
‘Major fire’ leaves three Kelowna residents homeless
KELOWNA – A late-night fire has left three people unharmed but staying with friends and…
Squatters may be to blame for shed fire on vacant Kelowna property
KELOWNA – Transients are again being implicated in a Kelowna fire, after a garden shed…
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…
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…
UPDATE: Smoke forces customers out of Jysk in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The smell of smoke inside a Kelowna Jysk forced the evacuation of the…
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…
RV trailer destroyed by fire in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Yesterday evening a fifth wheel trailer went up in flames on Morrison Road…
Huge fire guts commercial building in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A massive clean-up job awaits after fire investigators are done combing through the…
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…
Fire that destroyed historic Kelowna homestead was ‘human failing’ not arson
KELOWNA – The 147-year-old Fleming house was on its way to becoming one of Kelowna’s…
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…
Residents chased from Kelowna home by fire
KELOWNA – Everyone got out safely when a fire broke out in a bedroom in…
Fire causes extensive damage to Kelowna business
An early morning fire in a commercial building at 683 Dease Road in Kelowna caused…