Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
'The Test': New documentary on Logan Lake's Tremont Creek Wildfire experience to premiere
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - In August of 2021, the entire community of Logan Lake was evacuated, as the Tremont Creek Wildfire burned through the area, threatening the town. At some points it was uncertain wha...
James Peters Mar 27, 2024
Pile burning to begin in Anglemont area this week
ANGLEMONT, B.C. - To get rid of debris ahead of summer wildfire season, pile burning in the Anglemont area is set to begin this week. In a notice, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says it will be workin...
Mar 25, 2024
Kamloops Fire Rescue chief says dedicated unit needed to address escalating volume of medical calls
KAMLOOPS - In recent years, Kamloops Fire Rescue has responded to more and more 'rescue' related emergencies. According to data provided to the City of Kamloops, KFR now accounts for more than 60 per ...
Aaron Schulze Feb 20, 2024
Kamloops Fire Rescue responds to vehicle fire in garage of Aberdeen area home
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE 1:20 P.M.Just before 11:30 A.M. Monday (Feb 5) morning, Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews responded to vehicle fire inside of a garage in Aberdeen. When crews arrived on scene, they f...
Aaron Schulze Feb 05, 2024
Kamloops Fire Rescue seeks approval to hire full-time FireSmart Coordinator
KAMLOOPS - City council is back in session this week and Kamloops Fire Rescue is hoping to get its approval to hire a full-time FireSmart Coordinator. Despite summer wildfire concerns and ongoing drou...
Aaron Schulze Jan 08, 2024
Increase in 2023 medical calls putting strain on Kamloops Fire Rescue
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) received more than 10,000 calls for service in 2023, an increase of more than 500 from a year ago. Unsurprisingly the bulk of calls for the fire department this p...
Aaron Schulze Jan 05, 2024
Kamloops Fire Rescue investigating cause of vacant building fire in West End
KAMLOOPS - Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a two-alarm structure fire that broke out Friday morning (Dec. 15) on the city's West End. The building located at 91 West Seymour Street wa...
Aaron Schulze Dec 15, 2023
Major crash closes McGill Road near TRU
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (4:45 p.m.): B.C. Emergency Health Services released this statement to CFJC Today."BCEHS received a call at 3:01 p.m. today, November 29, regarding a motor vehicle incident at McGill...
Aaron Schulze Nov 29, 2023
Kamloops dispatch hub searching for emergency medical call takers
KAMLOOPS - BC Emergency Health Services is looking to hire more dispatchers for its service hub in Kamloops. Thursday (Nov. 16), CFJC crews got a look inside the facility and learned what it takes to ...
Nov 16, 2023
Large structure fire breaks out on Kamloops' North Shore
KAMLOOPS - A large fire has broken out on a residential property on the city's North Shore. Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews were called to the fire in the 1100 block of 12th Street just before 2:00 p...
Nov 14, 2023
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