Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Nearly 170 BCWS personnel leave Kamloops Friday to fight fires in three Canadian provinces
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 4:00 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service is once again sending in a crew of firefighters and support staff to battle wildfires burning in other Canadian provinces. Information Officer Sa...
Victor Kaisar May 30, 2025
No injuries as Kamloops firefighters make quick work of shed fire near McArthur Island
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 1:20 p.m.): Three trailer homes near McArthur Island were damaged by a two-alarm shed fire Sunday (May 25) morning, and Kamloops firefighters say one of the structures was likely sp...
Victor Kaisar May 25, 2025
City, Fire Chief urge caution as grassfire in Kenna Cartwright Park under control
KAMLOOPS - A grassfire that sparked near the Reservoir Trail at Kenna Cartwright Park Saturday (May 24) is currently under control, though it hadn't yet been extinguished as of the most recent update....
May 25, 2025
UPDATE: Grassfire near Home Depot in Kamloops being held at 1.1 hectares
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 6:40 p.m.): A grassfire near the Reservoir Trail at Kenna Cartwright Park is currently being held at 1.1 hectares in size, according to the BC Wildfire Service. That means the fire ...
Victor Kaisar May 24, 2025
Knutsford Initial Response Team gearing up for another season of volunteer wildfire suppression
KAMLOOPS - Wet conditions and green hills throughout the Kamloops region aren't expected to last for much longer, with hot, dry summer months approaching. As the risk of wildfire activity increases, t...
Aaron Schulze May 21, 2025
No injuries in Mission Flats dump fire Wednesday; cause undetermined
KAMLOOPS - An early morning fire at the city's busiest landfill brought out a large response from Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR). Just before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday (May 14), crews were called out to the Mis...
Aaron Schulze May 14, 2025
Columbia Street traffic diverted as Kamloops Fire Rescue investigates downtown smoke report
KAMLOOPS - Traffic was momentarily snarled in front of Royal Inland Hospital along Columbia Street Wednesday morning (May 7), as Kamloops Fire Rescue crews were called out to a report of smoke at a st...
James Peters May 07, 2025
Most open burning banned in Barriere as District implements new fire ban
BARRIERE, B.C. - The District of Barriere has brought in a ban all fires larger than a campfire as of 12:00 p.m. Saturday (May 3).They say this ban on all Category 2 and Category 3 burns is being impl...
Victor Kaisar May 03, 2025
Structure fire in Merritt destroys 2021 flood damaged homes along Pine Street
MERRITT - A pair of structure fires in Merritt Saturday evening (April 26) has razed several of the homes that were left damaged from 2021 flooding in the community.The two homes had already been purc...
Michael Reeve Apr 26, 2025
Launch of new fuel reduction rebate programs in Kamloops, TNRD imminent
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is expected to soon announce the launch of a new rebate program to incentivize some fuel mitigation work this year. Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) Life Safety Educator Capt...
Victor Kaisar Apr 21, 2025

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