Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire

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...

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...

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....

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...