Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
More assessments required for areas destroyed by White Rock Lake wildfire
VERNON, B.C. - Preliminary assessments on the hazards caused by the White Rock Lake wildfire have been completed, but the Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) says more needs to be done before...
Feb 13, 2022
Kamloops advocate says drug policy change is long overdue
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s chief coroner gave a disheartened update about the province's 2021 illicit drug death toll.With more than 2200 overdose deaths in total, B.C. saw a 26 per cent increase over 2020. Of...
Feb 09, 2022
Kamloops Fire Rescue investigating three recent vacant building fires as suspicious
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops fire crews have put out three fires at three different vacant buildings within a week. Two of those fires took place over this weekend.Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) Fire Chief Steve R...
Feb 07, 2022
Bike and footprints found outside, but no one found inside of burning Tranquille building: KFR
KAMLOOPS - A pair of abandoned buildings on the North Shore and downtown suffered fire damage on Friday (Feb. 4).Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) says heavy smoke and flames were coming from the rear deck o...
Feb 06, 2022
Former car dealership on the North Shore catches fire
KAMLOOPS - The old Red Sea Auto Sales building on the North Shore caught fire Friday (Feb. 4) evening. Video captured by CFJC Today shows flames coming from the small white house on 156 Tranquille Roa...
Feb 05, 2022
2021 was the busiest year on record for BC's ambulance paramedics
VANCOUVER - Last year was the busiest on record in terms of calls for ambulance service, according to the union that represents the province's paramedics.In a media release, President of the Ambulance...
Jan 18, 2022
WATCH: Kamloops Fire Rescue staying prepared with ice rescue training
KAMLOOPS - Warmer temperatures this week have melted away much of the snow in Kamloops, and the ice on the South and North Thompson Rivers has also weakened significantly. The conditions are a recipe ...
Jan 12, 2022
One injured after head-on crash closes Westsyde Road
KAMLOOPS - One person was sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a crash closed Westsyde Road near Collingwood Drive Monday (Jan. 10) morning.Kamloops RCMP say a southbound vehicle ...
Jan 10, 2022
Multiple vehicle incidents reported along east Trans Canada Highway in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - BC Emergency Health Services (BC EHS) says two people were taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle incident along Highway 1 in Kamloops this morning (Jan. 6). According to BC EHS, a call ca...
Jan 06, 2022
One person injured in head-on crash involving semi south of Quesnel
QUESNEL - At least one person was injured in a head-on crash this morning on Highway 97, approximately 35 kilometres south of Quesnel.North District RCMP say it happened at approximately 11 a.m. betwe...
Dec 24, 2021
