Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Home damaged, but no one injured in Upper Sahali kitchen fire
KAMLOOPS - A kitchen caught on fire Saturday (Dec. 18) morning at a home on the 1900-block of Monteith Drive near Summit.Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) says there was extensive damage to the kitchen, flam...
Dec 18, 2021
One person dies in Tappen house fire, five others escape
TAPPEN, BC - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) says one man has died after a house fire in the Tappen area yesterday (Dec. 16). The district says the fire took place a home in the 1100 Blo...
Dec 17, 2021
Toxic drug deaths in BC could surpass 2,000 before the end of 2021
KAMLOOPS - With two months of data still to come in 2021, British Columbia is already reporting the highest number of deaths in a single year as a result of an increasingly toxic drug supply.So far, 1...
Dec 09, 2021
Multi-vehicle incident closes Highway 5 at CN Junction north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE 10:05 a.m: Drive BC says Highway 5 is now open to single lane traffic in both directions at CN Road junction, north of Kamloops. Crews are still on scene, so motorists are asked to p...
Dec 08, 2021
Inattentive driver sentenced for fatal rear-end crash in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Andrew Capadouca's wife kissed him and waved goodbye as he rode off on his motorcycle headed for lunch on a clear, warm afternoon in Nanaimo.Minutes later the 73-year-old retiree was pronoun...
Nov 29, 2021
Drug toxicity call volumes continue testing local emergency responders
NANAIMO - Reviving people falling victim to Nanaimo's ongoing drug toxicity crisis is having an increased impact on emergency responders. Updated Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) data stated their crews resp...
Nov 23, 2021
Helicopter crashes in Nanoose Bay
NANOOSE BAY - One person was airlifted to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries following a helicopter crash near Nanoose Bay.BC Emergency Health Services dispatched paramedics a for...
Nov 04, 2021
Kamloops Fire Rescue snuffs out car fire along Battle Street West
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews quickly extinguished a vehicle fire along Battle Street West yesterday (Oct. 27) afternoon. KFR platoon captain Shawn Davidson says around 5:15 p.m emergency crew...
Oct 28, 2021
Honour Ranch continues to build towards the future despite pandemic, wildfires
ASHCROFT, B.C. - A little over two years ago, Allan De Genova welcomed veterans, first responders, politicians, and community members to Honour Ranch. "Honour Ranch, like Honour House, is going to be ...
Oct 25, 2021
Pedestrian killed in late night crash along Alberni Hwy. near Parksville
PARKSVILLE - One person is dead after a pedestrian was hit by a motorist in Errington.Emergency services were called to the Alberni Highway near Fairdowne Rd. just after 10 p.m. after reports of a ped...
Oct 15, 2021
