Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
United for BC Wildfire Recovery Fund aims to help those affected by 2021 wildfires
KAMLOOPS - While we're still in the midst of the 2021 wildfire season, it's sure to go down as one of the worst BC has ever experienced. With hundreds of properties lost, and the total cost of those l...
Aug 26, 2021
Driver seriously injured in Highway 4 crash at Cameron Lake
WHISKEY CREEK - An apparent head-on collision resulted in the driver of a car being flown to hospital after hitting a semi truck on Highway 4.The incident occurred just after 8 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. ...
Aug 26, 2021
Planned ignition to take place on White Rock Lake wildfire due to favourable conditions
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says a small-scale planned ignition will take place along the eastern flank of the White Rock Lake wildfire, north of Newport Beach towards Irish Creek Road.I...
Aug 24, 2021
TNRD rescinds evacuation alert for 10 properties near Kamloops impacted by Tremont Creek wildfire
UPDATE (4:50 p.m.) Cool temperatures, calm winds, and showers were welcome sights for the Kamloops Fire Centre over the weekend.Sunday (Aug. 22) afternoon, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD)...
Aug 22, 2021
Mt. Hayes wildfire triples in size overnight, sprawling 70 hectares southwest of Nanaimo Airport
NANAIMO - The Mount Hayes fire burning southwest of Nanaimo airport is continuing to grow. The fire, which was listed at 20 hectares the evening of Thursday, Aug. 19, ballooned to 70 hectares by the m...
Aug 20, 2021
Simpcw First Nation establishes Indigenous Initial Attack partnership with BC Wildfire Service
CHU CHUA, BC - In 2017, as huge swaths of the province burned, Ron Lampreau and Melanie Stutt began formulating an idea: an indigenous Initial Attack Wildfire Crew, staffed from members of the Simpcw ...
Aug 19, 2021
Multiple crews tackle brush fire southwest of Nanaimo Airport
NANAIMO - Crews from the BC Wildfire Service and local volunteer fire departments are dealing with a small fire southwest of Nanaimo Airport.Reports of the fire began around 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1...
Aug 19, 2021
Explosive weekend growth on Tremont Creek wildfire leads to more evacuations and alerts
KAMLOOPS - Plumes of smoke were visible from the Trans Canada Highway Monday (Aug. 16) morning, as the Tremont Creek wildfire now sits just four kilometres from Cherry Creek.Explosive growth on that f...
Aug 16, 2021
Cyclist seriously hurt in Gabriola Island crash
GABRIOLA ISLAND - A cyclist was flown to hospital after a high-speed crash on Gabriola Island.They fell to the pavement just after 12 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 16 on North Rd. on the hill leading to the fe...
Aug 16, 2021
Aggressive Interior wildfires triggers hundreds of evacuation orders & highway closures
NANAIMO - High winds and hot temperatures are driving aggressive fire behaviour on a number of fronts in the province's interior.The newly sparked Mt. Law wildfire is threatening properties around Pea...
Aug 16, 2021
