Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Knutsford residents feeling nervous about suspicious fire after close call Tuesday night
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are investigating five suspicious fires in Knutsford last night. Emergency crews were called to fires at both the 3.5-kilometre mark and the 10-kilometre mark of Goose Lake Ro...
Jul 14, 2021
Province hiring more paramedics to meet rising demand
NANAIMO - The recent heat wave and increased social gatherings stressed B.C.'s emergency health service. In response, health minister Adrian Dix announced on Wednesday, July 14 85 paramedics and 30 di...
Jul 14, 2021
Evacuation alert for 199 properties in Bonaparte Plateau area
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation alert was issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Emergency Operations Centre in Kamloops Wednesday (July 14) morning. The alert was issued to 199 properties in...
Jul 14, 2021
Smoking materials the cause of Columbia Street fire: KFR
KAMLOOPS - A fire on 1214 Columbia Street that took Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews hours to extinguish on Friday (July 10) has a determined cause.Chief Fire Prevention Officer Dean Olstad said the c...
Jul 14, 2021
Evacuation order and alert expanded for Big Stick area, alert expanded for Flat Lake
KAMLOOPS - The evacuation order for the Big Stick area issued by the Cariboo Regional District was expanded Thursday (July 13) evening.The order was initially issued July 10.Due to immediate life dang...
Jul 13, 2021
TNRD issues evacuation order for 17 properties near Gladwin Mobile Home Park and Jade Spring
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation order was issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Emergency Operations Centre in Kamloops Tuesday (July 13) evening.The order was issued to 17 properties in the...
Jul 13, 2021
TNRD issues evacuation alert for 50 properties near Barnes Lake
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation alert was issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Emergency Operations Centre in Kamloops Tuesday (July 13) evening. The five-hectare Tremont Creek wildfire nea...
Jul 13, 2021
Evacuation alert for Crooked Lake Area east of Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE - An evacuation alert was issued by the Cariboo Regional District Tuesday (July 13) for three parcels in the Crooked Lake Area east of Williams Lake. The alert covers 7,447 hectares. An ...
Jul 13, 2021
No injuries from weekend house fires in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) said no injuries were reported from a pair of house fires over the weekend.On Friday (July 10), three engines and a rescue truck responded to 1214 Columbia St. as...
Jul 12, 2021
Cigarettes largely responsible for rise in grass fires throughout Nanaimo
NANAIMO - An entirely preventable situation has seen a steady rise in bush fire callouts for local fire crews.Cigarettes have been labelled a primary cause of multiple fires along the side of roads or...
Jul 12, 2021
