Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire

MERRITT - Merritt Fire Rescue (MFRD) crews made quick work of the first grass fire of the season on Saturday (March 8). In a post on Facebook, firefighters say they were called to a small blaze that w...

CLEARWATER, B.C. - The North Thompson region has gone without permanent initial attack crews through the BC Wildfire Service for the past several wildfire seasons. However, the mayor of Clearwater say...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops firefighters made relatively quick work of a fire at an abandoned building in downtown Kamloops Sunday (Feb. 9) night. Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) Platoon Captain Ken Hartt says cre...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews put their ice rescue training to good use on Tuesday, to save a deer along the Thompson River. KFR says a member of the public had called in about a deer on...

KAMLOOPS - Dozens of trail markers have been installed in nature parks around the city of Kamloops, serving as another way for emergency responders to quickly find people who have called for help. Kam...

CLEARWATER, B.C. - New data shared by AISIX Solutions, a data analytics company, that utilizes artificial intelligence, has identified Clearwater as having a higher likelihood of a wildfire compared t...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue surpassed one of its public safety goals in 2024, installing more than 600 smoke alarms in homes around the city. The free smoke alarms were supplied through a one-year...

KAMLOOPS - People around the world have been tuned in to the multiple fires burning in the Los Angeles, Malibu and Hollywood Hills areas this week and a wildfire research specialist at Thompson Rivers...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops firefighters made quick work of a structure fire behind the Tranquille Market Sunday (Dec. 8) morning. Details are limited, but Kamloops Fire and Rescue (KFR) crews were called to ...

CHRISTINA LAKE, B.C. - Parts of a British Columbia Interior community is under tactical evacuation due to the threat of a nearby wildfire. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary says the evacuatio...