Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Kamloops overdose calls rise as B.C. sets a new record for emergency calls
KAMLOOPS - B.C's overdose crisis statistics continue to climb, as Kamloops ranks within the top ten cities with the most 9-1-1 overdose calls last month. According to data from B.C. Emergency Health S...
Aug 04, 2020
Over a dozen new wildfire starts after lightning storm in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - After plenty of lightning in the region last night (July 31), there have been at least 14 new wildfire starts in the Kamloops Fire Centre. Most of the starts have occurred over the last 24 ...
Aug 01, 2020
Kamloops Fire Rescue battles house fire in Rayleigh
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews are on the scene of a pair of residential house fires in the Rayleigh area this afternoon (July 31). The first fire appears to have broken out just after 2 pm alo...
Jul 31, 2020
Fire danger increasing in Kamloops Fire Centre during heat wave
KAMLOOPS - There was a slow start to the wildfire season in B.C., but the hot and dry conditions are raising the risk for fire. The Kamloops Fire Centre is currently experiencing a heat wave, which ca...
Jul 29, 2020
Two people killed in fiery highway crash near Spences Bridge
ASHCROFT- RCMP and the BC Coroners' Service are investigating a highway crash that claimed two lives Monday night (July 27) south of Ashcroft. In a release, Cpl. Mike Halskov with RCMP Traffic Service...
Jul 28, 2020
Police, BC Coroners Service investigate possible Cultus Lake drowning
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Emergency crews responded to a possible drowning at a popular lake in the Fraser Valley Saturday afternoon.Jose Vargas, a spokesman with B.C. Emergency Health Services, says paramed...
Jul 26, 2020
B.C. Coroners Service confirms death of mountain biker Sunday in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The BC Coroners Service is investigating after a mountain biker in Kamloops died Sunday (July 19). Emergency responders were called to the Batchelor Hills trail area Sunday morning for a re...
Jul 20, 2020
Mountain biker injured in Batchelor Hills area
KAMLOOPS - Emergency crews were called to the Batchelor Hills trail area this morning (July 19), for an injured mountain biker. Kamloops Fire Rescue Platoon Captain Darryl Cooper says just after 10 a....
Jul 19, 2020
RCMP say three dead in glacier bus rollover in Rocky Mountains
JASPER, Alta. - RCMP say three passengers were killed when a glacier sightseeing bus rolled over at one of the most popular attractions in the Rocky Mountains, the Columbia Icefields.Cpl. Leigh Drinkw...
Jul 19, 2020
Addiction Matters Kamloops introduces The Pledge to end the stigma surrounding drug use
KAMLOOPS - The rising numbers of deaths connected to illicit drug toxicity are concerning for many in our community who are working to help reduce the harm illicit drugs cause - including one group wo...
Jul 16, 2020
