Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Upper Clearwater Volunteer Fire Brigade fundraising for equipment boost
CLEARWATER - A grassroots community firefighting group in Clearwater is working to raise money for fire protection equipment.The last two summers have hit the Wells Gray park area hard for fire evacua...
Aug 10, 2019 (Image Credit: Facebook / Upper Clearwater Volunteer Fire Brigade)
KFR responds to apartment fire on Dalgleish Drive
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue quickly extinguished a fire at an apartment building this afternoon. Smoke could be seen pouring out of an upper floor window at an apartment building on Dalgleish. Ima...
Aug 07, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Kamloops Fire Centre fire danger rating expected to rise
KAMLOOPS - Knock on wood, toss some salt over your shoulder, or turn around in a circle three times - however you ward off bad luck, now is the time to do it. That's because compared to 2017 and 2018,...
Jul 30, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
UPDATE: Wildfire west of Savona grows to five hectares; being held
KAMLOOPS - A wildfire which sparked west of Savona on Monday was quickly held by ground crews. A wildfire which sparked west of Savona on Monday was quickly held by ground crews. BC Wildfire informati...
Jul 29, 2019
Fatal collision shuts down section of Highway 1
REVELSTOKE - Traffic along the Trans Canada Highway west of Revelstoke has been brought to a standstill after a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a semi truck. RCMP Cst. Mike Halskov says the c...
Jul 24, 2019 Highway 1
BC Wildfire Service issues reminder to protect properties despite slower wildfire season
KAMLOOPS - Thanks to the cooler, rainier weather in July, the Kamloops Fire Centre has experienced much fewer fires than this time last year. Fire Information Officer Taylor MacDonald says the BC Wild...
Jul 22, 2019 Image Credit: File Photo / CFJC Today
Interior Health gives first look at the future Patient Care Tower at RIH
KAMLOOPS - For more than 50 years, Royal Inland Hospital has delivered critical care for patients throughout the southern B.C. Interior. However, with the advances in modern medicine and changing heal...
Jul 12, 2019 An artist's rendering of what the $417 million Patient Care Tower at RIH will look like once it's finished. Image Credit: Interior Health
National Injury Prevention Day comes during usual summertime ER visit peak
KAMLOOPS - Today Canadians are urged to take precautions, with the third annual National Injury Prevention Day. With Royal Inland Hospital's Emergency Department treating about 700 to 800 trauma cases...
Jul 05, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops RCMP respond to fatal motorcycle incident
KAMLOOPS - A late night motorcycle incident has proven fatal for a Kamloops man. In a release today, Kamloops RCMP say they responded to the intersection of Richmond Avenue and Schubert Drive around 1...
Jun 29, 2019
Campfire safety top of mind ahead of long weekend festivities
KAMLOOPS - With 91 wildfires in the Kamloops Fire Centre since April 1, the BC Wildfire Service is reminding people to be careful this Canada Day long weekend. Kamloops Fire Centre Information Officer...
Jun 26, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
