Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
B.C. Wildfire crews hope for better weather as fire near Savona grows to 100 ha
SAVONA, B.C. - Air tankers could be seen dropping fire retardant as the BC Wildfire Service attempted to contain the fast-moving Sabiston Creek fire west of Savona Wednesday evening (June 5)."The fire...
Jun 05, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Air Tankers: BC's first line of defense against wildfires
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service has plenty of tools to use in its wildfire fighting efforts; maybe the most effective tool is air superiority. Each year, the Wildfire Service employs dozens of airc...
Jun 04, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
B.C. sending more firefighters out of province
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service is sending more firefighters out of province to battle fires in Alberta and the Yukon as others prepare to return. Nearly 140 personnel will begin leaving for Albert...
Jun 01, 2019 Image Credit: Canadian Press
Two of three small fires near Savona extinguished
KAMLOOPS - Three fires that popped up in the Savona area after a storm rolled through on Thursday are almost completely extinguished. B.C. Wildfire Information Officer Taylor MacDonald says lightning ...
Jun 01, 2019 Image Credit: Contributed / Crissy Felker
Structure fire near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE - Fire fighters have been called out to a structure fire in a forested area of Fox Mountain, just north of Williams Lake. The smoke was spotted Friday afternoon and can be seen from a lo...
May 31, 2019 Image Credit: Viewer submitted
VIDEO: Lightning-caused Kamloops Lake fires 'out of control' but still small
KAMLOOPS - A series of fires that popped up Thursday on the north side of Kamloops Lake are classified 'out of control' by the B.C. Wildfire Service. However, Fire Information Officer Hannah Swift say...
May 31, 2019 Image Credit: Contributed / Crissy Felker
Small wildfires pop up near Savona
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The B.C. Wildfire Service now lists four small wildfires in the Savona area, and one east of Kamloops near Monte Creek.All of the fires are very small in size, and are thought to ha...
May 30, 2019 Image Credit: Contributed / Diane Morris
Mock carbon monoxide leak tests response of emergency crews in Clearwater
KAMLOOPS - Within minutes of the alarm sounding at Clearwater Secondary School, firefighters begin to arrive on scene. It isn't a real emergency, but crews have been instructed to treat it as one. "Th...
May 28, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
Kamloops firefighters shine in FireFit Regional competition
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of the fittest firefighters were in the city over the weekend. That's because Kamloops Fire Rescue was the host department for the 2019 Southern BC Regional Firefit competition, wh...
May 27, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Brewloops welcomes FireFit competition to Spring Festival this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Beer goes with pretty much anything. This weekend, firefighters from across B.C. will gather in Kamloops to prove that point. Brewloops has paired with FireFit Canada to put a new twist on ...
May 24, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
