Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire

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...

KAMLOOPS - Wednesday morning (Sept. 11), firefighters throughout the city paid their respects to the thousands of people who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The moment...

SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - The Mennonite Disaster Service has become well-known for its volunteer led rebuild work in areas hit by natural disasters. MDS spent this summer in the Shuswap region, repairing, ...

UPDATE (4:05 pm) Around 1:00 pm, Kamloops Fire Rescue posted a message on X.com asking people to stay clear of the area as they're still mopping up. KFR says the initial investigation suggests that th...

THOMPSON NICOLA - The Shetland Creek wildfire has been burning for weeks, but the situation is headed in the right direction, as the majority of evacuation orders were downgraded this week. "We do sti...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) knocked down an interface fire in the Barnhartvale neighbourhood Monday (Aug. 5) evening as a fire aided by strong winds and dry grass burned through several back...

KAMLOOPS - Residents in the Interior looked to the sky with concern over the weekend, as thunder and lightning passed through the area. Summer wildfire risk is top of mind and the BC Wildfire Service ...

ASHCROFT, B.C. - In response to the Shetland Creek Wildfire, Interior Health says it is moving more than two dozen residents of long-term care facilities in Ashcroft. IH says it is relocating 21 resid...

UPDATE (10:00 a.m.): Cliff Chapman, the director of provincial operations with the BC Wildfire Service, confirmed during a news conference in Kamloops that the two wildfires near Spences Bridge merged...

SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) crews assigned to the two out-of-control wildfires near Spences Bridge have been battling dry and hot conditions this week. The Shetland Creek wildfir...