Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Kamloops Fire Rescue exceeds 600 smoke alarm installation goal in 2024, with more on the way
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...
Jan 13, 2025
TRU wildfire researcher identifies similar factors between Los Angeles fires and past B.C. wildfires of note
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...
Jan 09, 2025
Kamloops firefighters knock down blaze at Tranquille Market on north shore
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 ...
Dec 08, 2024
Parts of Christina Lake evacuated due to out-of-control wildfire
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...
Sep 29, 2024
'We don't forget': Kamloops firefighters remember lives lost on anniversary of 9/11 attacks
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...
Sep 11, 2024
MDS wraps up summer of rebuilding in Shuswap region with additional home dedication
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, ...
Sep 05, 2024
UPDATED: Fire breaks out at Kamloops United Church
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...
Aug 13, 2024
Summer fire risk lingers as evacuation orders, alerts ease for two wildfires in TNRD
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...
Aug 07, 2024
Residents helped keep Barnhartvale fire at bay as KFR arrived Monday night
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...
Aug 06, 2024
Kamloops Fire Centre hit with more than 1,100 lightning strikes in 48 hours, sparking several new fire starts
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 ...
Aug 06, 2024
