Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Several new wildfires sparked in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service is responding to several new fire starts in the Kamloops Fire Centre, amid an ongoing heat event accompanied by lightning strikes last evening and early this morning...
Jul 29, 2022
One person killed in two-vehicle collision on Trans Canada Highway near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP say one person was killed after a two-vehicle collision along the Trans Canada Highway yesterday (July 25). In a release, Staff Sgt. Scott West says around 2:05 p.m ...
Jul 26, 2022
House fire damages Aberdeen home late Tuesday afternoon
KAMLOOPS - A house fire heavily damaged an Aberdeen home Tuesday afternoon (July 12), as Kamloops Fire Rescue responded to the two-alarm blaze shortly before 4:00 pm. Assistant Chief Scott Karpiak tol...
Jul 12, 2022
Category Two open fire prohibition to begin in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - Effective at noon on Friday (July 15), Category Two open fire will be prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre.In a news release from BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) Tuesday (July 12), the...
Jul 12, 2022
Kamloops Fire Rescue is looking for new recruits
KAMLOOPS - Courage, dedication, integrity and a willingness to face new challenges and learn new skills. Those are just some of the attributes it is recommended candidates possess if they hope to join...
Jul 06, 2022
Two fatalities after three-vehicle highway collision in Blue River area
BLUE RIVER, B.C. - RCMP say two people have died in an automobile crash in the Blue River area Wednesday afternoon (June 29). In a release, Cpl. Mike Halskov with BC Highway Patrol says around 2:05 p....
Jun 30, 2022
Volunteer firefighter recruitment to begin next month for new Monte Creek protection zone
MONTE CREEK - After residents living in two electoral areas of the TNRD voted their approval last month, a new fire hall and protection zone is going to be established for Monte Creek. It's been years...
Jun 22, 2022
Province outlines notification plans for summer heat events; Kamloops readies Voyent! Alert app
KAMLOOPS - After hundreds of people died during a heat dome last June, the B.C. government says it'll be giving residents advance notice of temperature swells using the new B.C. Heat Alert Response Sy...
Jun 06, 2022
BC Wildfire Service bans larger burns throughout entire Cariboo Fire Centre
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Effective noon Monday (June 6), Category Three open fires will be prohibited throughout the entire Cariboo Fire Centre and the Tsilhqot'in (Xeni Gwet'in) Declared Title Area. In ...
Jun 03, 2022
Ammonia leak closes roads in Mount Paul Industrial Park
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: This story has been updated.UPDATE: Sources at Royal Inland Hospital indicate one person has died due to the leak. Authorities have not confirmed the death.A 'Code Orange' was calle...
May 26, 2022
