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Salmon Arm fire chief proud to have served community, keen to preserve history
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (811+ words) Published 5:00 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Even before there was a Salmon Arm Fire Department, the Shirley family was protecting the community from fire. George Shirley was a charter member of the Salmon Arm Fire Brigade in the early 1900s, before the city’s…...
Flag raising ceremony marks the start of crews moving into new Shuswap fire hall
1+ week, 4+ day ago (122+ words) Published 4:30 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Three years after losing the former Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Fire Hall in the 2023 Bush Creek East wildfire, the crew finally has the keys to their new home. In a social media post on Aug. 28, the…...
Sicamous Fire Rescue deployments build experience, relationships
1+ week, 4+ day ago (191+ words) Published 3:06 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Though there have been no wildfires in the immediate vicinity, Sicamous Fire Rescue (SFR) has been busy helping out around the province. At the Aug. 26 meeting, council acknowledged the department’s efforts, which included three deployments of…...
Campfire ban to lift in Kamloops Fire Centre
1+ week, 5+ day ago (205+ words) Published 4:29 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Campfires will be allowed again in the Kamloops Fire Centre starting on Sept. 3. A press release from the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says that, effective at noon on Sept. 3, Category 1 campfires will be permitted throughout the…...
Evacuated Summerland Seniors Village residents finally headed home
1+ week, 6+ day ago (224+ words) Published 3:32 pm Monday, August 31, 2026 All residents evacuated from the Summerland Seniors Village due to the Bald Range wildfire are now on their way home. “After a temporary relocation due to the nearby Bald Range wildfire, all 190 residents have safely returned…...
'Immediate threat to structures has passed' as Bald Range wildfire near Summerland remains held
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (279+ words) Published 9:44 am Sunday, August 30, 2026 The Bald Range wildfire remains held at a size of 25,163 hectares. As crews head into their fourth week of fighting the blaze, the BC Wildfire Service notes that the immediate threat to structures has now passed,…...
UPDATE: 6 wildfires, 2 out of control at north end of Mabel Lake, east of Salmon Arm
2+ week, 2+ day ago (214+ words) Published 2:13 pm Friday, August 28, 2026 Progress is being made on a cluster of wildfires near the north end of Mabel Lake. The BC Wildfire Service now reports there are six fires, two of which are being held, one under control, and…...
LETTER: Salmon Arm-Shuswap MLA urged to speak with firefighters, not vilify them
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1143+ words) Published 4:00 pm Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Open Letter to Salmon Arm-Shuswap MLA David Williams on the forest fires. Our new season here in the Interior, “fire season,” drags on. A bit of rain gives us some breathing room, so maybe now is…...
Evacuation orders, alerts downgraded for Ainslie Creek wildfire west of Coquihalla
2+ week, 6+ day ago (389+ words) Published 2:15 pm Monday, August 24, 2026 The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has downgraded some properties on evacuation order to alert, and some on evacuation alert to all clear, due to decreased threat from the Ainslie Creek wildfire. The fire, still burning out…...
UPDATE: Fire damages garage, other residential buildings in Kelowna; investigation underway
3+ week, 2+ day ago (264+ words) Published 7:25 am Friday, August 21, 2026 — Jordy Cunningham (@CunninghamJordy) August 21, 2026 The Kelowna RCMP are also investigating Friday morning’s structure fire. According to media relations officer Cpl. Steven Lang, the blaze was in a multi-unit detached garage in the alleyway between Stockwell Avenue…...