News Items tag as: Armstrong Spallumcheen Fire Department 2016

Fire consumes North Okanagan barn
September 30, 2016 - 8:32 PM

SPALLUMCHEEN - A North Okanagan barn went up in flames Friday.
Fire rips through North Okanagan lumber mill
May 17, 2016 - 2:55 PM

NEAR SPALLUMCHEEN - A witness says a fire at a North Okanagan lumber yard this afternoon was like an inferno.
Rescuer recalls intense moments after Armstrong car crash
May 12, 2016 - 9:30 AM

SPALLUMCHEEN - One of the bystanders who helped a mother and son out of a burning vehicle near Armstrong is humbled at being called a hero.
'They saved his life': Father searching for men who pulled his son from a burning car near Armstrong
May 11, 2016 - 2:30 PM

ARMSTRONG - The father of a man who was pulled from a burning vehicle near Armstrong is searching for the rescuers to thank them for saving his son’s life.
Impatient driver tries to speed through fiery highway crash near Armstrong
May 06, 2016 - 4:30 PM

VERNON - Fire crews are reminding people to be patient and stay back after someone sped through a fiery crash scene in Armstrong.
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Fire consumes North Okanagan barn