News Items tag as: Kelowna Fire Department 2015

SUV takes out fire hydrant flooding Kelowna intersection
December 20, 2015 - 10:21 AM

KELOWNA – No one was hurt when a SUV took out a fire hydrant in Kelowna just after midnight, sending water gushing and flooding an intersection.
Car fire spreads to garage in Kelowna
December 19, 2015 - 10:37 AM

KELOWNA – No one was home when a car started on fire next to a Kelowna home early this morning.
Empty Kelowna house badly damage by fire
December 12, 2015 - 10:30 AM

KELOWNA – Fire crews put out a blaze in an unoccupied house in Rutland this morning and a fire investigator is looking for the cause.
Vandals torch cars, damage others in Glenmore
October 15, 2015 - 7:42 AM

KELOWNA - Two vehicles on Yates Road in Glenmore were lit on fire by vandals early this morning and others were damaged, according to Kelowna Fire Department.
Kitchen fire evacuates Kelowna apartment building
October 12, 2015 - 8:45 AM

KELOWNA – A kitchen fire, which started in the oven, forced the evacuation of an apartment building in downtown Kelowna yesterday afternoon.
UPDATE: Auto recycling shop burns in East Kelowna
August 05, 2015 - 11:10 AM

KELOWNA - A fire at Apple Valley Auto Recycling and Service in East Kelowna sent billowing smoke into the already hazy sky this morning.
Neighbour saves elderly couple from burning home
August 02, 2015 - 10:08 AM

KELOWNA – Quick thinking by a neighbour may have saved the lives of an elderly couple when the attached garage on their home burst into flames Saturday night.
Home on Harvey lost to fire
June 01, 2015 - 7:07 AM

KELOWNA - No one was hurt but fire has destroyed a home in the 700 block of Harvey Avenue overnight.
Firefighters called to garage fire at Kelowna townhouse
May 11, 2015 - 3:12 PM

KELOWNA - Kelowna firefighters are on the scene of a garage fire at a townhouse complex in Glenmore this afternoon.
Cause of house fire still unknown
May 06, 2015 - 7:16 AM

KELOWNA - Three people had to find a new place to stay last night after a house fire forced them from their home in the 200 block of Nickel Road.
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News Items tag as: Kelowna Fire Department 2015

SUV takes out fire hydrant flooding Kelowna intersection

Car fire spreads to garage in Kelowna

Empty Kelowna house badly damage by fire

Vandals torch cars, damage others in Glenmore

Kitchen fire evacuates Kelowna apartment building

UPDATE: Auto recycling shop burns in East Kelowna

Neighbour saves elderly couple from burning home

Home on Harvey lost to fire

Firefighters called to garage fire at Kelowna townhouse

Cause of house fire still unknown

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