News Items tag as: Kelowna Fire Department 2019

Fire in basement of vacant Kelowna house under investigation
December 12, 2019 - 9:18 AM

Kelowna fire crews quickly put out a house fire early this morning.
Dog perishes in Kelowna fire
December 06, 2019 - 12:46 PM

No humans were hurt in a four-plex fire this morning, Dec. 7, but one dog did not survive.
Kelowna firefighter who died of work-related lung cancer to be remembered
November 06, 2019 - 5:30 PM

A public line of duty death procession and funeral service honouring Kelowna firefighter Capt. Joseph Kolar will take place Friday, Nov. 15, at Trinity Baptist Church in Kelowna.

Capt. Kolar passed away Oct. 31, 2019, after a seven-and-a-half year battle with lung cancer attributed to his work as a 29-year firefighter.

The service will begin at 1 p.m. Preceding the service, uniformed personnel will march from Mission Creek Alliance Church at 2091 Springfield Rd.
Small pets victims in Kelowna duplex fire
November 05, 2019 - 8:44 AM

No one was home in a duplex that had a kitchen fire in Kelowna yesterday afternoon but small pets perished in the blaze.
Firefighters douse blaze at old school board office in Kelowna
October 29, 2019 - 11:50 AM

A fire at the former Central Okanagan school district office in Kelowna was quickly knocked down by firefighters this morning.
Four people forced from home in Kelowna fire
September 25, 2019 - 8:22 AM

KELOWNA - Four people have been forced from their home following a late-night fire.
Three people taken to hospital following Kelowna townhouse fire
September 20, 2019 - 8:26 AM

KELOWNA - A fire on Briarwood Road in Kelowna forced four people out of a townhouse unit last night, three of whom were treated for minor burns and smoke inhalation at Kelowna General Hospital.
Two women and dog rescued from Kelowna hillside
September 03, 2019 - 5:39 PM

KELOWNA - Kelowna firefighters were called in to rescue two women and a dog stuck on a hillside on trails in the Crawford Falls area this afternoon.
UPDATE: Man arrested in wake of suspicious Kelowna house fire
August 30, 2019 - 11:11 AM

KELOWNA - A citizen's arrest of a man believed to be behind a suspicious house fire early this morning may have led to charges being filed.
Suspicious house fire being investigated in Kelowna
August 23, 2019 - 8:27 AM

KELOWNA - Kelowna Fire Department received numerous 911 calls about a fire just after 1 a.m. today, Aug. 23.
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News Items tag as: Kelowna Fire Department 2019

Fire in basement of vacant Kelowna house under investigation

Dog perishes in Kelowna fire

Kelowna firefighter who died of work-related lung cancer to be remembered

Small pets victims in Kelowna duplex fire

Firefighters douse blaze at old school board office in Kelowna

Four people forced from home in Kelowna fire

Three people taken to hospital following Kelowna townhouse fire

Two women and dog rescued from Kelowna hillside

UPDATE: Man arrested in wake of suspicious Kelowna house fire

Suspicious house fire being investigated in Kelowna

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