News Items tag as: Kelowna Fire Department 2024

Changing behaviour key to preventing destruction of homes by wildfire: Okanagan study
December 07, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A study on the wildfires in the Okanagan in 2023 emphasizes ember resilience as a shared responsibility between homeowners and local governments.
Garage fire in Kelowna doused; no one hurt
July 20, 2024 - 10:00 AM

A garage was engulfed in flames in Kelowna yesterday, but firefighters were able to contain the blaze and extinguish it.
Sprinklers quench balcony fire in Kelowna
July 14, 2024 - 10:30 AM

A small fire on a balcony in Kelowna was doused by a sprinkler on Saturday.
One dead in downtown Kelowna apartment fire
July 13, 2024 - 10:38 AM

A woman died in an apartment fire in downtown Kelowna yesterday.
UPDATE: Blaze destroys abandoned farm building in Kelowna
July 08, 2024 - 4:17 PM

An abandoned farm building across the street from the Kelowna BC SPCA was destroyed by a fire today.
Suspicious cedar fire spread to duplex in Kelowna yesterday
June 22, 2024 - 9:00 AM

A suspicious cedar fire that extended into a nearby building in Kelowna yesterday.
UPDATE: Kelowna Fire Department douses auto shop fire on Kent Road
May 26, 2024 - 11:21 AM

A structure fire blazed on Kent Road in Kelowna this morning, but the fire department successfully put it out.
Man taken to hospital after mobile home fire in Kelowna
May 03, 2024 - 9:06 AM

Firefighters responded to a mobile home fire in Kelowna early this morning.
Hedge fire spreads to damage home, vehicles and boats in Kelowna
May 01, 2024 - 8:17 AM

A large hedge fire yesterday afternoon in Kelowna spread to a home and three other structures damaging vehicles and boats.
Two vehicles destroyed in suspicious Kelowna triplex fire
March 04, 2024 - 8:12 AM
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All the occupants of a triplex in Kelowna escaped unharmed from an early morning fire.
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$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

BC weed store with 'no babies' policy avoids fine for underage sale
A BC weed store which wouldn't let anyone under 19 enter the premises, including babies, has managed to avoid a $7,000 fine after it sold cannabis to a minor. According to a recently published June 21, 2024 BC Liquor and Cannabis Regula

BC realtor promised client a Kelowna condo, instead bought himself a house
A BC realtor who duped his neighbours out of $200,000 in an investment deal on a Kelowna condo spent the money on his own home. According to a Jan. 24 BC Supreme Court decision, realtor Alden Ashneil Chand promised his neighbours substantia

News Items tag as: Kelowna Fire Department 2024

Changing behaviour key to preventing destruction of homes by wildfire: Okanagan study

Garage fire in Kelowna doused; no one hurt

Sprinklers quench balcony fire in Kelowna

One dead in downtown Kelowna apartment fire

UPDATE: Blaze destroys abandoned farm building in Kelowna

Suspicious cedar fire spread to duplex in Kelowna yesterday

UPDATE: Kelowna Fire Department douses auto shop fire on Kent Road

Man taken to hospital after mobile home fire in Kelowna

Hedge fire spreads to damage home, vehicles and boats in Kelowna

Two vehicles destroyed in suspicious Kelowna triplex fire

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