News Items tag as: Penticton Fire Department 2016

Fires mar holiday weekend in South Okanagan
December 27, 2016 - 2:30 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton emergency personnel and Osoyoos firefighters responded to three fires over the Christmas weekend.
Firefighters battle blazes and cold temperatures in Penticton, Kaleden
December 19, 2016 - 3:27 PM

PENTICTON - Firefighters in Penticton and Kaleden spent several frigid hours answering calls to structure fires on the weekend.
Backyard fire burns quad, trailer in Penticton
December 08, 2016 - 10:31 AM

PENTICTON - A meat smoke sparked a fire in a backyard in Penticton yesterday afteroon.
VIDEO: Penticton firefighters extinguish burning minivan
November 28, 2016 - 12:49 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton firefighters battled a minivan fire in the city last night.
Paddleboarder missing on Skaha Lake found safe and sound
October 03, 2016 - 1:30 PM

PENTICTON - A woman reported overdue while out paddleboarding on Skaha lake was found safe and sound last night.
Emergency plan works in Penticton garbage truck fire
September 30, 2016 - 9:37 AM

PENTICTON - The crew of a Progressive Waste Solutions Penticton garbage truck learned the value in having an emergency plan in place during garbage pickup this morning.
Penticton firefighters quickly put out basement fire
September 19, 2016 - 1:01 PM

PENTICTON - Firefighters extinguished a basement fire in Penticton before it could do major damage yesterday.
New rescue craft on Skaha Lake means faster response time
August 26, 2016 - 3:59 PM

PENTICTON - Skaha Lake is a safer playground today, following the acquisition and deployment of two rescue watercraft on the lake by the Penticton Fire Department.
Windstorm results in a busy night for Penticton firefighters
August 22, 2016 - 1:24 PM

PENTICTON - The windstorm and a brush fire in Penticton last night kept fire crews busy.
New firefighting procedures in the works for Penticton's Main Street
August 18, 2016 - 2:30 PM

PENTICTON - The Penticton Fire Department is developing new tactics to fight fires in the crowded downtown core during Saturday public markets on Main Street.
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News Items tag as: Penticton Fire Department 2016

Fires mar holiday weekend in South Okanagan

Firefighters battle blazes and cold temperatures in Penticton, Kaleden

Backyard fire burns quad, trailer in Penticton

VIDEO: Penticton firefighters extinguish burning minivan

Paddleboarder missing on Skaha Lake found safe and sound

Emergency plan works in Penticton garbage truck fire

Penticton firefighters quickly put out basement fire

New rescue craft on Skaha Lake means faster response time

Windstorm results in a busy night for Penticton firefighters

New firefighting procedures in the works for Penticton's Main Street

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