News Items tag as: Penticton Fire Department 2020

Phone app helps rescuers find injured hiker near Penticton
November 24, 2020 - 11:16 AM

Members of Penticton Search and Rescue and the Penticton Fire Department came to the rescue of an injured hiker earlier this week.
Couple killed in Penticton apartment fire identified
November 02, 2020 - 9:26 AM

The people who were killed in the apartment fire last week in Penticton have been identified.
BREAKING: Penticton apartment fire claims 2 lives
October 27, 2020 - 4:14 PM

The fire that ripped through a Penticton condo complex this morning has turned deadly, with two bodies found in the rubble by investigators.
Penticton opens emergency centre for dozens of evacuees following devastating apartment fire
October 27, 2020 - 1:54 PM

Dozens of lives are in limbo in Penticton following a devastating fire at a condo complex early this morning.
UPDATE: Fire destroys apartment condo building in Penticton
October 27, 2020 - 9:17 AM

Dozens of people had to be evacuated from a three-storey condominium building in Penticton after an early more fire this morning.
More than 60 B.C. communities came to Penticton's aid last Friday
August 24, 2020 - 6:30 PM

A grateful Penticton is saying so long as fire departments from all over the province make their way back to their respective communities after pulling together to help the Peach City last Friday.
How firefighters are trying to protect Penticton homes against looming Christie Mountain fire
August 21, 2020 - 2:50 PM

It's a hot, windy afternoon on Evergreen Drive, but that isn’t stopping a team of firefighters collected from all parts of the province as they work to protect a Penticton neighbourhood from the Christie Mountain wildfire.
Penticton fire official raises concerns after rescuing floaters on river channel, again
July 22, 2020 - 11:33 AM

Members of the Penticton Fire Department were called yesterday to another rescue on the Okanagan River channel in the city, and a fire official says it could have had grave consequences.
Penticton river channel rescuers urge caution as flows remain high
July 17, 2020 - 7:30 AM

With improving weather and increasing usage of the Okanagan River channel, Penticton Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Chris Forster is warning channel floaters of continuing heightened dangers due to persistently high flows this year.
Arson suspected in Penticton public washroom fire
June 08, 2020 - 10:19 AM

Penticton Mounties are seeking witnesses to a public washroom fire in Okanagan Lake Park.
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Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
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