News Items tag as: Vernon Fire Department 2016

Vernon drivers reminded to drive to conditions
December 27, 2016 - 11:00 AM

VERNON - Drivers are being reminded to leave a little early as they return to work this week.
Person found unconscious in doorway as Vernon firefighters arrive to battle house fire
December 27, 2016 - 9:24 AM

VERNON - Firefighters pulled an unconscious person to safety after a fire broke out in a Vernon building.
Passerby alerts Vernon residents to midnight house fire
November 07, 2016 - 10:07 AM

VERNON - The occupants of a home that caught fire late last night made it out safely, thanks in large part to a passerby.
Firefighters douse blaze outside Vernon museum
September 09, 2016 - 8:21 AM

VERNON - Firefighters were out early this morning extinguishing a fire that started behind the Vernon museum.
Wildfire near Vernon's Predator Ridge caused by downed power pole
August 29, 2016 - 9:34 AM

VERNON - The cause of a wildfire that put a number of Vernon residents on evacuation alert over the weekend has been determined.
Fire on side of Vernon road deemed suspicious
August 26, 2016 - 5:30 PM

VERNON - A small fire on the side of Old Kamloops Road in Vernon will go down as suspicious.
Officials determine cause of Vernon wildfire, and it wasn't people
August 03, 2016 - 11:55 AM

VERNON - Investigators have concluded a wildfire that forced some 60 residents from their homes over the weekend in Vernon was not caused by people.
Fire near Vernon's Adventure Bay suspected to be human-caused
August 02, 2016 - 10:26 AM

VERNON - An aggressive wildfire that forced the evacuations of 60 people over the weekend in Vernon is suspected to have been human-caused.
Suspicious fire at former Vernon Legion under investigation
July 29, 2016 - 9:40 AM

VERNON - A suspicious fire at the former Legion building in downtown Vernon early this morning could have been much worse.
Playground equipment damaged in one of several suspicious Vernon fires
July 25, 2016 - 1:30 PM

VERNON - Authorities are investigating several suspicious fires that occurred over the past few days in the Vernon area.
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