News Items tag as: West Kelowna Fire Rescue 2023

Firefighters put out shed fire in West Kelowna last night
December 10, 2023 - 2:30 PM

Around 6 p.m. yesterday, Dec. 9, West Kelowna Fire Rescue safely put out a shed fire.
West Kelowna firefighters pull man 70 ft up an icy slope after he went off the road
December 10, 2023 - 12:00 PM

West Kelowna Fire Rescue hoisted a man up a treacherous slope after his vehicle went off the side of Bear Lake Main Forest Service Road.
West Kelowna fire department is hiring
September 19, 2023 - 5:00 PM

West Kelowna Fire Rescue is looking for applicants who want to be paid on-call firefighters.
Sparks ignite grass fires along Highway 97 in West Kelowna
July 24, 2023 - 4:10 PM

Three more small fires were started along Highway 97 in West Kelowna today.
West Kelowna home seriously damaged by fire
February 24, 2023 - 8:27 AM

West Kelowna firefighters were called to a house fire yesterday and arrived to find the attached garage in flames.
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'Super efficient': The impact new housing rules have had in Okanagan, Kamloops
When Vernon builder Bryce Dahlen was approached by a client late last fall to build a carriage house in their yard, he pitched the idea of a duplex. New rules about density implemented by the provincial government had dramatically cut the r

Firefighters put out shed fire in West Kelowna last night