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Vernon Fire Rescue Services crew jumps on a small grass fire at the north entrance to Becker Park on 39th Avenue at around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20. The fire was quickly extinguished. (Roger Knox - Morning Star)

Fire at Vernon park quickly doused

Vernon Fire Rescue Services crew douses flames at north entrance to Becker Park off 39th Avenue

 

A structure fire approximately two kilometres up the Forest Service Road on Bastion Mountain has been contained by Tappen Sunnybrae Fire Department members (CSRD)

Fire destroys home on Bastion Mountain in Shuswap

The fire did not spread to nearby forested area

 

Kelowna Fire Department. (Phil McLachlan - Capital News)

Sunday evening Richter Street apartment blaze causes evacuation

An apartment fire caused sprinkler activation in the building on Sunday evening

 

The roof of the Salmo Hotel caught fire Friday afternoon. Salmo RCMP say the fire is now out and no one was injured, although the building has sustained significant damage. Photo: Submitted

UPDATED: Fire destroys roof of Salmo Hotel

Response crews quickly put out the fire

The roof of the Salmo Hotel caught fire Friday afternoon. Salmo RCMP say the fire is now out and no one was injured, although the building has sustained significant damage. Photo: Submitted
A house fire in Lumby that broke out around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, has been deemed accidental. (Nadine Cvd/Facebook)

Fundraiser launched to help Lumby mom of 7 who ‘lost everything’ in house fire

Blaze broke out around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5

A house fire in Lumby that broke out around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, has been deemed accidental. (Nadine Cvd/Facebook)
A portion of Spall Road is closed the morning of Sept. 10, 2023 with police in the area. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

Body found near brush fire, unusual but not criminal: Kelowna RCMP

The body was found at an encampment off Spall Road

A portion of Spall Road is closed the morning of Sept. 10, 2023 with police in the area. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
RCMP and fire crews attended a vehicle incident where a car had gone off the highway, down an embankment and began to burn, near Salmon Arm Sept. 7, 2023 (Black Press file photo)

Vehicle incident leads to small brush fire along Highway 1 near Salmon Arm

Driver transported to hospital with multiple injuries

RCMP and fire crews attended a vehicle incident where a car had gone off the highway, down an embankment and began to burn, near Salmon Arm Sept. 7, 2023 (Black Press file photo)
Spectators watch as a canoe passes during the Four Fires Festival on Vancouver’s False Creek, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Man suffers burns as boat fire erupts in Vancouver’s False Creek

2 boats damaged but remained afloat after blaze that appears to have been caused by cooking

Spectators watch as a canoe passes during the Four Fires Festival on Vancouver’s False Creek, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
A house fire in Lumby is not being considered suspicious. The fire broke out around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Spet. 5, 2023. (Nadine Cvd/Facebook)

Lumby family displaced by house fire

The blaze, sparked Tuesday afternoon, is not being considered suspicious

A house fire in Lumby is not being considered suspicious. The fire broke out around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Spet. 5, 2023. (Nadine Cvd/Facebook)
Firefighters douse a blaze in a VW Bug on Skaha Lake Road. It’s not currently known what caused the fire. (Monique Tamminga - Western News)

Car catches fire in turning lane on Penticton’s Skaha Lake Road

Traffic is slowed but getting through the intersection at Brandon Avenue

Firefighters douse a blaze in a VW Bug on Skaha Lake Road. It’s not currently known what caused the fire. (Monique Tamminga - Western News)
The Kelowna Fire Department and BC Wildfire Services extinguished a SUV fire that spread on Sunday night (Sept. 3) at the end of Chute Lake Road. (Black Press file photo)

SUV fire in Kelowna spreads to an acre in size

The fire is under investigation

The Kelowna Fire Department and BC Wildfire Services extinguished a SUV fire that spread on Sunday night (Sept. 3) at the end of Chute Lake Road. (Black Press file photo)
The Kelowna Fire Department responded to a hedge fire in the 900 block of Springfield Road around 6:00 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. (File photo)

Awoken by smoke, Kelowna residents hose down early morning hedge fire

The blaze happened around 6 a.m. Saturday morning

The Kelowna Fire Department responded to a hedge fire in the 900 block of Springfield Road around 6:00 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. (File photo)
The West Kelowna Fire Department responded to a early morning house fire unrelated to the McDougall Creek wildfire. (Black Press file photo)

West Kelowna home suffers ‘major damage’ from blaze unrelated to wildfire

The fire started around 1 a.m. Friday

The West Kelowna Fire Department responded to a early morning house fire unrelated to the McDougall Creek wildfire. (Black Press file photo)
An Oliver home off McKinney road on Osoyoos Indian Band was destroyed by a fire Thursday, Aug. 24. (Photo- Andrea Farrell/Facebook)

Fire completely destroys Oliver home

Structure fully involved by the time crews arrived on scene

An Oliver home off McKinney road on Osoyoos Indian Band was destroyed by a fire Thursday, Aug. 24. (Photo- Andrea Farrell/Facebook)
The brush fire where the body was found was located at a homeless encampment, near the intersection of Hwy 97 and 48th Ave. (Jennifer Smith-Morning Star)

Body found in Vernon brush fire

No criminality expected in homeless camp blaze

The brush fire where the body was found was located at a homeless encampment, near the intersection of Hwy 97 and 48th Ave. (Jennifer Smith-Morning Star)
Cst. Mark Tataryn fighting a forest fire near Highway 1 and Forde Station Rd west of Golden, BC. (Golden RCMP)

Good Samaritans and first responders stop forest fire near Golden

The incident occurred on Aug. 16

Cst. Mark Tataryn fighting a forest fire near Highway 1 and Forde Station Rd west of Golden, BC. (Golden RCMP)
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District issued an evacuation alert for Lee Creek Wednesday, Aug. 16, and urged vacationers in the North Shuswap to head home. (CSRD photo)

Wildfire prompts evacuation alert, North Shuswap vacationers urged to leave

Evacuation alert issued in response to Lower East Adams Lake wildfire

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District issued an evacuation alert for Lee Creek Wednesday, Aug. 16, and urged vacationers in the North Shuswap to head home. (CSRD photo)
A blaze in the Skaha area could be seen around midnight on Saturday. A large hedge was on fire. (Facebook)

Late night cedar hedge fire in Penticton under investigation

Neighbours used hoses to douse blaze in multiple bushes and cedars Sunday

A blaze in the Skaha area could be seen around midnight on Saturday. A large hedge was on fire. (Facebook)
West Kelowna fire captain. (Black Press file photo)

West Kelowna residents rush to extinguish hedge fire

The fire was found around 10 p.m. Thursday night

West Kelowna fire captain. (Black Press file photo)
Fire quickly doused in Southeast Kelowna orchard. (Wayne Dorman)

UPDATE: Late night Kelowna orchard fire deemed suspicious

More than eight RCMP vehicles responded to the scene

Fire quickly doused in Southeast Kelowna orchard. (Wayne Dorman)