Fire

ARSON – Police and KFR investigating new fires on South and North Shores

May 16, 2023 // 0 Comments

Five fires on the South Shore last night and another on the North Shore this morning are being treated as suspicious by Kamloops police and firefighters. Monday (May 15, [Continue]

FIRE – Suspect in custody charged with two counts of arson in alleyway fires

May 2, 2023 // 0 Comments

A Kamloops man is scheduled to appear in court today (May 2, 2023), after he was arrested this weekend and charged with arson. On April 30, 2023, around 6:45 p.m., Kamloops [Continue]

FIRE – Police looking for suspect in weekend fire at Eighth Street business

April 25, 2023 // 0 Comments

Kamloops RCMP are looking to identify a suspect responsible for a fire on Eighth Street last weekend. On April 23, 2023, around 6:50 a.m., police were called to the 900-block [Continue]

FIRE – Problem house on Nelson Avenue scene of explosion, blaze

February 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

A house that was the scene of a shooting last October was damaged in a fire Wednesday night (Feb. 14, 2018). The basement of the house at 217 Nelson Avenue was rocked by an [Continue]

FIRE – House fire on Oak Road being investigated for possible cause

April 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

Police are looking into whether there was anything suspicious about a house fire in the 200 block of Oak Road this morning (April 19, 2017). Kamloops Fire and Rescue answered [Continue]

FIRE – Early morning blaze damages car rental/ storage facility on Notre Dame

April 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

UPDATE: RCMP now say the fire that engulfed a building at the Budget Car Rental and Self Storage on Notre Dame Drive early today was suspicious in nature. Anyone who was [Continue]

53-year-old Chase resident victim of mobile home fire

January 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

NEWS — A woman who died in a mobile home fire in Chase has been identified as Sherry Leah Skjeie, 53. Firefighters were called to the fire at Skjeie’s mobile home at the [Continue]

Open-burning ban will be expanded as of June 15

June 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — The open-burning ban in effect in the Kamloops Fire Centre will be expanded to include the Salmon Arm and Clearwater fire zones. The expanded ban will take effect [Continue]

Fire centre clamping down on size of open burning in effort to cut human-caused fires

April 28, 2014 // 1 Comment

NEWS/ FIRE CENTRE — The size of open fires will be restricted in most of the Kamloops Fire Centre starting May 15 in an attempt to reduce the number of human-caused fires. [Continue]

Pinantan ponders next moves after store fire

April 22, 2014 // 0 Comments

What’s left of the Pinantan General Store remains behind a police tape with a security guard on duty as residents feel the loss of their local gathering place. Store [Continue]

19 fires doused in area during past week and a half; all of them were caused by humans

April 11, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — The Kamloops Fire Centre has been a busy place during the past week and a half. Since April 1 Wildfire Management Branch crews have responded to 19 fires within the [Continue]

Examination of fire scene still underway

April 4, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — Firefighters and police remained on the scene this afternoon (Friday) investigating and cleaning up after a fire that destroyed a house early today. They were [Continue]

Early-morning fire destroys Collingwood house

April 4, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — A house at 578 Collingwood Drive was destroyed by fire early this morning. The Kamloops fire department found the house fully engulfed in flames when they arrived [Continue]