Fire

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]