Kamloops Fire Rescue has a new chief. The City announced today (June 22, 2022) that Ken Uzeloc will take on the job effective Aug. 2. Uzeloc has more than 30 years of [Continue]
DATA IS A CORE to good policy for cities. We see it again and again from the simplest to the most complex. When cities want to make road changes, they measure [Continue]
Kamloops Fire Rescue is gaining a reputation for being the go-to team when canines are in trouble. The fire crew was called into action again to give a lift to Bruno, a [Continue]
The City of Kamloops has a new fire chief. Steve Robinson was announced today (Feb. 1, 2021) as the new fire chief for Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR). Robinson has been acting [Continue]
One suspect is in custody after a fire at the Thompson Hotel early Thursday morning (Dec. 3, 2020). The fire was discovered in the storage area of the parkade about 1 a.m. at [Continue]
The Wendy’s Restaurant at Fortune Drive and Tranquille Road was destroyed by fire early today (April 10, 2020). Kamloops Fire Rescue and Kamloops RCMP personnel [Continue]
Kamloops RCMP are investigating a hotel room fire that broke out at about 8 a.m. today (January 30, 2020). According to witnesses, they could smell smoke at the Travelodge on [Continue]
The fire that destroyed Parkcrest elementary school in Brocklehurst was not suspicious, police said today. The exact cause is still under investigation. RCMP issued a [Continue]
A woman is in critical condition after a mobile home caught fire earlier this morning (July 15, 2019). This morning at 3:40 a.m., Kamloops RCMP were notified by Kamloops [Continue]
Kamloops RCMP are investigating two suspicious residential fires that occurred early Sunday morning. At 2:08 a.m. on March 24, officers and Kamloops Fire Rescue attended a [Continue]
UPDATE: The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued evacuation orders on more than a dozen properties and evacuation alerts for 51 others early Friday evening (May 25, 2018) [Continue]
A long-abandoned landmark restaurant burned to the ground Friday night (Jan. 5, 2018). The former Brass Kettle Restaurant at the northwest corner of Hugh Allen and [Continue]
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]
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]