Kamloops Fire Rescue

EDITORIAL – What if you broke a leg but the hospital was closed for Christmas?

December 21, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EYEBROWS WERE RAISED when City Hall announced the abbreviated holiday garbage pickup schedule but Kamloopsians will manage. What if [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Rise in medical calls for KFR raises issue of double coverage

December 12, 2023 // 13 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CITY HALL STAFF will be asked to track the costs of sending Kamloops Fire Rescue to medical emergencies. This, after City council’s [Continue]

NEW YEAR’S – Kamloops Fire Rescue ponders fireworks ban due to drought

December 5, 2023 // 0 Comments

There might be no fireworks to ring in the new year in Kamloops. Due to drought conditions, Kamloops Fire Rescue says fireworks may be prohibited. Even though the summer heat [Continue]

FIRES – Man in custody, charged with four counts of arson

May 19, 2023 // 1 Comment

A 22-year-old Kamloops man, William Aaron Lamb, is facing four counts of arson in connection with a series of dumpster fires earlier this week. He appeared in court today [Continue]

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]