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Oliver Jul 11, 2020 / 3:02 pm
Mass casualty car accidents require quick thinking and careful extraction, and on Friday evening the Oliver Fire Department (OFD) embarked on a...
Oliver May 7, 2021 / 3:57 pm
The Oliver Fire Department is dealing with incidents of vandalism on several of their cars at the department's training grounds, with someone...
Oliver Sep 18, 2023 / 4:34 pm
UPDATE: 4:30 p.m. The Oliver Fire Department was called out this afternoon to respond to a house engulfed in flames on Osoyoos Indian Band land. The...
Oliver Nov 25, 2023 / 7:00 pm
The Oliver Fire Department sent out a big thank you for all the community support they saw at this year’s drive thru breakfast. Firefighters...
Oliver Jul 25, 2023 / 4:58 pm
Early Monday morning the Oliver Fire Department doused a small brush fire on the north end of Tuc-el-Nuit Lake, possibly caused by carelessness. Rob...
Oliver Mar 14, 2022 / 10:28 am
The Oliver Fire Department had their hands full overnight Sunday when a storage facility at Oliver Global Grocers went up in flames. The popular...
Oliver Dec 15, 2022 / 9:42 am
One person was sent to the hospital after a fire engulfed a large garage in Oliver early Thursday morning. The Oliver Fire Department was dispatched...
Oliver Aug 20, 2022 / 3:35 pm
Fire crews in Oliver got held up while trying to get to the scene of a trailer fire on Saturday, stuck behind the traffic that had gathered to get a...
Oliver Jan 14, 2023 / 6:00 pm
The Oliver Fire Department will be holding its annual recruiting evaluations at the end of February and is ready for new applicants to join their...
Oliver Nov 1, 2022 / 10:01 am
The Oliver Fire Department pleaded with the public to be careful with fire-related activities after responding to a grass fire on Sunday night that...
Oliver Dec 2, 2022 / 4:00 am
Come by the Oliver Fire Department on Saturday morning to grab a piping-hot breakfast made fresh by the team. Fire crews will be manning the grills...
Oliver Feb 22, 2022 / 10:12 am
Firefighters were up well before dawn on Tuesday morning, responding to a report of smoke off Highway 97 North in Oliver at a local pot shop. When...
Oliver Apr 5, 2022 / 10:06 am
A open burning pile got away on a home owner off McKinney road in Oliver on Monday. The Oliver Fire Department was called in when the fire started...
Oliver May 19, 2022 / 12:15 pm
The Oliver Fire Department is planning a 100th anniversary celebration party this summer. On July 9, the festivities will take place, with...
Oliver Apr 14, 2022 / 9:45 am
As open burning season comes to a close, the Oliver Fire Department is reminding residents on the final days who are doing any type of burning or...
Oliver Mar 24, 2022 / 9:17 am
Little is left of a truck that was fully engulfed in flames early Thursday morning in Oliver, off Black Sage Road and Saddleridge Road. The Oliver...
Oliver Apr 28, 2021 / 11:44 am
Fire crews were dispatched to a brush fire near Road 21 and Fruitvale Way off of Highway 97 near Oliver Tuesday afternoon, sparking from a mower being...
Oliver Jan 22, 2021 / 2:00 pm
The Oliver Fire Department announced their newest vehicle brought in on Thursday night, Tender 182. As a replacement for their worn-out 1991 GMC, the...
Oliver Aug 24, 2023 / 3:47 pm
UPDATE: 3:45 p.m. The Oliver Fire Department was quick to get out to a house fire and stop it from spreading to nearby dry grasslands on Thursday...
Oliver Aug 18, 2023 / 4:00 am
A fire engine and a crew of four from Oliver are answering BC Wildfire Service’s call to help battle the 14,000 hectare Crater Creek wildfire....
Oliver May 3, 2023 / 1:43 pm
Members of the Oliver Fire Department and The ALERT Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team were actioned out to the Oliver Canal to help a horse in...
Oliver Sep 21, 2023 / 1:25 pm
The Oliver Fire Department is going above and beyond to support their fellow first responders. They are hosting a barbecue fundraiser at Buy-Low in...
Oliver Sep 25, 2023 / 9:00 pm
The Oliver Fire Department was collectively managing a different kind of fire this past weekend. The local department was hosting a barbeque to raise...
Oliver Sep 16, 2023 / 4:00 am
The Oliver Fire Department (OFD) mobilized and sent two trucks to help battle the Eagle Bluff wildfire that came dangerously close to Osoyoos this...
Oliver May 5, 2023 / 4:00 am
The trend of great weather for the Firefighters Spring Training Seminar in Oliver may turn wet this weekend as forecasts show a cool day with chances...
Oliver Apr 1, 2023 / 12:30 pm
The Oliver Fire Department tackled two blazes over the past 24 hours, extinguishing a deck and car fire before either spread to further property. The...
Oliver Dec 7, 2022 / 1:45 pm
All residents of an Oliver home and their dog are safe thanks to the Oliver Fire Department extinguishing a dog house on fire next to their home early...
Oliver May 7, 2022 / 3:00 pm
Firefighters were called out on Thursday afternoon for two motor vehicle accidents, one involving a vehicle in a ditch and one involving this ATV...
Oliver Oct 7, 2021 / 4:31 pm
UPDATE: 4:30 p.m. Oliver Fire Department spokesperson Rob Graham said a home has been heavily damaged by fire in Oliver Thursday, and a cat was killed...
Oliver Jun 1, 2022 / 6:00 pm
A milestone has been reached for Oliver firefighters, celebrating 100 years of being a fire department. The department will be hosting two...
Oliver Sep 14, 2021 / 1:12 pm
The Oliver Fire Department responded to a report of structure fire on Monday morning, arriving to a motorhome and car engulfed in flames south of town...
Oliver Dec 14, 2021 / 12:14 pm
The Town of Oliver has re-appointed fire chief Bob Graham to the role for another three-year term. Graham has three decades of fire experience and has...
Oliver Nov 11, 2021 / 10:30 am
A home is still standing thanks to the quick response from the Oliver Fire Department Wednesday night. Fire crews received a report of a fire off of...
Oliver May 3, 2021 / 10:14 am
Oliver Fire Department crews are cleaning up after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 97 at Road 22 Monday morning. A white car and a silver pickup truck...
Oliver Oct 5, 2021 / 11:42 am
The Oliver Fire Department is inviting the public to join them for the end of Fire Prevention Week, with live demonstrations, a BBQ and the...
Oliver Jun 29, 2021 / 1:25 pm
An Oliver resident had a close call after flipping and becoming trapped underneath his riding mower on Sunday morning, right next to the river bank....
Oliver/Osoyoos Apr 19, 2021 / 2:16 pm
An unusual rescue had a successful ending Monday as Oliver Fire Department crews responded to a car in Okanagan River north of Osoyoos Lake, with an...
Oliver Dec 19, 2020 / 6:15 pm
The Oliver Fire Department is keeping their yearly Christmas truck celebrations going, adapting to making sure to spread some holiday cheer safely. ...
Oliver Jan 27, 2021 / 2:06 pm
The Oliver Fire Department is reminding people to clean out their chimneys after responding to two separate chimney fires on Tuesday, both due to...
Oliver Nov 26, 2020 / 1:30 pm
If you hear an air raid horn Friday night in Oliver, don't be alarmed. It's just the Town kicking off its holiday light event. The Town is...