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Frigid cold causes fire hoses to freeze up in Oliver while extinguishing vehicle fire

The Oliver Fire Department had to call in an extra truck for help while attending to a vehicle fire on McKinney road on Sunday night. The crew shared...

Fruit stall fire put out and Highway 97 now reopen near Oliver

UPDATE: 4:18 p.m. Crews have cleared out and Highway 97 is fully reopened after the roof of a fruit market was fully engulfed by flames on Tuesday...

'For the sake of our community': Oliver Firefighters have been stepping up to help with the paramedic shortage

The Oliver Fire Department has been filling in the health care gaps in the community by attending medical first response calls this year due to a...

One dead after mobile home fire in Oliver

One person is dead after a Saturday afternoon mobile home fire in Oliver. Local fire crews were called to the scene around 4 p.m. and found the...

House fire in Oliver closes highway for several hours

A vacant house went up in flames off Highway 97 in Oliver early Friday morning. The Oliver Fire Department responded to reports of a structure fire...

RCMP searching for grassfire starter in Oliver, who faces fine

RCMP are searching for the man who allegedly started a brush fire off of Highway 97 by the North Oliver sign on Friday night. The Oliver Fire...

Pickup destroyed by fire in Oliver deemed suspicious

Fire crews were called out just before 4 a.m. to a fully-engulfed fire in a pickup truck on Friday morning. Rob Graham from the Oliver Fire Department...

Rag caught in dryer at Oliver laundromat starts blaze

The Oliver Fire Department took down a fire in a laundromat Thursday night. Crews responded to smoke in the area in the 6000 block of Station Street...

Oliver firefighters douse brush fire above town

A grassfire that broke out just after 7 p.m. above the north Oliver sign is now contained. According to Oliver Fire Department spokesmen Rob Graham,...

Oliver council approves $400K loan for new fire truck

The Oliver Fire Department will be seeing a new truck coming their way. The town will be borrowing $400,000 to bring in a new pumper truck on a...

Town of Oliver reviewing bid for new fire truck and $400K loan to help supply it

Oliver Town Council will be discussing final approval for borrowing $400,000 to bring in a new pumper truck for the fire department on Tuesday...

Oliver homeowner tries to fight fire, house destroyed by blaze

A heavy structure fire destroyed a home in Oliver on Monday, despite the homeowner and the fire departments' best efforts to try to save it....

One person airlifted to hospital from fire in Oliver home

One person was sent to the hospital after a fire engulfed their home and left them with severe burns on Thursday afternoon. The Oliver Fire Department...

Oliver fire crews rescue dog, two people from wastewater treatment pond

Oliver fire crews assisted with an unusual rescue Friday morning after a dog and a man became trapped in a wastewater treatment pond at the public...

Grass fire sparked near Oliver Saturday afternoon

A grass fire in Oliver has been extinguished, after starting at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The fire, off Tucelnuit Dr north of the NkMip Canyon Desert...

Small brush fire near Oliver believed to be lightning-caused

UPDATE: 1:55 p.m. The Oliver Fire Department has successfully doused a small grass fire north of Oliver Wednesday. Media relations officer Rob...

Fire sparked in Okanagan Correctional Centre cell

Fire crews were called to the Okanagan Correctional Centre in the early hours of Wednesday morning to deal with flames inside a prison cell. Oliver...

Oliver fire crews trained for structure fires this week

The Oliver Fire Department undertook some hands-on training Friday. Crews lit up their mobile home training unit for one last big, intense training...

Oliver Volunteer Fire Department says 2019 was busiest ever

The Oliver Volunteer Fire Department is coming off its busiest year ever. Fire chief Bob Graham was before council Monday for a year-end report,...

'Great progress' made on Christie Mountain wildfire Wednesday

UPDATE: 9:35 a.m. Cooler weather today is expected to help in the fight against the Christie Mountain wildfire burning at the southern edge of...

Two suspicious fires caught on camera in Oliver

Firefighters were called at 3:13 a.m. to a travel trailer on fire while parked in the alley of the 600 block of Earle Crescent in Oliver. Three trucks...

Oliver pot shop hit by arsonists for second time in just over a year

A cannabis shop owner in Oliver is pleading for help identifying the arsonists who set fire to his store last week. Security video from The Pot...

Woman uninjured after vehicle flipped over in Oliver

Oliver RCMP and the local fire department were called on the weekend to respond to a vehicle that had flipped over and crashed into cedar trees on...

Firefighters descend on Oliver for spring training

More than 400 firefighters, instructors and vendors representing 80 different fire departments from BC, Alberta and Washington State descended on...

Hundreds of firefighters due back in Oliver for Firepalooza

Over 350 firefighters from Alberta, Washington state and all across BC will be descending on Oliver this weekend, May 5-7, for top notch training at...

Anarchist Mountain Fire Department sees conditions change Saturday, warns community to stay away

UPDATED: 8:55 p.m. The Anarchist Mountain Fire Department shared a warning to residents out on evacuation orders on Saturday night. "Strong wind...

Oliver Fire Department battles blaze

Firefighters with the Oliver Fire Department battled a grass fire this morning, Friday, on Seacrest Road near Oliver. The call came in around 5:15...

Helicopter crashes down into Oliver vineyard, three people transported to hospital

UPDATE: 4:55 p.m. Oliver RCMP commander Sgt. Don Wrigglesworth said three people were transported to hospital by BC Ambulance after the helicopter...

Oliver Fire Department suspended

The Oliver Fire Department has been suspended. The department as a whole will be facing consequences, including suspension, following the theft of...

Old farm building a total loss after it was engulfed in flames

The Oliver Fire Department says a building is a total loss after it went up in flames early Sunday. Crews were called to reports of a structure fire...

Oliver independent journalist slapped with impaired driving prohibition while covering scene of a drunk driver crash

An Oliver independent journalist and former town councillor was given a 90-day roadside prohibition Tuesday after showing up on the scene of another...

Emergency crews rescue person trapped under tractor in Oliver; RCMP say alcohol is a suspected factor

UPDATE: 12:45 p.m. RCMP say alcohol is suspected to be a factor in a tractor crash that left a man pinned under the vehicle Sunday night in Oliver....

Oliver, B.C. home sustains massive damage in fire

The Oliver Fire Department responded to a large home fire Wednesday evening. In a news release on Facebook, the department said they were called to...

Alleged arsonist caught on camera lighting Oliver pot shop on fire

A cannabis shop owner in Oliver is hoping someone can identify the arsonist who set fire to his store early Tuesday morning. The Oliver Fire...

Oliver resident seeking to put security cameras around town to help catch criminals

An Oliver resident is renewing his call for CCTV cameras to be placed around the town, following a recent string of arson attacks and property theft....

Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen issues evacuation order, alert for some properties due to Nk'Mip wildfire

UPDATE: 8:02 p.m. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has issued an evacuation order and an evacuation alert for several properties...

Oliver winemaker chased his dream to find the perfect piece of land to build his winery from the ground up

“Behind the Wine” is a new summer series taking you behind the scenes of the South Okanagan’s iconic wine industry. Watch for it on...

Highway 97 open after crash in the south end of Oliver

UPDATE: 1:10 p.m. The crash has been cleared and traffic is moving in both directions. ORIGINAL: 12:20 p.m. Highway 97 is closed in both directions...

Crashes, choppers and canines: Oliver firefighters responded to nearly 100 more calls in 2021

The Oliver Fire Department saw an exceptionally busy year in 2021, responding to 303 calls, almost 100 more than the 208 calls they got in 2020. In a...

Oliver fruit stand ignites overnight, causes power outage

An old fruit stand on Highway 97 in Oliver went up in flames around midnight Friday morning, causing a brief power outage in the area. The Oliver Fire...