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Oliver Dec 27, 2017 / 9:51 am
The Oliver Fire Department responded to a car fire on the Osoyoos Indian Band reserve this morning. Fire crews were dispatched to McKinney and Black...
Oliver Oct 27, 2017 / 9:23 am
The Oliver Fire Department had an early start to the day with a van fire this morning. Crews were called to Highway 97 and Road 1 at 4:45 a.m.,...
Oliver Oct 20, 2017 / 9:51 am
Fire crews in Oliver had a busy evening on Thursday, responding to a pair of unrelated calls about 15 minutes apart. The Oliver Fire Department...
Oliver Oct 6, 2017 / 9:42 am
The Oliver Fire Department responded to a small grass fire at the rear of a home Thursday evening. Crews were called to the 1300 block of Fairview Rd....
Vernon Aug 9, 2005 / 8:39 pm
BC Forest Service News Release Issued 7:43 pm The fire adjacent to Camp McKinney road in Oliver has grown to an estimated 200 hectares. No structures...
Vernon Aug 9, 2005 / 5:00 pm
A forest fire just east of Oliver has prompted the voluntary evacuation of about 15 homes in the area. BC Forest Service spokesman Dale Bojahra...
Oliver Jun 17, 2017 / 10:30 am
A driver flipped their van off Highway 97 into an orchard just north of Oliver Saturday morning. The single-vehicle crash occurred just after 7 a.m....
OK Falls Apr 16, 2021 / 8:00 pm
B.C. Wildfire Service crews are at the scene of a small bushfire near Okanagan Falls. Witnesses say the blaze started on Allendale Lake Road at...
Nk'Mip Creek Wildfire Aug 9, 2021 / 4:40 pm
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary says 123 addresses remain on evacuation order on the eastern flank of the Nk'Mip Creek wildfire Monday...
Oliver Aug 2, 2017 / 7:00 pm
The Oliver Fire Department is holding a fundraiser to help the Loon Lake Fire Department build a new hall after it burned down in the Elephant Hill...
Oliver Mar 3, 2017 / 1:51 pm
The town of Oliver has appointed a new fire chief. Bob Graham, who has been the town's deputy fire chief since 2011, takes the top position,...
Osoyoos Apr 14, 2021 / 11:43 am
BC Wildfire Service responded to two incidents in the South Okanagan this week, one a structure fire and one a wildfire still burning near Osoyoos. On...
Oliver Sep 22, 2016 / 9:13 am
UPDATE: 9:35 a.m. According to the RCMP, it was an unoccupied outbuilding that burned on an Oliver property about 5:38 a.m., Thursday. The fire...
Oliver Sep 3, 2016 / 9:27 am
A gas station pump was knocked over by a vehicle at an Oliver Petro Canada station early Saturday morning. The incident occurred at 3:15 a.m. Rob...
Oliver Aug 26, 2016 / 8:45 am
A shed burned to the ground in the Oliver area Thursday night after a resident attempted to burn a nearby bee or wasp nest that was in a pile of wood....
Oliver May 14, 2016 / 4:55 pm
Burning vehicles and downed power lines covered the field at Oliver Community Park, Saturday, but no one seemed too alarmed. The props were spread...
Oliver May 9, 2016 / 5:00 am
The town of Oliver will host to the annual BC volunteer firefighters spring training seminar next week. More than 350 volunteer firefighters from...
Oliver Dec 18, 2015 / 9:09 am
An Oliver-area teen was pulled from Tucelnuit Lake after falling through the ice, Thursday. The Oliver Fire Department was called in to assist B.C....
Oliver Apr 6, 2016 / 12:50 pm
Members of the Oliver Fire Department travelled to Midway Tuesday night to deliver a piece of equipment to fellow firefighters. The First Out wildfire...
Oliver Sep 26, 2015 / 4:02 pm
Firefighters in Oliver will soon be raising funds for their counterparts in the Rock Creek area, who fought one of the Okanagan's biggest...
Oliver Sep 15, 2015 / 12:45 pm
In the aftermath of the aggressive Rock Creek wildfire, the Oliver Fire Department is producing a charity T-shirt to assist fellow firefighters. The...
Oliver Aug 18, 2015 / 11:28 am
An Oliver structure fire Monday was made more difficult to fight by the nature of the business and the age of the building. Alpha Truss was destroyed...
Osoyoos Jun 14, 2019 / 5:00 am
The Osoyoos Fire Department is warning the public of a potential scammer impersonating one of their members asking for money. Fire chief Ryan...
Oliver Nov 27, 2014 / 5:30 am
Oliver residents will be getting their first opportunity to drive through the local fire hall this weekend, and it's all for a good cause. The...
Anarchist Mountain May 23, 2023 / 8:42 pm
Thunderstorms over the weekend spawned significant lightning strikes across the Interior including one on Anarchist Mountain igniting a ground fire....
Willowbrook Oct 4, 2017 / 2:15 pm
Brad Fossett, Fire Chief at the Willowbrook volunteer fire department, will be retiring from active duty at the end of the month. The 63-year-old...
Osoyoos Feb 4, 2017 / 10:56 am
Two South Okanagan fire departments were called out to a structure fire early Saturday morning. Rob Graham, spokesman for the Oliver Fire Department,...
Osoyoos May 26, 2023 / 4:40 pm
Osoyoos Fire Rescue was on scene with three fire engines and a command car at a residence located on Willow Crescent Friday afternoon. The emergency...
Vaseux Lake Oct 17, 2016 / 1:38 pm
The Oliver Fire Department responded to the shores of Vaseux Lake late Friday afternoon, after a fire was reported on Hatfield Island. However, Rob...
Kelowna Oct 21, 2022 / 12:51 pm
UPDATE 12:50 p.m. The home significantly damaged Thursday night in a fire sits on Kelowna’s heritage registry. Known as the Jennens House, the...
Penticton Jun 7, 2014 / 2:26 pm
A brush fire began in the hills near Oliver Friday night. The Oliver Fire Department was called out around 10 p.m. Friday night for a brush fire near...
Penticton Mar 13, 2014 / 3:35 pm
The Oliver Fire Department responded to a report of a loud bang and smoke at a home on Merlot Avenue, Wednesday night. According to department...
Penticton Dec 13, 2013 / 9:33 am
The Oliver RCMP has released an update on the collision that took place on Highway 97 near Vaseaux Lake on Wednesday, Dec. 11. According to their...
Penticton Jan 3, 2014 / 12:00 pm
A fire completely destroyed a fifth wheel trailer on a rural property south of Oliver, early Friday, Firefighter and Oliver Fire Department spokesman...
Penticton Sep 19, 2013 / 4:30 pm
Cody O'Connor was remembered as a bright, brave and cheerful boy at his funeral Thursday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in...
Penticton May 19, 2013 / 8:26 am
In two instances yesterday the Kelowna Fire Dispatch called the Oliver Fire Department when it was not necessary according to Danny Skaros. I...
Penticton Nov 25, 2013 / 11:38 am
Oliver firefighters responded to a tree fire next to a mobile home early Sunday morning. According to Rob Graham, a firefighter and spokesman for the...
Penticton Apr 3, 2013 / 11:43 am
By Oliver Daily News Oliver fire crews were called out to a brush fire just after 4 p.m. Tuesday. It took the crews about 45 minutes to douse the...
Penticton Apr 27, 2013 / 10:07 am
A large blaze broke out at a rural residence just south of Oliver Saturday morning. Fire crews were called out to the scene on 6 road just after 9...
Penticton Sep 18, 2012 / 4:49 pm
5:30 p.m. update: Hwy. 97 is open, alternating traffic on a single lane. The fire is under control and fire crews will remain onsite to mop-up and...