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The Kelowna Fire Department is issuing a warning to residents to be careful heading into the weekend with fire dangers level expected to hit high. It’s going to be a hot and sunny weekend in the Okanagan.

Okanagan residents are being warned to be extra cautious this weekend as warm weather hits the region. The Kelowna Fire Department says the fire danger rating is likely to rise. Klaudia Van Emmerik has more.

What do business owners think about Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas’ plan to tackle continuous damage and theft? And the Kelowna Fire Department is warning people to stay off lakes and ponds as the ice is likely too thin with changing weather conditions.

Residents in two Kelowna neighbourhoods are practicing what to do if an emergency forces them to evacuate. The Kelowna Fire Department held an evacuation drill bringing together a number of local support services to take part. Klaudia Van Emmerik has more.

The West Kelowna Fire Department continues to battle a number of grass fires. The area has seen a string of suspicious fires this month and two people were arrested last week in connection with them. Klaudia Van Emmerik has more.

The RCMP and CFIA have moved in to the ostrich farm in Edgewood. Two people were arrested at the scene. West Kelowna Fire Department says there have been more suspicious fires in the same area after two people have been arrested and an Okanagan man is speaking out about his battle with prostate cancer.

An overnight fire occurred in an under-construction apartment building in Kelowna on Friday. The Kelowna Fire Department said the damage was limited to two units on the sixth floor.

A home on Desert Pine Ave. in Peachland was destroyed in a fire that moved quickly through the home on Monday afternoon. Flames were intense, requiring the Peachland Fire Department to request help from West Kelowna crews.

Member of West Kelowna Fire Rescue teamed up with BCAA on Tuesday to help families with child car seats. Making kids safe in vehicles is the goal and the fire department hopes to have a person on every shift that can help parents make car seats safe.

The Kelowna Fire Department long-line rescue team saved a 28-year-old man who tumbled into a 60-foot ravine at the base of Dilworth Mountain on Tuesday afternoon. The fire department said the man was relieving himself when he lost his footing.

Long-term fire mitigation work continues in West Kelowna, North Shuswap wineries are facing challenges, and the emergency department at the South Okanagan General hospital is facing another temporary closure this weekend.

Kelowna Fire Department responded to an overnight house fire. A 23-year-old West Kelowna man, missing since the end of January has been found dead. The Vernon Powerhouse Theatre brings to life a classic Victorian play.

Okanagan high school students visited the Kelowna fire department today for the Firefighter Boot Camp. A group of 70 teens got to try climbing ladders, sprinting up stairs with fire hoses, using fire extinguishers and wearing breathing apparatuses.

The Kelowna Fire Department doused a car fire in a quiet Southeast Kelowna neighbourhood late on Friday night. Nobody was hurt in the blaze, and RCMP say the fire is suspicious.

An extended interview with Kelowna Fire Department platoon captain Kelly Stephens regarding Friday morning’s fourplex fire.

There’s been a significant increase in fire activity in and around Kelowna’s downtown area–the fire department has responded to nearly two dozen fire calls in the past week alone. And while the exact causes aren’t always known, it’s believed the spike is due to the frigid weather and those sheltering outside desperate to keep warm....

Early Wednesday morning Kelowna Fire Department responded to reports of a house fire on Barnaby Road. Fire inspectors have deemed the blaze suspicious.

Parts of a plane have been spotted around Kelowna, a paraglider who got tangled in cable and telephone wires in Vernon had to be rescued by the Fire Department, and the Ogopogo Air Cadets celebrate 60 years in the Okanagan.

The Kelowna Fire Department was kept hopping Thursday night with several spot fires. Their locations suggest they may have been deliberately set.

The annual Kelowna Fire Department open house has gone online, and now anyone can watch from the safety of their home. Community reporter Sydney Morton reports.