Big White Fire Department

• Firefighters from Osoyoos to Revelstoke, B.C. honour fallen 9/11 first responders

  "It’s really heart-wrenching knowing that our brothers and sisters had to go through that day and put their lives aside to go and make sure that the public was safe."

  Lifestyle

  Sep 11, 2021
  
• Big White Fire Department receives keys to new, long-awaited ladder truck

  Big White firefighters followed a century-long tradition of using human power to push their new ladder truck into its fire station bay.

  Canada

  Jan 16, 2021
  
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• ‘A big crumbling and a big crash and bang’: Big White hotel roof collapses

  Firefighters rushed to an alarm at the Snow Ghost Inn just after 3 a.m. Monday morning to find that the roof had caved in.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Big White issues public plea to stay away after man suffers back injury

  Big White closed for the season on March 16 due to coronavirus concerns, but the resort said a young man needed rescuing from its terrain park on Friday.

  Apr 11, 2020
• Firefighters rescue missing B.C. dog from frozen lake

  The rescue took place on a small lake at Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna.

  Canada

  May 22, 2019
• Big White Fire Department raises funds for new crosswalks

  Any leftover money will be spent installing public-access defibrillators for the community.

  Canada

  Mar 25, 2019
• Man found dead in burning home at Big White near Kelowna

  Crews at the scene found the 73-year-old man while battling the fire at the resort community southeast of Kelowna. 

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2018
• Highway 33 collision with deer sparks blaze

  While no injuries were reported, the collision killed the deer and destroyed the car.

  Traffic

  Jul 7, 2017
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• Snowy hillside ignited by lightning strikes near Kelowna

  "A passing storm cell produced several lighting strikes that hit Big White Ski Resort," resort manager Michael J. Ballingall said.

  Fire

  Jun 26, 2017