Twelve new recruits are in their final week of training to become the newest firefighters in Lethbridge.

The house fire happened along the 100 block of Highway 33 East, with the fire department calling it a suspicious incident.

The little 'Star Wars' doll is making the rounds among firefighters on the U.S. West Coast, where historic wildfires continue to rage.

The firefighters will be deployed to Redmond, Ore., with the province noting that an additional 200 personnel could be sent south in the near future.

Firefighters responded to a kitchen fire on Park St. early Thursday.

Fire crews rushed to a grass fire on Westside Road near La Casa Cottage Resort around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

When crews arrived at the restaurant on Kelowna's Harvey Avenue, they said there was heavy smoke was billowing from the back door area.

WKFR issues reminder to keep properties tidy following overnight incident on Colleen Road.

Firefighters responded to the 100 block of Avenue Q South just after 1:00 p.m. for a report of a garage fire.

``The worst is not behind us, we are in a battle rhythm,'' California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Chief Thom Porter tweeted.