Penticton Fire Department

• Penticton fire department responding to spike in overdose calls

  The Penticton fire department and B.C. ambulance services work hand in hand to respond to the numerous overdose calls.

  Health

  Jan 17
  
• Hiker removed by helicopter from Skaha Bluffs

  The climber's injuries were not determined to be life-threatening.

  Health

  Oct 11, 2021
  
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• South Okanagan brush fire near Penticton quickly extinguished

  The fire was located on a scrub-filled bluff near Penticton, close to Okanagan Lake.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2021
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• Penticton’s FireSmart program works with community amid B.C.’s wildfire season

  The work being done is part of the FireSmart program, where residents work alongside the fire department in cleaning areas around homes to help protect them from wildfires.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2021
• City launches education campaign after 15 near-drownings on Penticton river channel last year

  Education will be a large component in the coming months, encouraging the public to call 911 when someone is in distress, the city said. 

  Politics

  Apr 27, 2021
• Southern Interior fire departments train together on wildfire response

  The training is being organized by the BC Office of the Fire Commissioner and the BC Wildfire Service, in collaboration with municipal fire chiefs.

  Fire

  Apr 25, 2021
• Two homeless after Penticton house fire

  The fire broke out in the basement of a single-family home at 548 Alexander Ave. at approximately 9:20 p.m.

  World

  Apr 22, 2021
• One person hospitalized after kitchen fire, Penticton Fire Department says

  The fire started around 7 p.m. when a resident left the kitchen stove unattended, according to the fire department.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2021
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• Fire crews douse travel-trailer fire in Penticton backyard

  According to the Penticton Fire Department, a person sustained minor injuries in the backyard incident.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2020
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• Fatal Penticton, B.C., condo blaze deemed accidental in nature: investigators

  The fire along the 400 block of Elm Avenue broke out just after 4 a.m., Tuesday.

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2020