The East Kootenay FireSmart Program invites you to join us for our third annual Ember Stomp, a Wildfire Community Preparedness Event, at the Jaffray Community…
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South Country firefighters respond to vehicle rollover
The driver of a dump truck was airlifted to hospital in Calgary by STARS Air Ambulance this evening following a single-vehicle rollover. “When we arrived…
Lightning-caused wildfire contained in Jaffray area
Members of the South Country Fire Departments responded to and have contained a lightning-caused wildfire in the Jaffray area this afternoon (July 4). “The fire…
South Country Firefighters kept busy with overlapping incidents
Members of South Country Fire Departments were kept busy this morning responding to two separate but overlapping incidents. Fourteen firefighters and six pieces of apparatus…
BC Hydro helps South Country firefighters
The South Country fire departments have purchased some new equipment, ready for wildfire season, thanks to a $4,000 community grant received from BC Hydro in…
Better high-speed Internet for over 12,000 households
It’s a milestone being felt around the Columbia Basin and Boundary regions: after more than three years of hard work, residents in over 12,000 rural…