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Fire near Cranbrook snuffed out

East Kootenay News Josiah Spyker - June 11, 2025

The Cranbrook Fire Department and BC Wildfire Service have gotten control of a fire at the edge of the City’s northern boundary.

Cranbrook CFES keeping busy with pre hospital calls

East Kootenay News Josiah Spyker - June 6, 2025

Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services has its work cut out for them when it comes to prehospital emergency care.

Cranbrook seeing continued decline in overdose calls

City of Cranbrook Josiah Spyker - April 30, 2025

Overdose related calls continue to drop in Cranbrook according to the Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Service's quarterly report. Fire and...

Cranbrook fire department snuffs out tent fire

City of Cranbrook Josiah Spyker - April 25, 2025

Cranbrook fire and emergency services has extinguished a tent fire on the edge of city limits. Four firefighters responded to...

Cranbrook asking public to help create wildfire resiliency plan

City of Cranbrook R McCormack - April 10, 2025

Cranbrook residents are asked to help with the creation of a Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan (CWRP) through a short...

Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services overdose responses down 60 per cent

City of Cranbrook Josiah Spyker - February 12, 2025

While calls for service were up in 2024, Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services saw a 60 per cent decrease...

Cranbrook applying for joint grant for emergency preparedness

City of Cranbrook Josiah Spyker - January 27, 2025

Cranbrook is partnering with the RDEK and other communities to apply for provincial emergency preparedness funds. "It's organized through the...

Santa Claus confirms pre-Christmas Cranbrook visit

East Kootenay News Josiah Spyker - December 16, 2024

Santa Claus is coming to town to tour Cranbrook with the help of the local fire department on Christmas...

Drug addiction impacting all types of people in Cranbrook

East Kootenay News Josiah Spyker - November 1, 2024

Cranbrook's mayor and former fire chief Wayne Price says drug overdoses are affecting people of all walks of life...

Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services notes busy summer in quarterly report

East Kootenay News Josiah Spyker - October 22, 2024

Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services responded to 687 calls from July to September, a 20 per cent increase from...

Cranbrook house fire claims one life

East Kootenay News Josiah Spyker - October 18, 2024

One person has died following a house fire in the early morning hours in Cranbrook. Emergency Services arrived on the...

Cranbrook fire chief happy with completed prescribed burns

East Kootenay News Josiah Spyker - October 10, 2024

Fire chief Scott Driver is pleased with the number of prescribed burns getting off the ground around Cranbrook. Three burns...

Cranbrook firefighters thankful for social service support amid prescribed burn

East Kootenay News R McCormack - September 26, 2024

Cranbrook's social service groups played a large role in keeping unhoused residents safe amid a prescribed burn near Moir...

Cranbrook Fire Department starting prescribed burn near Moir Park

East Kootenay News Josiah Spyker - September 19, 2024

Cranbrook residents can expect to see some smoke as a planned burn near Moir Park gets underway. This is the...

Three prescribed burns in Cranbrook area planned for September

East Kootenay News Josiah Spyker - September 6, 2024

The Cranbrook Fire Department will be conducting three separate prescribed burns this month. One will treat high-priority sites near Moir...

Cranbrook council approves funds for fire mitigation work

East Kootenay News Josiah Spyker - July 31, 2024

The City of Cranbrook has moved $40,000 from the wildfire mitigation reserve to allow Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services...

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