Skip to content
  1. Home
  2. News

Salmon Arm fire department responds to one of best kinds of fire calls

Vehicle fire extinguished without any major destruction
Martha Wickett
Martha Wickett
21453099_web1_copy_200506-SAA-vehicle-fire
Firefighters respond to a vehicle fire on 10th Street SE on Monday, May 4 about 2 p.m., which owners were able to extinguish. (Martha Wickett - Salmon Arm Observer)

All in a day’s work for the Salmon Arm Fire Department, and one of the best kinds of fire calls.

Three fire department vehicles responded to a vehicle fire on 10th Street SE about 2 p.m. on Monday, May 4.

Fire Chief Brad Shirley said the owner had a dry chemical fire extinguisher so he was able to pretty well put the fire out himself.

Shirley said it was a small electrical fire on the underside of the engine, and appeared to have caused minimal damage to the vehicle.

Read more: North Okanagan care fire under investigation

Read more: Okanagan woman’s car catches fire near Merritt after being borrowed


newsroom@saobserver.net
Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter

Martha Wickett

About the Author: Martha Wickett

came to Salmon Arm in May of 2004 to work at the Observer. I was looking for a change from the hustle and bustle of the Lower Mainland, where I had spent more than a decade working in community newspapers.
Read more