As of September 22, 2011 campfires are allowed in Peachland again.

Please stop by the Fire Hall to pick up a permit.

Open burning is still prohibited at this time.
Violators could receive a fine and be charged the cost of the fire department response to a burning complaint.  Residents are encouraged to report anyone who is illegally burning by calling the Fire Department Dispatch Centre at 250-469-8577.

Follow Firefighter Evans as he competes in the Penticton Ironman. He is wearing bib 143 if anyone wants to cheer him on.

Check out the link below for live tracking:
http://ironmanlive.com/tracking.php?race=canada&year=2011

Campfires are banned in the District of Peachland as of July 17, 2011 and the ban will remain in effect for the summer months until further notice.

The only campfire permits still in effect are for :

Todds RV & Camping

Maple Springs Bible Camp

Davis Cove Resort

Grant Topham

Fire Chief

Peachland Fire and Rescue Service

Peachland Fire and Rescue entered a team into the Ski2Sea again in 2011.  Here are our results:

Overall: 41st – 4:25:26

Downhill: 8th - 0:17:15  (Doryan Mash)

Cross Country: 62nd – 0:33:04  (Pip Akins)

Mountain Bike: 62nd – 1:00:17  (Tyler Hilland)

Road Bike: 10th – 0:49:36  (Anthony Evans)

Run: 58th – 1:09:15  (Matt Stoltz)

Canoe: 44th – 0:36:02  (Cam Bryan & Bill Hilland)

Thank you for Rod Sheppard to be our coach and Gerry, Dylan for coming out to help keep us organized.

Sorry to Coach for getting dirty during the mountain bike, I am surprised you let me near your truck.

Peachland’s Annual Schmockey Tournament is February 12th.

Please view the poster for details: schmockey poster

Without Mother Nature’s cooperation we were unable to keep the ice rink usable. We will keep an eye on the forecast and let people know if it is set up again.

Any Volunteer or Paid-on-Call Firefighter:

Please read the post on the forums:

http://pfrs.bc.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=198

Thank you, members, for all your hard work this year.  As usual the competitions were extremely close.  I am happy that I did not have to judge the events and pick the winner.

Here are the results from our company competitions this year:

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Our annual banquet has been scheduled for Saturday, November 20th.

The details are still being worked out, please visit the forums for all the details.

Members:

We will be having our annual Halloween Party on October 30th. Significant others are welcome and costumes are mandatory.

Please see the forums for more details.