Fruitvale Fire Fighters Society

06/01/2026

05/29/2026

Thank you to all who attended BV May Days and participated in the kids relay races!

Huge shoutout to Kurtis at No Frills for generously donating freezies for the kids’ relay races at Beaver Valley May Days! Your support helped make the day extra fun and memorable for all the kids. We truly appreciate your community spirit and kindness — thank you for helping make BV May Days such a great event! 🎉🍧 No Frills Beaver Valley May Days

05/15/2026

Effective at 12:00 noon Pacific Time on Thursday, May 21, 2026, Category 3 open fire will be prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre.

A Category 3 open fire refers to any fire that burns:
- Material concurrently in 3 or more piles, each not exceeding 2 metres in height and 3 metres in width
- Material in one or more piles, each exceeding 2 metres in height or 3 metres in width
- One or more windrows, not exceeding 200 metres in length or 15 metres in width
- Stubble or grass over an area exceeding 0.2 hectares (2,000 square metres)

Also prohibited is the following equipment and activities:
- Air curtain burners
- Carbonizers

For full details, please visit: https://blog.gov.bc.ca/bcwildfire/category-3-open-fire-to-be-prohibited-in-the-southeast-fire-centre-2/

While this prohibition does not include Category 1 campfires or Category 2 open fires, it is important to continue exercising caution when doing burning of any kind. To learn more about open fire and safer burning visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions/open-burning

04/15/2026

🔥 Montrose, let’s Get FireSmart!

Join us Saturday, May 2nd, 10 AM – 2 PM at Montrose Community Park for a day packed with wildfire preparedness activities for all ages!

What’s happening:

FireSmart Demo & Q/A: Learn how to protect your home with expert tips and live mitigation demonstrations

Kids Zone: Fun and educational activities with Ember!

BBQ Lunch provided

KBRFR Vehicles & Equipment: Check out trucks, tools, and gear up close

Landscaping Tips: From local partners Nipkows Greenhouse and Canadian Tire

Got more Questions? Get in touch!: Robbie McClary | Wildfire Mitigation Specialist, E: [email protected] | C: 236.968.3873

Small steps today can make a big difference tomorrow – get FireSmart!

FireSmart BC
Canadian Tire
Nipkows Greenhouse
City of Trail
Village of Montrose
Village of Fruitvale
Trail Firefighters Local 941

03/31/2026

The Fruitvale Fire Fighters Society is hosting the 16th annual Beaver Valley Easter Egg Hunt being held on Friday April 3rd at 11:00am at Fruitvale Memorial Park.

There will be over 8,000 chocolate eggs covering three fields for three different age categories: zero-to-three, four-to-seven, and eight-to-twelve.

11/20/2025

Heads up to Fruitvale and Area A residents of 44 Engineer Squadron training exercise taking place Nov 21-23 in the Park Siding area.

11/13/2025

Fruitvale residents: Selkirk Mountain Forests will be burning slash piles from Nov. 13-16 in the area from above 1st Street (behind Lordco) to Marsh Creek, on the mountainside directly behind these locations. They are quite substantial and highly visible.

11/13/2025

Residents of Fruitvale and Area A please be advised there are going to be several controlled burns that will be highly visible from Fruitvale out to Marsh Creek. Burning has begun today.

Selkirk Mountain Forests will be conducting slash pile burning operations from Nov 13-16. The burns will take place in the area extending from above 1st St (behind Lordco) to Marsh Creek on the mountain directly behind these locations. They are quite substantial and highly visible.

The following link shows all the registered category 3 burns.

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?layers=c600d51faabf4decaa613e3b86aa75f9

10/31/2025

With Halloween upon us, we want to take this opportunity to remind everyone about being safe and to come down to the Fruitvale Fire Hall for a bonfire, hot chocolate, and hot dogs when you’re finished Trick-or-treating. We are looking forward to seeing all of those great costumes!

We want to give a big shoutout to Liberty Foods, ATCO Wood Products Ltd. and Village of Fruitvale for their donations and sponsorship of this event.

Whether you are a pedestrian or a driver, it is important to stay vigilant while on the road during Halloween.

If you are walking with your child, be sure to:

* Stay on the sidewalk or the side of the road
* Look both ways before crossing the street
* Always hold your child’s hand
* Avoid distracted walking by putting your phone away
* Wear reflective clothing to be more visible to drivers

If you are going to be driving on Halloween, be sure to:

* Drive especially slow in residential areas
* Don’t drink and drive
* Avoid distracted driving
* Keep your eye out for children who may jump into the street
* Turn your headlig

10/20/2025