At 1:44pm, OIFR crews responded to a structure fire at a business on North Beach Road. When crews arrived, smoke and flames could be seen coming from the business window. A quick knock down by responding crews prevented the fire from spreading to adjacent businesses. There were no injuries associated with the fire. The cause […]

Orcas Island Fire and rescue would like to let our Island residents know that we do not have any fires on our Island. The smokey haze seen island-wide is due to weather conditions that are streaming smoke from British Columbia wildfires. More than 69 wildfires are burning in British Columbia alone, with the largest plume