Join us for fun, food & FireSmart at the FireSmart Family Day!

Date of Issue: Friday, May 15, 2026

Plan for fun, food, FireSmart^TM demos and more at our annual FireSmart^TM Family Day on Saturday, May 23, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fire Station #31 located at 3651 Old Okanagan Highway.

Everyone is invited to join West Kelowna Fire Rescue firefighters, staff and special guests for this free event as we all work together to become a more fire smart community.

Activities include:

• Play in the kid’s activity zone
• Meet Ember the Fire Fox and Sparky the Fire Dog
• Enjoy free food and refreshments
• Watch live FireSmart demos with our firefighters
• Spray a fire hose
• Ask about the FireSmart grant program
• Learn how to be FireSmart

You are welcome to support our local food bank by bringing non-perishable food donations.

To accommodate this popular event, the City of West Kelowna will close Old Okanagan Highway, between Drought and Apollo Roads, and Apollo Road at Old Okanagan Highway, on May 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Access to all businesses in the area will be maintained.

Please respect crews, slow down in cone zones, and maintain posted speeds along detour routes, which include Brown, Drought and Gossett Roads.

You can learn more about the FireSmart Grant Program at the event too! This program partners with Westbank First Nations and the Community Resiliency Investment (CRI) Program to fund education for homeowners on ways to reduce the risk of wildfire damage to their home and community.