May was a little quieter but busy for the Williams Lake Fire Department

The Williams Lake Fire Department received less calls for service last month then they did in April.

Deputy Fire Chief Brendan Foote said in May they responded to 48 compared to 53.

In May Foote said those calls included:

20 Fires

2 Motor Vehicle Incidents

12 Burning Complaints

and 11 Alarms.

Year to date, Foote said the Williams Lake Fire Department has received so far 221 calls for service:

51 Fires

21 Motor Vehicle Incidents

66 Burning Complaints

and 64 Alarms

Year to date, in 2025 the Department responded to a total of 187 calls.

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Pat Matthews
Pat Matthews
Pat started working in the Cariboo in 1989 after spending several years in radio in Terrace. He worked in the creative department until 2017 when he switched over to news covering Williams Lake and the South Cariboo as well as being the afternoon host on Country 840 in 100 Mile House.

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