A fire was contained at a downtown Lethbridge apartment complex on Sunday afternoon. Nineteen members with Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services from four stations responded shortly after 4:30pm to a three-storey building on the 200 block Read More
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A Wednesday night westside fire is under investigation by Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services. Over two dozen fire crew members responded to a residential structure fire in the 200 block of Laval Boulevard West at around 11 Read More
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to two separate residential structure fires over the weekend. Crews from three stations attended a home in the 1800 block of 4 Avenue North on Sunday afternoon. A fire was located Read More
Lethbridge Fire crews were out very early on Wednesday morning to tackle a fire on the Whoop Up Drive bridge. The fire broke at around 3:30 a.m. where rehabilitation work is being performed underneath the Read More
A new emergency access road has opened on the west side as Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services say this new route will drastically improve service time in the area. The new gravel road connects Great Read More
Six boaters are lucky to be alive after a dramatic weekend rescue on Lethbridge’s Oldman River. The rescue became necessary after their inflatable raft deflated amid turbulent river conditions. The Oldman River remained under Read More
UPDATED SINCE AIRTIME: On Monday afternoon, fire crews attended an commercial structure fire at a gravel and asphalt plant in the Oldman river valley, near Highway 3 Workers with Tollestrup Construction say they evacuated the worksite Read More
Emergency call services in our region have recently undergone a transition to a newly modernized “Next-Generation 9-1-1” network. The Public Safety Communications Centre at Lethbridge’s Fire Station 1 has transitioned their call centre from Read More
A fire has caused substantial damage to two homes and heat damage to a third in south Lethbridge on Tuesday morning. Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services attended the scene at around 7:30 a.m. at 28th Read More
The City of Lethbridge says that the high streamflow advisory remains for the Oldman River but assures that its impact remains minimal. By Tuesday morning, the river reached a flow rate of 615 cubic metres per Read More
Four Lethbridge residents who were out for a cold January run have been recognized as local heroes after they kept a man alive who was in cardiac arrest. BCN’s Naveen Day spoke with two Read More
ORIGINAL POST – MARCH 9: A fire has damaged the building hosting the Wooden Shoe European Food Store and Andrew Hilton Wine Merchants in Lethbridge, forcing each business to temporarily close. Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Read More
Lethbridge Police are seeking the public’s assistance in finding the arsonist believed to be responsible for two vehicle fires earlier this month. Back in the early morning of February 5th at approximately 12:30am, Lethbridge Read More
An early morning fire has destroyed two Lethbridge homes on Tuesday morning. Twenty-six firefighters from all five stations arrived to find heavy smoke and flames. They worked through hazardous conditions made worse by falling temperatures Read More
The City of Lethbridge alongside Fire and Police are asking the public for help to report encampments in the Oldman River Valley. LPS have confirmed that two major grass fires that occurred on January 13th Read More
Lethbridge Police have provided an update of a grass fire near the Mountain View Cemetery off Scenic Drive south, which resulted in a 44-year-old woman charged with arson. Emergency Crews from five stations responded to Read More
UPDATE: Wednesday, January 14, 2026 Lethbridge Police have changed a 44-year-old woman with arson in connection to the resulting grass fire on Tuesday afternoon. We will have more details on Thursday. Original post: Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Read More
With the colder temperatures causing bodies of water in our city to freeze over, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services is putting out a PSA to emphasize safety around lakes, ponds and rivers. Residents are reminded Read More
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to two fires over the weekend that are currently still under investigation. The first incident occurred Friday evening, when crews were called at 10:15 p.m. to a large outside Read More
It was a somber day for the City of Lethbridge and member of Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services. A funeral service was held for retired Fire Captain, Mike Stevens, at the Trade and Convention Centre Read More
Lethbridge emergency crews responded to two incidents Wednesday that occurred hours apart each on 13th street north. In the first incident a red Jeep Compass drove through the storefront of a Filipino Grocery Store, where Read More
A Lethbridge man has been charged with multiple offences including arson after a townhouse fire occurred over the weekend. Police and firefighters responded to a report that a man, armed with a knife, entered a Read More
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES) has acquired new equipment to enhance wildfire suppression efforts. The addition is a wildland sprinkler trailer valued at $137,000. According to Chris Jorgensen, a qualified officer with LFES, the system Read More
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services crews from five stations responded to a fire at an apartment complex at 1411 Ashgrove Road South on Friday morning. Just before 9 a.m., crews responded to a fire at a Read More
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services are giving residents a reminder to keep all safety precautions when taking part in water recreation activities, especially around or in the river. LFES have been undergoing public safety diving Read More
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services are investigating the cause of an early morning fire at a south Lethbridge apartment building that has displaced 10 people and causes around $500,000 in damage.Read More
ALERT Lethbridge, in partnership with Lethbridge and Taber Police Services, have uncovered an extensive drug trafficking operation that involved the arrests of nine suspects and the seizure of large amounts of cocaine and weapons and $2.5 Read More
Lethbridge Police along with Fire and Emergency Services have recovered the body of a 17-year-old boy who drowned after attempting to swim across the Oldman River on Wednesday night. An extensive search was suspended Wednesday Read More
Crews from four stations were dispatched to a residential fire in North Lethbridge. They were quick to extinguish the fire before it could spread further. All residents were safely evacuated, and no injuries were reported. Read More
Members of both Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services and Lethbridge Police Service will be pitted against one another at Spitz Stadium on June 27th. The event is meant as a celebration of first responders and Read More
