Penticton, British Columbia
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Introduction
Penticton is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada between Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake. Its 2006 population was 31,909 (41,574 in the greater area). The name Penticton is derived from a word in the Okanagan language, and it is roughly translated as "a place to stay forever". It is also the sister city of Ikeda, Hokkaido, Japan.
Police
The RCMP provides policing services for the City of Pentiction, and surrounding municipalities.
Frequencies
- Channel 1 - 139.500 - Dispatch
Dispatch
Penticton is dispatched out of the regional dispatch center in Kelowna.
Fire Department
Penticton Fire & Rescue houses the fire emergency dispatch centre for the Regional District of the Okanagan / Similkameen or RDOS [1].
Including Penticton, 13 Fire Departments answer the page from this centre which is manned 24 hours a day at Fire/Rescue Headquarters in Penticton.
- Fire & Rescue Operations
- Telephone: (250)490-2300
- Fax: (250)490-2302
- 250 Nanaimo Avenue West
- Penticton, BC
- Canada V2A 1N5
Frequencies
- 154.430 - Penticton FD Dispatch
- 154.070 - Penticton FD Tactical
- 154.370 - Summerland FD Repeater
- 153.920 - Kaleden FD
- 154.740 - Naramata FD
- 151.235 - Keremeos FD
- 155.490 - OK Falls FD
- 154.310 - Oliver FD
- 151.205 - Osoyoos FD
- 150.950 - Keremeos FD
- 154.055 - Anarchist Mtn. FD
- 457.7125 - Mt Kobau Penticton Dispatch Repeater
Halls
Hall #1
- Firehall #1
- 250 Nanaimo Avenue West
- Penticton, BC
Hall #2
- Firehall #2
- 285 Dawson Avenue
- Penticton, BC
Airport
Penticton Regional Airport is located at the south end of the city, on the northern shore of Skaha Lake.
It also houses an active Forestry Firebase, with a large contingent of air attack equipment stationed out of there during the summer months.
Penticton is one of Conair Aviation's secondary air-tanker bases. It stations two Convair tankers, Bird Dog's, and Firecats here. It is also the interior base for the Martin Mars watter bomber.
Frequencies
118.500 - Tower
