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Palmer Police: Butte Brush Fire Under Control
Channel 2 NewsPalmer Police dispatch says a brush fire in the Butte area is under control as of 12:00 a.m. Monday, but would not give any more details. Butte Fire Service crews responded to an active brush fire in the Butte area down Maud Road, Sunday evening. Palmer...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Forestry and Timber
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Campbell Creek Brush Fire Draws AFD, State Firefighters
Channel 2 NewsA Campbell Creek brush fire drew at least 15 Anchorage Fire Department units to South Anchorage Tuesday afternoon, as well as aircraft and reinforcements from the Alaska Division of Forestry. AFD spokesperson Al Tamagni Jr. says crews were called to 6480...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Science and Technology, Natural Resources, Disasters and Accidents, Forests
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AFD Chief Mark Hall Stepping Down
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage Fire Department Chief Mark Hall is stepping down to become a battalion chief within the department, Mayor Dan Sullivan’s office said Wednesday. Hall attributed his resignation to personal and health reasons, and also gave an endorsement...Tags: Facebook, Disasters and Accidents
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AFD Welcomes New Fire Chief
Channel 2 NewsThe Anchorage Fire Department has a new fire chief, after Chief Chris Bushue received his badge at a change-of-command ceremony Monday afternoon. Bushue's appointment comes after former fire chief Mark Hall announced he was stepping down last week,...Tags: Disasters and Accidents
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Anchorage Fire Fighters Fight Snow as well as Flames
Almost 109 inches of snow has fallen in Anchorage this winter. That’s what the Municipality of Anchorage’s official snow plow report says – double the average snowfall for the same time period.
And for emergency responders, that...Tags: Disasters and Accidents
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Chugiak Fire Destroys Birchwood Home
A large fire destroyed a Birchwood home, according to Chugiak Volunteer Fire Department Chief Tom Reinbolt.
No one was home at the time the blaze at 19016 Klondike St. in Chugiak broke out about 9:40 Saturday morning, and Reinbolt says no one was hurt. ...Tags: Disasters and Accidents
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Firefighter Taken To Hospital After Roof Collapse
Channel 2 NewsAn Anchorage firefighter was injured Sunday afternoon during a house fire, after the roof covering the back deck of the home collapsed, trapping him under the rubble. AFD says he was trapped for several minutes, while fire crews worked quickly to rescue...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Disasters and Accidents, Health
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AFD: 6,000 Pound Ice-Snow Mix Trapped Firefighter
Channel 2 NewsA rare mayday call went out after a 6,000 pound ice-snow mix collapsed on an Anchorage firefighter fighting a deck fire Sunday, according to the Anchorage Fire Department. “From the time the mayday was called, to when he was actually extracted, was...Tags: Disasters and Accidents
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Firefighters Respond to Eagle River Deck Fire
Anchorage Fire dispatchers say an Eagle River deck fire was quickly extinguished Sunday afternoon. The fire, off Dee Lane, happened right after 3:00 p.m. No injuries were reported. Two weeks ago, AFD responded to a deck fire off Campbell Airstrip in...
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Forks Roadhouse Destroyed in Overnight Fire
Channel 2 NewsThe Forks Roadhouse, an historic landmark in Petersville, burned to the ground overnight Wednesday according to Mat-Su Borough officials. Mat-Su Borough spokesperson Patty Sullivan says a caretaker reported seeing smoke Thursday morning from the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Volleyball
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Troopers Await Autopsy of Body Recovered in Cabin Fire
Alaska State Troopers say a woman in Willow died this morning after the cabin she was staying at caught fire and was destroyed. Volunteer firefighters from the Houston, Westlake and Willow Fire Departments responded to the blaze on Deshka Loop at about...
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Fire Victim Warns of Dangers
Channel 2 NewsThe Anchorage Fire Department is warning residents that with the holiday season, comes a longer list of fire hazards, and to encourage everyone to take extra caution, one man who recently lost his home and his wife to a blaze in Midtown shared his story....Tags: Christmas, Disasters and Accidents, Holidays, Religious Festivals
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