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As potentially ‘unprecedented’ fire season looms over Anchorage, AFD’s new wildfire division makes up for years of lost time
In October, Glover became the sole full-time employee of the Anchorage Fire Department’s newly reconstituted wildland fire ...
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Anchorage readies for 'very busy and heavy' wildfire season
The Anchorage Fire Department plans to clear a 300-foot fire break along 3 miles of Campbell Airstrip Road, with controlled ...
3 fires put out within a few hours; Anchorage Fire Department
Friday night into Saturday morning, AFD responded to three fires over the course of a few hours, according to the fire ...
Multiple people displaced after residential fire, AFD says
Multiple people were displaced Sunday after a residential fire broke out in a three-story multi-plex building on Blackberry ...
Man Rescued After Tumbling from Cliff While Searching for Missing Dog
Authorities have rescued a man after he tumbled off a cliff in Alaska. The incident occurred on Sunday, March 30, when firefighters received a call for help near Point Woronzof off the coastal trail, ...
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Anchorage condo fire displaces families; cause under investigation
A weekend fire damaged multiple units at an Anchorage condo complex. No injuries reported; a cat was rescued. The cause ...
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South Anchorage condo fire displaces residents from 5 units
The fire reported just before 10 p.m. Saturday on Blackberry Street at the Blackberry Condominiums triggered a two-alarm response, according to the Anchorage Fire Department. There were no ...
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As potentially 'unprecedented' fire season looms over Anchorage, AFD's new wildfire division makes up for years of lost time
Apr. 25—On a windy afternoon last week, the Anchorage Fire Department's wildfire division chief stood at the edge of a parking lot off Dowling Road, looking at a blond field of dry grass ...