AK Fire Officials: Neglected Multifamily Housing Poses Safety Risk
Multifamily residential buildings like apartments, triplexes, and long-stay hotels are degrading at an "an exponential rate," Anchorage officials warn.
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Sixty-Seven Evacuated After Fire Erupts on Alaskan Cruise Ship
All 51 passengers and most of the crew were sent off the ship after fire in the engine room of the Wilderness Discoverer.
Pilot Killed in Crash While Operating at AK Wildfire
Pilot Douglas "Doug" Ritchie, 56, the sole occupant of a Bell UH1B Helicopter, was supporting firefighting efforts at the fire when the helicopter crashed after…
AK Experiencing Wildfires It’s Never Seen Before
Already more than 530 wildfires have burned an area the size of Connecticut and the usual worst of the fire season lays ahead.
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Small Plane Crashes on Frozen AK Lake; Five Injured
A small plane operated by a Christian mission organization crashed on a frozen lake in southwest Alaska over the weekend.
AK Firefighter Dies After Shift
Engineer Justin Hansen of the Central Mat-Su (AK) Fire Department was found deceased after returning home from a shift.
AK Firefighter Dies from Apparent Heart Attack
A firefighter in Alaska reportedly died as he was readying to go to a call, according to a report from the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA).
