The University of Alaska Fairbanks’ High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP, donated 30 fire extinguishers to the Gakona Volunteer Fire Department in August. When staff at the Geophysical Institute last year assumed responsibility for administration of HAARP, the new managers decided there were more of the 5-pound CO2 extinguishers than needed. “We’re going […]
A fire caused by a campfire was reported near White Mountain in northwestern Alaska on Thursday evening, the fire consumed a cabin and about 15 acres of the surrounding area were burned before the blaze could be brought under control. Troopers received a report of the fire, eight miles upriver from White Mountain at 8:30 […]
The Bear Creek Fire Department sent out to hasty teams to locate two hikers on the Lost Lake Trail near Seward late Thursday evening. The two hikers, William “Kirk” Nolta, age 33 and Megan McClintock, age 35, both of Anchorage, had called into Soldotna Dispatch just before 10 PM on Thursday to inform troopers that […]
A 72-year-old man had to be extricated from his vehicle following a crash at mile 90 of the Seward Highway on Sunday afternoon. At 1:16 PM Sunday afternoon, Alaska State Troopers and the Girdwood Fire Department responded to the scene of a motor vehicle collision. Once there, the Girdwood Fire Department removed 72-year-old John Samuelson […]