A Wednesday evening plane crash in the area of Long Lake Road and Barrington Loop along the Parks Highway took the life of one and injured two others, it was reported by Alaska State Troopers. The crash that took place at 7 pm on Wednesday evening also sparked a wildfire at the scene. State troopers […]
(JUNEAU, Alaska) – After docking in Bellingham, WA early in the morning on 6/29/18, the Alaska Marine Highway System’s M/V Columbia crew discovered black smoke in the vessel’s bow thruster room. No flames were visible. AMHS immediately deployed a fixed CO2 firefighting system and evacuated the vessel. All passengers are accounted for and there were […]
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) in cooperation with local, state, federal and military partners implemented several successful prescribed fire projects this spring to reduce the risk of wildfires on military training areas. There were 31,517 acres and 400 woody debris piles burned on 15 military ranges in […]
A 14-year-old teen was injured when a propane tank caught fire in the community of Alakanuk on Monday morning and she had to be flown out to Bethel for treatment of her injuries troopers reported. Emmonak-based troopers were notified of a fire with an explosion with injuries at 9 am on Monday morning. When troopers […]