In January 2019, the Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) was notified of concentrations of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in groundwater on King Salmon Airport property. Firefighters at the King Salmon Airport used aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), a standard firefighting agent that contains PFAS, to extinguish hydrocarbon fires during training exercises […]
One well, on airport property, tested above the DEC action level. (King Salmon, Alaska) – Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently tested 10 wells located at and near the King Salmon Airport for Per- and Polyflouroalkly Substances (PFAS). One well, located on airport property, tested at 155 parts per trillion (ppt) for the […]
An aircraft with eight persons onboard made an emergency landing in King Salmon just before 1 pm on Thursday, AST reported in the trooper dispatch. At 12:51 King Salmon-based troopers were notified that an inbound aircraft was coming in for an emergency landing at the King Salmon Airport. According to the report, the Beechcraft landed hard […]
AST reports that they have made progress in the murder case that took place in Ivanoff Bay that cost 31-year-old Joseph Peterson his life on the night of July 16th-17th of last year. Troopers, the Alaska Bureau of Investigation, and Wildlife Troopers responded to the scene in Ivanof Bay after a report of a shooting […]