(Anchorage Alaska) – As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, the Division of Fire and Life Safety and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) urges everyone to stay safe this holiday season and remember to use caution while cooking your holiday meal. Thanksgiving is the leading day for home cooking fires, more than three times the cooking fires […]
Most of us do almost everything online nowadays. Shopping, paying bills, email, and managing bank accounts are just a few. Life can become very miserable for you if anyone should hack into your accounts and use your personal information for their own benefit. Here are some tips on how to keep your information safe: […]
In Alaska, fire is a serious public safety concern with our cold and dark winters. As such, Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a proclamation to recognize October 2021 as Fire Prevention Month. National Fire Prevention Week is October 3 through 9. The goal of this year’s campaign, “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety.” Is to educate everyone […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard Marine Safety Task Force (MSTF) members partnered with Alaska Army National Guard and Civil Air Patrol flight crews today in Anchorage for a Bristol Bay marine safety deployment in support of the region’s 2021 commercial salmon fishing season. An Alaska Army National Guard aircrew flew Coast Guard members aboard a C-12J […]
Washington — Today the U.S. Department of the Interior announced it will withdraw a December 2020 proposal from the Trump administration that would have weakened safety regulations for oil drilling in Arctic waters. Statement by Leah Donahey, Legislative Director, Alaska Wilderness League said in a statement: “Given the massive challenges of conducting offshore […]
March 16, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) — Alaska State Troopers will be out in force on St. Patrick’s Day looking for intoxicated and dangerous drivers across Alaska’s roadways. While a lot has changed over the last year, the penalties, and dangers of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or other impairing substances such […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board concluded the formal public hearing proceedings into the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Scandies Rose today. The joint investigation board reviewed and considered evidence related to the loss of the fishing vessel, which occurred on Dec. 31, 2019. The board heard from 43 witnesses, […]
November 24, 2020 (Anchorage, AK) – Adults 65 and over are twice as likely to be killed or injured in a fire compared to the rest of the population. By the time they reach 75, the risk increases to three times and quadruples at age 85. The US Fire Administration reported 379,600 residential building fires […]
Hunting is an important way to pass on family traditions and fill our freezers with healthy wild game meat. As we begin the 40-Mile Caribou winter hunt, we want to make sure you are ready to get out and be successful in your harvest. On top of everything that you may have on your […]