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AFSA/ AFCA Closing Ceremonies/ Banquet
Hosted by John Carpenter
Saturday, September 26th
Dena'ina Center 3rd floor Ballroom
5:30 Reception
7:00 Program Begins
Tickets are $30 and available at the door or the conference registration desk
The Program will include:
Photo and video presentation of the events from the week
Highlights from the Firefighter Competition on Saturday
Annual State Fire Service Awards presented by Jodie Hettrick and David Tyler from the Alaska State Fire Marshall's Office
Music and Dancing
This event is open to the public.
Four Families Displaced by Fire in Four Plex
A few minutes before 2 a.m. this morning Anchorage Fire Department Dispatchers answered several 911 calls reporting a fire in a four plex located at 7316 E 21st Ave. Callers on location reported smoke and fire coming from and upstairs unit.
At 1:53 a.m. twelve units were dispatched to the Muldoon area complex and the first arriving engine from Station 6 at Patterson and Debarr reported heavy smoke and fire through the roof. A fast attack was initiated and as additional units arrived a water supply was established and suppression efforts continued. Despite the intense efforts of the interior crews the fire continued to intensify and exploding into a flashover affect. This created an environment too dangerous for interior crews to continue fighting the blaze from inside the structure and all fire crews were ordered out of the building and into defensive operations. Another 15 minutes passed before firefighters were able to re-enter the structure to continue battling the blaze. The fire was called under control 40 minutes after first units arrived.
A District Chief and Fire Investigator also responded to the fire. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation, but it believed to have started in one of the upstairs units. The two upper units of the four plex were destroyed by the fire and the lower units were extensively damaged by heat, water and smoke. All told four families were displaced and are being assisted by the Red Cross. Enstar Gas Co. officials had to respond to secure the gas line into the structure due to extensive fire damage at the meter. Chugach Electric also responded to the scene. There were no fire ground injuries, although 2 ferrets were found dead in one of the fire units. Damage estimates will likely exceed $250 thousand dollars. Just 17 hours earlier the first arriving engine company from Station 6 was not in service due to the rolling closures.
Fire Damages Mobile Home
Anchorage Firefighters responded to a mobile home fire early this morning after a resident was awakened by smoke pouring into the bedroom. Fire Department Dispatchers answered a 911 call at 1:45 a.m. today reporting the fire. Eleven apparatus were dispatched to the mobile home located at the Dimond Estates Trailer Park, 1200 W. Dimond Blvd.
Engine 7 from the Jewel Lake Fire Station arrived within five minutes and reported light smoke showing from the single wide mobile home. All occupants had safely escaped the home as firefighters initiated a fast attack. Fire crews found most of the blaze confined to a bedroom area and the area beneath the bedroom. The minor fire was brought under control in less than ten minutes.
As firefighters were conducting overhaul operations they discovered the blaze had begun outside and under the trailer. The fire began due to excessive electrical overload supporting a marijuana grow operation. One resident of the home was transported to an area hospital due to smoke inhalation. There were no pet casualties and no fire ground injuries. Damage is estimated at $25,000 and Red Cross assistance was not requested.
For questions and additional information, please call Jim Foster at 884-8888
Press Release
You are cordially invited to save a life
by the Loren Marshall Foundation, the Anchorage Fire Department, and the American Heart Association
The Loren Marshall Foundation, in partnership with the American Heart Association, Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Regional Hospital and the Alaska Heart Institute are gathering to introduce a state wide program to instruct all 8th grade students and their families in CPR during the 2009-2010 school year.
Providence Alaska Medical Center and the Alaska Heart Institute are co-sponsoring the purchase of 3600 'CPR Anytime' kits for training the ASD 8th grade students and their families during 2009-2010 school year.
Alaska Regional Hospital is purchasing additional kits for fire departments around the state to conduct community outreach CPR training.
CPR can be learned in 22 minutes!
Please join us for a Community Leaders Breakfast and/or Luncheon hosted by the Loren Marshall Foundation,
the Anchorage Fire Department, and the American Heart Association to launch the “CPR Anytime” Program.
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When: August 18th, 2009
Time: Breakfast is 7-9AM; Lunch is 12 Noon-1:30PM
Where: Captain Cook Hotel Quarter Deck, Club Room #2
A heart healthy breakfast and lunch will be provided
The same program will be presented at the breakfast and lunch
R.S.V.P. at 214-706-1364 or tammy.lewis@heart.org
For questions and additional information, please call Jim Foster at 884-8888
At 10:33 p.m. the Anchorage Fire Department received a 911 call advising of a residential structure fire at 361 Egavik Drive. Eleven units were quickly dispatched to the scene. Engine 4 was the first to arrive on location, calling a working fire and advising the structure was 25% involved. The crews quickly knocked down the fire from the exterior and attic area. The fire started on the upstairs unit of the duplex. The tenants attempted to extinguish the fire, which started in the fire place; however, it quickly extended into the chimney and attic space. It is unknown why the fire spread out of the fire place. All occupants made it out safely. Damage is estimated at approximately $50,000.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 06, 2009
Contact: Jennifer Collins 317-9929
Anchorage Fire Department Deployment to Interior Fires
The Anchorage Fire Department has sent two Type-6 Engines, usually referred to as “brush rigs,” to help fight the fires in Interior Alaska. The engines and four AFD firefighters are headed to the Railbelt Complex near Nenana. This deployment will last approximately two weeks, and all associated expenses will be fully reimbursed to the Municipality of Anchorage, including rental fees for the engines.
“Deployments to large, complex wildfires provides excellent training and hands-on experience for our Anchorage Fire Department personnel,” Acting Fire Chief Doug Schrage said on Thursday. “We want to be good neighbors to our fellow firefighters in the wildland realm, and this is just one way we can help.”
Along with the hands-on experience they will gain during the deployment, the firefighters on the assignment will be able to gain additional National Wildland Coordinating Group certifications. For more information on the Railbelt Complex or other fires in the State of Alaska, contact the joint fire information center at 907-356-5511.
13 AFD units responded to smoke coming from a mobile home on Cleo Avenue. Engine 9 was first on scene and declared a working fire. Incoming units assisted Engine 9 with interior operations and the fire was rendered under control in under 30 minutes. Cause and damage estimates are unknown at this time. No one was injured.
12 units from the Anchorage Fire Department responded to a structure fire Tuesday evening around 6:40 PM. In route to the fire, crews observed a large column of black smoke rising from the area of East 15th Terrace and 15th Avenue.
The size of the building, the nearness of another apartment building and the amount of smoke and fire contributed to the decision of calling a 2nd alarm and request for additional fire fighting equipment and personnel.
The crews had the fire under control within 20 minutes and fire damage was confined to the upper two floors of the 6 plex. A neighboring building sustained heat damage to the exterior siding.
First arriving fire crews pulled hand lines and verified that no one needed rescue, while Engine 3 from Airport Heights set up the water supply and Rescue 4 from the Tudor fire station put water on the neighboring building to keep it from igniting. Fire crews worked late into the evening extinguishing hot spots and overhauling the building. In all, 10 people were assisted by the Red Cross. One cat is still missing and one tenant was evaluated for a minor injury on site.
The cause of the fire is under investigation and a damage amount is not yet available.
McHugh Creek Wildland Fire
Early Sunday morning, July 26th, 2009 Anchorage Firefighters responded to a report of trees on fire on the hillside above the Seward Highway adjacent to the McHugh Creek parking lot. 911 calls received by AFD Dispatchers were reported by passing motorists just before 4 a.m.
Fire apparatus from the Huffman Station were dispatched and upon their arrival discovered an area approximately 50’ x 50’ burning about 100’ up the hill from the road. Fire crews began moving hand-lines into place and as they began battling the blaze called for additional resources. The fire was spreading up the hill fanned by winds estimated at 30 mph. Two additional engine companies plus additional water tender assisted with fire suppression. It took fire crews nearly two hours to bring the blaze under control given the rough terrain and steady wind. The Chugach Park Ranger also responded to the scene and Forestry crews were requested although crews were not immediately available due to deployment at other fires within the state. AFD crews spent another hour on scene extinguishing hot spots.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, although a campfire was found in the area of origin. AFD crews returned to the fire scene three more times on Sunday totaling almost six hours to overhaul and extinguish hot spots. The fire burned just under an acre of Wildland.
Woman Dies in Fire
Early Friday evening, July 24th, 2009 Anchorage Fireman were dispatched to a report of smoke coming from the second floor of a duplex located at 1902 K Street. Nearby neighbors were first to see the smoke and also reported a woman possibly still inside. In all, fifteen fire apparatus responded to the incident.
Fire Companies from the Spenard Station arrived within five minutes and confirmed smoke venting from the second floor. Given the information from by-standers the resident was believed to still be in the structure immediate search and rescue operations were initiated. Fireman found a woman in the living room area within two minutes after entering the structure. The victim was non-responsive and transported by medics to a local hospital where she was later declared deceased. The fire was quickly contained to the living room area.
Fire investigators responded and determined the blaze originated in the area of a couch where the victim was found. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. There were no other casualties and damage estimates were not provided.
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