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Articles from
August 2007
Anchorage Fire Explorer Annual Recruitment
The Anchorage Fire Explorer Post’s fall recruitment will commence on August 29th at 6:30 pm at the AFD Training Center. Returning AFD Explorers will begin the evening with a skill demonstration and a meet and greet with numerous AFD personnel. Attendance is mandatory for new applicants; applications will be accepted and interviews will be scheduled. Explorers will also be visiting all the ASD high schools in coming weeks to recruit individuals to become part of the team.
The Anchorage Fire Explores will be recruiting up to 20 individuals. New members must be between the ages of 14 and 21, be available to attend weekly meetings and maintain a high school GPA of at least 2.0. The Explorer program is designed to offer skills development in firefighting, EMS and advanced rescue. It follows a paramilitary structure which serves as an introduction to the organization flow of most Fire/EMS systems in the US. These skills have been proven to help catapult individuals into the next level in pursuing a career not only in the fire service but in life.
The Anchorage Fire Explorers are affiliated with Learning for Life and works in partnership with the Anchorage Fire Department. The Explorer program is overseen by Anchorage Fire Explorer Advisors, who are AFD firefighters who use their everyday experience in teaching the variety of skills to the Explorers. Many of the Advisors have been Explorers who have returned to the program to pass on their knowledge and skills to the next generation of young adults. More information is available at www.post264.com or via email at post264@post264.com.
Contact Jennifer Klugh 317-9929 or Josh Browning at 317-4911
AFD responds to a Structure Fire at 7820 Mayfair Dr, Anchorage
At 1830 hrs the Anchorage Fire Department received multiple 911 callers passing by in the area of Strawberry and Northwood reporting smoke coming out of a residential structure, a duplex on Mayfair Dr. 11 Units responded with the first unit arriving on location at 1836 hrs and reported they had smoke and flames coming out of the upper floor. The fire was contained to an upper unit within the duplex. There were no injuries reported; however, one family was displaced by the fire. The damage is estimated at $60,000 and the cause of the fire is still under investigation
At 2:49 Monday morning, 12 AFD units responded to a reported structure fire on E. 20th near Muldoon. Engine 6 arrived within minutes and called a working fire. The fire was rendered under control at 3:05. Damage estimates are in the vicinity of $40,000 and one individual was displaced. The fire started in the garage area and was believed to be caused by unattended candle.
AFD Firefighter Combat Challenge team currently ranked #1 in the world!
On Saturday August 4th, AFD members Clay Hamilton, Dan Stevens, Erich Patrawke, and Kevin Woolsey competed in Fremont, CA in the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge. They competed against three time defending world champions Travis Air force base and the reigning number one ranked team in 2007, Team North Bay of California. During the challenge, they won the team competition and also set the fastest team time of 2007, making them the number one ranked team in the world. All team members also set new personal records.
The Challenge seeks to encourage firefighter fitness and demonstrate the profession's rigors to the public. Wearing "full bunker gear" and their Air-Pak breathing apparatus, competitors simulate the physical demands of real-life firefighting by performing a linked series of five tasks including climbing the 5-story tower, hoisting, chopping, dragging hoses and rescuing a life-sized, 175 lb. "victim" as they race against themselves, their opponent and the clock.
The AFD team will soon be competing at the U.S National Championships in Atlanta, and finishing up the season in Las Vegas at World Challenge XVI.
Dan Stevens 1:32.99 4th place overall
Clay Hamilton 1:34.67 6th place overall
Kevin Woolsey 1:38.31 9th place overall
Erich Patrawke 1:40.04 12th place overall and 1st place over 40
1st place team 4:45.97 (fastest time in the world in 2007)
1st Place open Tandem - Clay Hamilton and Dan Stevens -1:21.05 (second fastest time of 2007)
1st place over 40 tandem- Erich Patrawke and Cliff (his partner from Seattle)
2nd place co-ed tandem- Kevin Woolsey and his partner Sandra
Visit the team website for photos:
www.akfirefighterchallenge.com
For more information, please contact Jennifer Klugh, 317-9929
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