Anchorage Midtown homeless shelter set for closure and replacement this year
Every night at Anchorage's congregate shelter on East 56th Avenue, homeless clients fill up 200 green cots, spread in rows across the concrete floor of a vehicle maintenance bay in Solid Waste ...
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Opinion: A change for safer attire: PFAS Alternatives Act 2023
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, are man-made synthetic chemicals with substantial fire and ...
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LA firestorm stresses importance of having personal disaster plan: Officials
Fire officials are urging residents to make a disaster action plan. As thousands of firefighters battled a series of raging wildfires across Los Angeles County, California officials warned the ...
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Municipality creates new position to fight wildfires in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - On Thursday, the newly appointed Chief of the Anchorage Fire Department Wildfire Division gave an update to assembly members on Anchorage’s fire preparedness. The update ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
The essential firefighting vehicles were still sitting in the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Bureau Of Supply and Maintenance lot in an industrial area Wednesday, waiting to be repaired.
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L.A. Fire Department brass face questions about slow response to Palisades Fire
Los Angeles — Questions are mounting regarding why hundreds of Los Angeles Fire Department personnel were initially held back from racing to the scene of the Palisades Fire when it first broke ...
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Anchorage power outages extend to fourth day in wake of ‘extreme’ warm January storm
Anchorage Fire Department crews responded to nearly twice as many calls as usual on Sunday. The department issued an alert warning the public that responses might be delayed after the call volume ...
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Anchorage power outages extend to fourth day in wake of 'extreme' warm January storm
"And thank you to our members for your patience during this storm repair." Anchorage fire officials urged residents without power to position generators away from and outside buildings and to make ...
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Anchorage fire crews warn of generator dangers after major storm response
Fire crews in Anchorage have been working nonstop over the past few ... If you have any concerns about generator use or fire hazards, don’t hesitate to reach out to the fire department.
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Did city, LAFD prepare enough for Palisades Fire? Here's what we know
New questions are being raised about whether the City of Los Angeles and its fire department did enough to prepare in the days ahead of the deadly Palisades Fire. The fire department did not hold ...
New York Post19d
Alaska pummeled by hurricane-force winds near 130 mph as widespread damage seen in Anchorage
The Anchorage Fire Department responded to over 200 wind-related calls on Sunday, deploying at least one fire engine or other apparatus to each incident. In addition to widespread power outages ...
Chicago Tribune19d
CFD deputy chief driven to firehouse after being found asleep at the wheel: OIG
The Chicago Police Department and Chicago Fire Department logos on the outside of Chicago Public Safety Headquarters in 2023. (Talia Sprague/Chicago Tribune) Several members of the Chicago Fire ...