...in distress in Turnagain Arm was rescued by a friend in a float plane. Anchorage Fire Department Battalion Chief Bridget Bushue says emergency responders Monday assembled to reach the man, who was waving his arms, apparently trying to attract...

...group of teenagers spotted the fire just before 5 a.m. at the Southwood Manor mobile home park. Division Chief Bridget Bushue said firefighters arrived to find a three-bedroom trailer covered in flames. Once the fire was out they found the...

...legs," said police Sgt. Mike Kerle. "He said he woke up and his girlfriend was 15 feet away." Battalion chief Bridget Bushue said lightning apparently caught the couple unaware. "It was a lighting strike," Bushue said. "I don't know...

...large wastewater tank at Energy Recovery Services Inc. when the explosion occurred. Fire department spokeswoman Bridget Bushue said the tank must have contained a combustible product. The explosion in the Ship Creek area of Anchorage ripped...

...put out by the ship's onboard carbon dioxide fire suppression system, said Anchorage Fire Department spokeswoman Bridget Bushue. Firefighters found that the blaze started in the engine compartment of a Laidlaw school bus. The bus was one of...

...gaps in wallboard are a few of the safety hazards inspectors have discovered, said deputy chief for fire prevention Bridget Bushue. The department started ratcheting up its inspection effort about four years ago, after a rash of apartment fires...

...large wastewater tank at Energy Recovery Services Inc. when the explosion occurred. Fire department spokeswoman Bridget Bushue said the tank must have contained a combustible product. The explosion in the Ship Creek area of Anchorage ripped...

...man had suffered burns over 90 percent of his body and he was rushed to an Anchorage hospital, fire division chief Bridget Bushue said. The cause of the fire has not been determined. The apartment complex has 40 units and none of the others were...