...that she heard the plane hit the water and saw several people clinging to the overturned plane. She said the Homer Volunteer Fire Department showed up quickly.Heinze represented Anchorage as a Republican in the state House of Representatives for...

...died on the Juneau-based Konrad I, the first fatality from a local fire since the 1980s, according to the Homer Volunteer Fire Department. "The cause of the fire, which originated in the bunk area, is under investigation, and reports have...

...Wednesday afternoon rather than face the hazardous chemicals inside, said Bill Morse, a spokesman for the Homer Volunteer Fire Department. An ammonia cloud from the leak and explosion wafted over the nearby bay, avoiding the popular tourist town...