...would probably be louder than that. It's an intermittent sound; it's not a steady sound.'' Mike Doyle, Juneau's fire chief, said installation of the local alarms on cruise ships ``would be a very good thing.''

Eric Mohrmann, appointed Juneau's fire chief Thursday, likes to encourage young firefighters with this little story. When he was a young firefighter himself in Delta Junction...

Juneau's fire chief said downtown Juneau is at high risk for fire and he will propose that old buildings meet new standards with fire-suppression...