...Skagway, caught the attention of a helicopter overhead and waited until a search-and-rescue crew from the Skagway Fire Department arrived. After trying unsuccessfully to reach the house by raft, the crew helped D'Amico and his dogs escape...
...call was made by Whittington. State Troopers, Skagway Police Department, Haines Volunteer Fire Department, Skagway Fire Department, Temsco Helicopters and the United States Coast Guard also responded. "As the information materialized that's...
...overturned skiff on the rocks about three miles south of Skagway, said Skagway Fire Chief Carl Mulvihill. The Skagway fire department's search and rescue team sent out a Skagway Air Service plane to confirm the location. The Coast Guard sent...
...morning, it had burned 40 acres and was within two miles of the trail, said Steve Halloran, a spokesman for the Skagway Fire Department. No injuries were reported, and no other structures were in danger today, Halloran said. The cause of the...
...river water hundreds of times in the first days, then relayed bags of water to firefighters in the forest. The Skagway fire department also used its tanker truck to relay water from Skagway River to two portable tanks from which firefighters' hoses...
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