One injured in weekend car fire
One person sustained injuries when a vehicle caught on fire near Arrowhead Trailer Court over the weekend.
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High winds topple trees, block traffic
High winds swept Sitka today (1-29-24), causing electrical outages and traffic hazards due to fallen trees.
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Missing juvenile found in town while responders searched woods
Responders searched for a juvenile hiker reported missing near Herring Cove in Sitka for about five hours Monday night (8-21-23), only to learn that the person was located miles away, in town.
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After 30 minutes in the ocean, Sitka kayaker rescued by good Samaritan walking her dog
A Sitka man who spent a half-hour in the ocean after his kayak capsized last weekend was rescued by a quick-thinking passerby – who swam from shore and pulled him to safety. The Good Samaritan was aware of the risks, however. She’s a five-year veteran of Sitka’s Search and Rescue team.
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Sitka Fire Department seeks federal funds to help address staff shortage
The Sitka Fire Department wants to use federal funding to help address a staff shortage, but it could mean some additional expenses for the city. When the Sitka Assembly met on Tuesday (1-25-22) it approved the department’s application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a SAFER grant, or “Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response.” If awarded, the grant would cover most of a new fire engineer and EMT job for three years.
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