One person hospitalized following Sitka apartment fire
The fire was deemed to be caused by a couch pressed against a baseboard heater.
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High winds fuel dangerous tree fire in Sitka National Historical Park
Firefighters quickly extinguished a potentially dangerous wildfire in Sitka National Historical Park Monday evening (1-6-25). The cause of the blaze is unknown, but winds in excess of 40 mph contributed to the hazard.
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A major fisheries advocate, Sitkan Tad Fujioka found dead in apparent bear mauling
Searchers from Sitka on Wednesday (10-30-24) recovered the body of a hunter who died in a brown bear attack.
50-year old Tad Fujioka was a commercial fisherman, and the chairman of the board of the Seafood Producers Cooperative, one of Sitka’s three large seafood processors.
He was also an experienced and capable outdoorsperson.Read More
Sitka’s fire chief has advice for our (inevitable) emergencies
Living in Sitka presents many risks, from weather (primarily) and an "old, cold volcano" that has shown signs of life in recent months. Any major emergency could leave Sitka isolated for some time. Chief Warren suggests some basic strategies for making through up to a couple of weeks without help from the outside.
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Sitka firefighters battle boat fire in Crescent Harbor
Fire Chief Craig Warren says the call came in shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday that the 42-foot fishing vessel Unimak was on fire while it was under tow just outside the Sitka airport.
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