CCF/R in the News

September 27, 2022 | Alaska Public Media

A landslide in downtown Juneau Monday evening damaged homes and knocked out power to parts of Juneau and Douglas. No injuries have been reported.

The National Weather Service office in Juneau had cautioned that landslides were possible earlier in the day, but no major warnings were issued… Read more

March 2021 | City & Borough of Juneau

Girl Scouts delivered a variety of the group’s famous cookies to Juneau firefighters at the city’s Airport Fire Station on Tuesday, March 3. Capital City Fire/Rescue staff and the scouts posed for a photo in front of the department’s ambulance featuring Northwest Coast formline.

Scouts Elizabeth and Maya… Read more

Sep. 15, 2020 | KTUU

A Juneau ambulance, decorated on both sides with Northwest Coast formline art, was unveiled to the public on Tuesday morning.

The project was a collaboration between Capital City Fire/Rescue and the Unity Group, an organization that represents Alaska Native groups from across Juneau.

“The goal of the new ambulance art is to be more inclusive and representative of the community that CCFR serves,” said Beth Weldon, mayor of… Read more

August 2020 | Sealaska

Capital City Fire Rescue (CCFR) and the Juneau Unity Group partnered to incorporate formline art onto a refurbished ambulance. The Unity Group is a collaborative partnership between Juneau’s Native organizations: Sealaska, Sealaska Heritage Institute, Douglas Indian Association, Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Goldbelt Inc., Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, Huna Totem Corp., Kootznoowoo Inc., and Tlingit and Haida Regional Housing Authority. The refurbished ambulance will be… Read more

August 13, 2018 | KTOO

The Juneau Assembly will consider Monday adding funding for a third, year-round ambulance for Capital City Fire/Rescue.

Both the city administration and front-line firefighters say the fire department already is stretched thin, and the extra staff is necessary to respond to a dramatic increase in medical calls… Read more

December 28, 2016 | KTOO

At the Juneau Fire Station downtown on Dec. 24, Assistant Chief Tod Chambers politely agreed to show and tell. Chambers said the station was minimally staffed; two people for the fire engine, two for an ambulance.

“So if we were staffed to meet the national standards, we could get by with two on the ambulance, we’d have four on the truck, four on the engine,” Chambers said.

That’s 10 people – and Juneau can’t afford that. Chambers said at a lot of stations face this issue… Read more

November 5, 2012 | KTOO

Capital City Fire and Rescue spent Monday night fighting a blaze at the Gastineau Apartments in downtown Juneau.

Division Chief Brian Long said the initial report of a fire came in about 5 p.m. He estimated between 50 and 60 firefighters responded and were still on the scene at 10 p.m.

“The fire started on the fourth floor, spread rapidly, smoke pressed through all floors of the structure,” said Long. “We did not get all clears on any searches yet… Read more