...reached a high of 54 to 56 knots. "So we were pushing close to 65 miles per hour," he said. Gary Hale, Central Emergency Services Fire Marshal, said the wind kept his crews' hands full. "It was a pretty wild night with all the trees and power...
...and smoke damage totaled the Dairy Queen, with neighboring Alaska Fudge & Gifts also receiving damage. Central Emergency Services Fire Marshal Brad Nelson and two out-of-state insurance company investigators spent about 50 hours trying to pinpoint...
...monoxide alarms have an average life expectancy of 10 years, unless the manufacturer lists otherwise. Central Emergency Services Fire Marshal Gary Hale advises throwing out alarms at the end of that period. When changing the batteries, a specific...
...started in the Hagelund family's wood stove, which had been stoked earlier that morning, according to Central Emergency Services Fire Marshal Gary Hale. The Hagelund's two-story log cabin near Mile 107 off the Sterling Highway "pancaked in...
...and the ground around then should be cleared to mineral soil, using the bare ground as the fire break. Central Emergency Services Fire Marshal Gary Hale said some confusion arises over large slash piles burned in winter by developers clearing large...
...worse Saturday night. "We got so many calls and we had a lot of manning around the station," said Central Emergency Services Fire Marshal Gary Hale, who added the fire was under control in five minutes and out within 15 minutes of the first...
...destructive fire and/or injury." On the peninsula, the Fourth of July is typically a quiet day, said Central Emergency Services Fire Marshal Gary Hale. He said CES usually receives just one or two calls that day. Hale said dry conditions and...
...collapse. "A roof had fallen down on the patient's head and caused massive injuries," said Gary Hale, Central Emergency Services fire marshal. "No respirations or pulse was found. He was pronounced dead on arrival." Megan Peters, public informations...
...killer' because it can't be see, smelled or tasted, but it's a deadly gas," said Gary Hale, Central Emergency Services Fire Marshal. Hale said typically CES only responds to one carbon monoxide related call a week during the warm-weather...
...the public and private schools, the day-care facilities and Frontier Community Services." Above, Central Emergency Services Fire Marshal Gary Hale applauds a crowd of youngsters at Frontier Community Services following a fire safety presentation...
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