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Anchorage Volunteer Fire Department (AK)21 viewsDEFUNCT - Anchorage Volunteer Fire Department was volunteer from 1915-1967. In 1968, seven (7) volunteer fire companies merged to create a "All Paid" Anchorage FD and the Anchorage VFD was offically disolved.BobBrooks
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Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel Fire Rescue (AK)41 viewsAnton Anderson Memorial Tunnel—the longest 2.5 miles highway tunnel in North America, and designed for -40 Fahrenheit temps.BobBrooks
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Atgasuk Volunteer Fire Department (AK)23 viewsPopulation < 500BobBrooks
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Bartlett Cove Volunteer Fire Department (AK)21 viewsDEFUNCT - Merged w/Gustavus Fire Department. Bartlett Cove is a protected bay & the headquarters of Glacier Bay National Park.BobBrooks
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Brevig Mission Fire Department (AK)24 viewsPopulation < 1,000. Dry Village - No AlcoholBobBrooks
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Chugiak Volunteer Fire & Rescue (AK)21 viewsBobBrooks
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Clarks Point Volunteer Fire Department (AK)19 viewsPopulation < 500.BobBrooks
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Eagle Volunteer Fire Department (AK)5 viewsEagle, Alaska, got its name from the many eagles nesting on a nearby bluff overlooking the Yukon River. The town was originally called "Eagle City" by the gold prospectors who founded it around 1897. Population <500.BobBrooks
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Ketchikan Fire Department (AK)37 viewsKetchikan is known as "The Salmon Capital of the World". Five different types of salmon flock to the Ketchikan area.BobBrooks
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Manley Hot Springs Fire & Rescue (AK)27 viewsThe World famous Iditarod dogsled race passes through Manley Hot Springs. Population < 500.BobBrooks
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Mountain Village Volunteer Fire Department (AK)10 viewsPopulation < 2,000.BobBrooks
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Nulato Volunteer Fire Department (AK)35 viewsThe World famous Iditarod dogsled race passes through Nulato. Population < 500.BobBrooks
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Port Alsworth Volunteer Fire Department (AK)11 viewsPopulation < 500.BobBrooks
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Shishmaref Volunteer Fire Department (AK)11 viewsThe name Shishmaref refers to a Russian surname and was given to the area by explorer Otto Von Kotzebue in honor of a member of his expedition, Gleb S. Shishmaryov, in the early 19th century. Population < 2,000.BobBrooks
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Tolsona Fire Department (AK)31 viewsPopulation < 500.BobBrooks
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Two Rivers Fire Rescue (AK)5 viewsIn 2021 an arsonist struck terror in the community of Two Rivers by igniting over 11 structural fires. The area had no structural fire protection. The greater Two Rivers area, came together to support and rebuild. Out of this tragedy came an effort to assemble a volunteer fire department known as Two Rivers FD. BobBrooks
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Tye Municipal Airport Crash Fire Rescue (AK)22 viewsDEFUNCT - Tyonek (Tye) Airport is a private-use airport but does not have a CFR on site.BobBrooks
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Wales Fire Department (AK)26 viewsWales became an important whaling center due to its location along whale migratory routes. Population < 500.BobBrooks
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West Lakes Fire Rescue (AK)22 viewsBobBrooks
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Whittier Volunteer Fire Department (AK)27 viewsPopulation < 1,000BobBrooks
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Yakutat Fire Department (AK)20 viewsPopulation < 1,000BobBrooks
       
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