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Fire destroys homeless campsite under Brotherhood Bridge, no injuries reported

Published 9:30 pm Thursday, June 5, 2025

By Mark Sabbatini

Smoke from an extinguished fire at a homeless camp is seen at the Brotherhood Bridge on Friday evening. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
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Smoke from an extinguished fire at a homeless camp is seen at the Brotherhood Bridge on Friday evening. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Smoke from an extinguished fire at a homeless camp is seen at the Brotherhood Bridge on Friday evening. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Smoke from an extinguished fire at a homeless camp is seen at the Brotherhood Bridge on Friday evening. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
A camping site under the Brotherhood Bridge that was destroyed by a fire on Friday evening. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

A fire that destroyed a homeless encampment under the Brotherhood Bridge cast a pall of smoke over rush-hour traffic Friday evening, but no injuries were reported and a search for people staying at the site was unsuccessful, officials said.

“It looked a lot worse than it was,” Dan Jager, assistant chief of operations for Capital City Fire/Rescue said after the fire was knocked down at about 6 p.m.

This is the second summer Juneau has had a “dispersed camping” policy, rather than an officially sanctioned campground for people experiencing homelessness. The Brotherhood Bridge is among many sites throughout town where people have been seen camping regularly.

• Contact Mark Sabbatini at mark.sabbatini@juneauempire.com or (907) 957-2306.

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