Fire and medical for Tuesday, March 22, 2016

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed innocent.

Fire and medical

• On Saturday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to a vehicle accident with injuries on Glacier Highway at 1:03 a.m. CCFR responded to eight other EMS calls. CCFR also responded to a fire alarm at a building structure, but there was no fire.
• On Sunday, CCFR responded to a fire alarm that was sounded due to cooking. A complaint came in at 3:33 p.m. for unauthorized burning on Ptarmigan Street. When CCFR responded, the person responsible immediately extinguished the fire. At 5:26 p.m., CCFR responded to a reported open burn in the Dredge Lake trail system. Personnel extinguished an unattended camp fire. At 8:26 p.m., CCFR responded to a fire alarm at a building structure on Franklin Street. Personnel found a five-gallon bucket with burning towels that had an oily substance on them, extinguished the fire and ventilated the building. CCFR also responded to eight EMS calls throughout the day.

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