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File photo of Juneau Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighters at work. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Kitchen fire burns apartment

Neighbors heard the smoke alarm.

A Capital City Fire/Rescue crew transports a cruise ship passenger downtown on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Why do fire engines go on medical calls? Fire chief answers common question

They might start doing it differently soon.

Bob Funk retells his story on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, of falling through thin ice while riding his bicycle on Mendenhall Lake near the face of the Mendenhall Glacier on Sunday. He was rescued by a skater who was carrying a throw rope. Funk said, “I went in and I think adrenaline took care of the first initial cold impact. I was busy working to get up on the ice and when I would it would break out from under me. I don’t know if I had enough in the tank to get myself out.” (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Man safe after breaking through Mendenhall Lake

‘Good citizen’ provides rescue.

File photo of Juneau Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighters at work. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Fireworks spark New Year’s blaze

The fire came after an annual fireworks show.

Dave d’Amato, an attorney working for Kathleen Barrett, spends Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, boarding up the house at 401 Harris Street. The house was vacated after a judge ordered its residents (including co-owner James Barrett) to leave due to code and safety violations. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Looking back at the year in crime

Public safety was a hot topic all year.

Capital City Fire/Rescue paramedic Travis Larsen participates in an emergency response training exercise at the A-J Dock in April 2014. Larsen was named one of CCFR’s Firefighters of the Year for 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Fire department honors employees of the year

Eight staff members were honored.

The Douglas Bridge on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Woman nearly jumps from Douglas Bridge

The woman was ‘in crisis,’ police said.

The parade route for Friday, Dec. 14, 2018. (Courtesy photo | Capital City Fire/Rescue)

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Santa Claus is coming to downtown

Sleigh bells meet fire bells.

Hoping to bolster long-term recruitment, fire and police turn to Army

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Hoping to bolster long-term recruitment, fire and police turn to Army

The Army and the agencies both look to benefit.

Pedestrian and dog killed in crash

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Pedestrian and dog killed in crash

Police are still investigating the crash.

Smoke and fire damage in the men’s bathroom at the Mendenhall Mall on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Toilet paper arson burns mall bathroom

Nobody was hurt.

Firefighters battle a fire at a mobile home at Switzer Village Mobile Home Park on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. (Capital City Fire/Rescue | Courtesy Photo)

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Four possible arsons remain unsolved

They have a few aspects in common.

A vehicle sits in a ditch along Thane Road after the driver fell asleep on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. The driver was taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Car crashes on Thane Road after driver falls asleep

There was nobody else in the car.

The Thane Ore House burns during a live fire training exercise on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

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End of an era: Three-decades old Thane Ore House razed in fire training exercise

Thane Ore House is officially no longer.

How to stay safe in the kitchen this Thanksgiving

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How to stay safe in the kitchen this Thanksgiving

Don’t leave your food unattended.

Mount Jumbo rises up across from downtown Juneau on Douglas Island on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Hunter with hypothermia rescued Saturday

The hunters were near Mount Jumbo.

The building previously operated as the Thane Ore House near Sheep Creek will be burned down and replaced with a new heritage park building by Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Thane Ore House to burn this weekend

The plan is years in the works.

A Jeep Liberty is pictured after a fire in the early morning of Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Capital City Fire/Rescue)

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‘Stubborn’ fire burns Jeep

It took hundreds of gallons of water to put out.

Juneau Police Department Officer C.J. Warnaca administers a field sobriety test after a four-car crash on Egan Drive on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Nobody was harmed, authorities said on scene. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Driver in four-car crash charged with felony

One person was treated for minor injuries.

Capital City Fire/Rescue personnel wheel a man to a waiting ambulance at the scene of a two-car accident near the Egan Drive and Mendenhall Loop Road intersection in the Mendenhall Valley in March 2016. Two people were treated at Bartlett Regional Hospital for minor injuries. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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CCFR hopes $25K bonus attracts, keeps paramedics

The department has had a hard time recruiting and retaining paramedics.