Nearly killed by a brown bear during a summer hike, Anchorage resident Victoria Lytle reunited with the firefighters, medics and 911 dispatcher who trekked miles into the Chugach Mountains to rescue h ...

Police officers and firefighters traded their badges for shopping carts, at least for a day, and all for a good cause.

Juneau has seen two destructive residential fires in the Mendenhall Valley in the course of three days. One person suffered severe injuries in Saturday’s fire. The strain on local first responders ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The police chief of Alaska's largest city hurried out of the department's glass building after the ground began to shake. Phone lines jammed and even police radios were spotty ...

First responders don’t hesitate - they act when every second counts. They often risk their lives to save people who might not otherwise have encountered them. They include members of the Coast Guard, ...

First responders encounter difficult, traumatic events in times of emergency and crisis. They help people on the worst days of their lives and are exposed to some of the most dangerous situations, ...

Today, as we honor those lost during 9/11, we are reminded that across the country, first responders encounter danger every day. Police officers, firefighters and EMTs are some of the first people to ...