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After 28 years on the fire line, Fairbanks Fire Chief Scott Raygor will be retiring from the department at the end of November.

The Ester Volunteer Fire Department won't be in today's Ester Fourth of July Parade - at least not with that name. TThe department recently lost its insurance coverage and borough service contract.

Two firefighters from the Fairbanks Fire Department received minor injuries during Mondays warehouse fire in South Fairbanks. The firefighters were treated at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and are expected to recover quickly, according to a Tuesday news release from the city of Fairbanks. Besides the two firefighters, no one was hurt. "The firefighters are feeling OK, and the chief expects them back to work in a week," Teal Soden, communications director for the city, wrote in an e...