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The Alpena Fire Department has joined the Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, a local, regional, and statewide mutual aid response system for firefighters, em

ALPENA — The Alpena Fire Department has become a member of the Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, which is an organized local, regional, and statewide mutu

ALPENA — Shortages of volunteers and paid personnel could lessen the number of people available to respond to medical emergencies across Northeast Michigan, a

ALPENA — Where an emergency happens and the manpower available to respond often dictates how long it takes for help to arrive and how many people show up to h

A few precautionary steps can do wonders to prevent tragedy from striking. Alpena Fire Chief Rob Edmonds, following a rash of fires in the Alpena area, said r

ALPENA — A rash of fires in Alpena County in the last month have kept local fire departments busy. To prevent more fires, local fire officials ask people to

The Alpena Fire Department responded on Monday night to a house fire that claimed the life of a dog and sent the homeowner to the hospital. The report of a fir

By STEVE SCHULWITZ Alpena News ALPENA — Wood products situated too close to a heat source are believed to be the cause of a Thursday afternoon fire that r

ALPENA — It took six fire departments to extinguish a large fire on Long Lake Road on Saturday and, although three structures on the property were destroyed,

ALPENA -- Wood products situated too close to a heat source are believed to be the cause of a Thursday afternoon fire that required a full department call-in fo