ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The Anchorage Fire Department is sounding its own alarm, asking people to give its crews space when responding to emergencies.
Last Friday, AFD responded to a car that had crashed into a building on Gambell Street. According to the fire department, while crews were responding to the crash, they encountered numerous near-collisions with other vehicles on the road.
“We had many motorists driving by, unfortunately, focusing on what responders were doing, instead of avoiding the work area,” Jason Dolph, a safety officer with AFD, said. “In fact, in one case, a vehicle came within an inch of striking one of our first responders.”…