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Firefighters train in Dillingham for emergency response

Local Firefighters and EMT with UAF firefighting training team, March 29th.
Local Firefighters and EMT with UAF firefighting training team, March 29th.

This weekend, firefighters from the University of Alaska Fairbanks conducted their third annual fire training in Dillingham. Members of the Dillingham Volunteer Fire Department, local EMTs, the Aleknagik Volunteer Fire Department, and the Dillingham Airport Fire Department participated in four-day training.

On Saturday, crews trained at an abandoned lot outside of town, practicing fire drills that included rescuing dummies from a burning building and extinguishing structural fires at the lot.

Margaret Sutherland is a local reporter and host at KDLG, Dillingham's NPR member station. Margaret graduated from College of Charleston with a degree in English, and went on to attend the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Radio and Podcasting. She is passionate about the power of storytelling and creating rich soundscapes for the listener's ears to enjoy.