Central Emergency Services

Central Peninsula Hospital held an educational fair Saturday to recognize cancer’s impact on the community. As part of the event, Central Emergency Services unveiled a shiny new fire truck, which is pink.

Project leads say the new station will accommodate the agency’s growth and provide needed relief from the existing station’s cramped quarters.

A $16.5 million bond approved by service area voters two years ago was originally expected to cover a majority of the project costs

No injuries were reported in the Friday-morning blaze.

State Troopers say a man who died in an October residential fire is 73-year-old Dan Vernon Dacus.

A Soldotna resident was found dead after a home fire last Thursday morning. Alaska State Troopers say they’re currently investigating the origin and cause of the fire.

Cooper Landing Emergency Services took steps toward becoming a formal service area earlier this summer. Now, the borough mayor is proposing a new plan, that would combine emergency departments across the Eastern Peninsula into one service area.

Chief Roy Browning said the volume is unusual — CES usually averages one or two house fires every other week. But he said the fires aren't connected.

Emergency departments on the Kenai Peninsula have been operating with outdated rescue equipment for years. Now, a grant will pump hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jaws of life, stabilizers and other vehicle extraction equipment to the rural peninsula stations.

Central Emergency Services responded to a home off Kalifornsky Beach Road, where a gas leak caused an explosion and fire. The home's sole occupant was found dead in the house.