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53-year-old Kimberly Rodgers was arrested on counts of domestic violence arson and domestic violence burglary. Rodgers lived in the home with a partner until earlier this year.

A look at campfire safety tips from the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.

A Kenai duplex was completely destroyed in a fire early Monday morning. Nobody was injured, but the two families that lived in the building are fundraising after losing everything.

A group of Soldotna Girl Scouts have designed and manufactured a product that can help prevent human-caused wildfires. The innovation won first prize at the annual Caring for the Kenai competition, an environmental awareness contest for high school students across the Kenai Peninsula.

No injuries were reported in the Friday-morning blaze.

37-year-old Shane Ludvick was arrested on one count of domestic violence arson in the second degree. No one was inside the residence at the time of the fire.

The donation-funded department is training a new group of volunteers in basic firefighting. The equipment costs more than $10,000 per person.

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.

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.