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Fire chief reports lightning-caused structure fire, outlines recruitment plan
5841317 · August 26, 2025
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The fire chief told the council the department responded to an apparent lightning-caused structure fire and reported 81 calls since the last meeting; the department aims to add recruits and send new hires to the January academy.
The Fire Chief told the East Bethel City Council on Aug. 25 that the department responded to 81 calls since the last report and that crews saved a home after a presumed lightning strike.
"We did have 1 structure fire in that time. It was a lightning strike, a presumed lightning strike that our crews responded to at 03:30 in the morning," the…
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