Bethel Fire Department

First responders to the residence in Bethel’s Trailer Court neighborhood on late Monday (April 20) afternoon were unable to enter due to “extreme heat, heavy smoke, and active flames.” After the fire was extinguished, responders found two people deceased inside.

Seventeen-year-old James J. McMillen died in Bethel after police say a snowmachine he was driving sank in a pond and he was unable to swim to safety late Saturday evening (May 3).

Students at Bethel Regional High School evacuated to a nearby building on Oct. 16 after a fire broke out in a girls’ bathroom near the gymnasium sometime that afternoon.

Bethel’s first responders say an initial investigation into the June 14 fire found that the fire may have started accidentally, possibly from a lit cigarette.

Three people were in “critical” condition after a house fire in Bethel on Friday afternoon (June 14), according to Bethel’s Police Department.

The Bethel Fire Department responded to a structure fire over the weekend with no injuries reported. The cause is not yet known.The Bethel Police…

Two big donations mean that the Bethel Firefighters and EMTs are close to meeting their fundraising goals for another ambulance.As of Thursday, the Bethel…

The National Weather Service plans to move away from producing forecasts locally, reduce field office hours, and move towards relying on one weather…

The Bethel Fire Department is using ambulances that have lasted twice their recommended service times. As call volumes increase in the Kuskokwim hub…

The Bethel Fire Department responded to the Kilbuck school building for a report of a second fire.According to a press release from the fire department,…