Work begins on new anchorage fire station.

• Author: Pounds, Nancy
• Position: Inside Alaska Business - Brief article

Construction began this spring on the new $6 million East Anchorage Fire Station No. 6. The state Legislature approved funding of the legislative grant. The new fire station, at 1301 Patterson St., is scheduled to open next year. The current fire station, built in 1970, was designed for that era's smaller fire engines. Current emergency vehicles there fit with little extra...