City of Unalaska Fire Department

The Unalaska City School District launched its first Giving Tree Project this month, aiming to bring extra holiday cheer to families on the island.

The Unalaska Fire Department knocked down a residential fire early Saturday morning. According to officials, the department responded to a reported structure fire around 3 a.m. Firefighters found heavy smoke and flames coming from the attached garage of a residence.

Despite heavy rain and a last minute location change, Unalaska held its first-ever Juneteenth event. More than 50 community members showed up to celebrate at the Burma Road Chapel on June 19.

The Unalaska Fire Department extinguished a fire in an Ounalashka Corp. warehouse Monday night, with no injuries to anyone involved. The warehouse on Biorka Drive serves as a storage space for the regional Alaska Native corporation and is also home to Marty’s Sari-Sari Store, a popular Filipino-owned convenience shop.

The Unalaska Fire and Police Departments, along with members of the U.S. Coast Guard and Alaska State Troopers recovered the body of missing fisherman Jacob Riley Veeser Saturday morning. 28-year-old Veeser was reported missing Friday afternoon. City officials said in a press release that evening that he was last seen at midnight on April 4 walking down the GI “dolphin” dock at the UniSea Inc. processing plant.

Emergency officials in Unalaska are closely watching an active volcano near Anchorage. Scientists said Mount Spurr is likely to erupt within weeks or months.

Unalaska's U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit is investigating a fishing vessel that ran aground near Iliuliuk Bay. The F/V Northern Endurance was partially beached about three miles from downtown Unalaska, near Little Priest Rock on Thursday and was pulled free by the emergency response and salvage company Resolve Marine Friday morning around 9 a.m., according to Commanding Officer Lt. Lawrence Schalles.

Unalaska’s U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit is responding to a distressed vessel near the island’s landfill.The F/V Northern Endurance ran aground near Iliuliuk Bay along Summer Bay Road sometime Thursday morning. The Unalaska Fire Department responded to the incident around noon.

The Unalaska Fire Department responded to a house fire in the Unalaska Valley over the weekend. When crews arrived at the Overland Drive home, they encountered a substantial fire on the deck, according to a Monday statement.

Unalaska City officials say the cause of the fire at Eagle's View Elementary School does not appear to be suspicious in nature. Firefighters responded to a fire at the school on Wednesday night shortly before midnight. The fire’s cause was unknown and there were no people were injured in the blaze.