Alaska Fire Chief's Association

05/19/2026

The late-night veto came after days of negotiations between lawmakers and Dunleavy over a proposal to grant sweeping tax breaks to the Alaska LNG project.

05/16/2026

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and department in Searsmont Maine.

05/08/2026

Congratulations Chief! Enjoy your retirement.

After 35 years of service in emergency response—and five years as Sitka’s Fire Chief, Chief Craig Warren retired on April 30.

From firefighting and EMS to dive rescue and search and rescue, Chief Warren has dedicated his career to serving the Sitka community with professionalism, leadership, and heart.

Please join us in thanking Chief Warren for his years of service and commitment to Sitka, and in congratulating him on a well-earned retirement. We wish him all the best as he looks forward to spending more time with his family and enjoying this next chapter.

05/07/2026

We urge Governor Dunleavy to sign this important legislation for the recruitment and retention of our public safety employees in Alaska! If you are interested in providing feedback directly to the Governor, please go to https://gov.alaska.gov/contact/feedback/

Back to back historical days in the Alaskan Legislature as HB 78 has passed the House on a concurrence vote! Thank you to the House members who supported this legislation. Next stop is the governors desk.

04/29/2026

This is an important step in improving Alaska's recruitment and retention in public safety employment! Thanks for all the work, Alaska Professional Fire Fighters Association!

Today the Senate has passed HB-78 and it now moves to the House for a concurrence vote before heading to the Governors desk. Alaskans are now one step closer to a return of a dignified retirement.

04/23/2026

This week, your Alaska Fire Chiefs Association was in Washington, DC, with the Western Fire Chiefs Association to advocate for emergency services issues across Alaska and the West Coast. We met with Senators Murkowski & Sullivan and Congressman Begich. Representing Alaska were President Steve Rydeen (South Tongass Fire), Vice President Frank Bracken (Chena Goldstream Fire and Rescue) & Alaska Director on the WFCA Board Forrest Kuiper (University Fire Department)

03/26/2026

Congratulations Brenda!

03/11/2026

The City of Unalaska is pleased to announce that Edward “Eddie” Athey has been selected as our new Fire Chief. Eddie brings more than 37 years of experience in fire and emergency services and previously served as Fire Chief here in Unalaska. He is expected to begin on or around March 25, 2026. Please join us in welcoming him back to the community.

https://www.unalaska.gov/fire/page/news-release-city-announces-selection-new-fire-chief

02/08/2026

Congratulations Chief Heineken!

Fire Chief Chad Heineken received the 2025 Warren B. Cummings Chief Officer of the Year award at the Alaska Fire Chiefs Association Leadership Summit in Juneau. Congratulations Chief, your efforts at North Pole Fire Department and in the Interior have been outstanding!

12/21/2025