The Haines Volunteer Fire Department has seen an increase in ambulance calls in recent years, a trend consistent with communities throughout the region. Call increase is one of a number of challenges facing volunteer-based departments.
“Our call volume has been steadily increasing each year,” fire chief Al Giddings said. “Sometimes, I sit up at night thinking, how come there’s been such an increase in calls?”
As of May 14, the department had responded to 164…
