Blazes Keep Firefighters And Red Cross Busy

March 2, 2007 Alaska - When the flue above his wood stove caught fire in his Pike Avenue home Feb. 23, Clarence Wise said, fire trucks were on scene quickly but could do nothing. A steep, icy hill on the road kept them away from his driveway. His house and everything inside burned. "They had to get sanding trucks out so they could get up," said Wise, 32. "It was horrible." Acting Central Mat-Su Fire Chief Michael Keenan said that by the time firefighters had steered a fire engine into the driveway ...