Most, but not all of Capital City Fire/Rescue’s career staff signed to get vaccinated. EMS Officer Andrew Pantiskas says the case at the hospital hasn’t changed attitudes much.
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With no ferries to haul waste, Southeast Alaska’s septic tank problem could get messy
Not all rural communities have normal sanitation systems like city sewer and water treatment plants: They rely on septic systems that need to get pumped periodically. And while the Alaska Marine Highway System is closed, pump trucks can’t get to some small towns that rely on them.