Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Seward, AK

Seward is an incorporated home rule city in Kenai Peninsula Borough, on Resurrection Bay on Alaska's southern coast, about 120 miles by road from Anchorage.

The 2020 census counted 2,717 residents in Seward, living in 904 households and 1,152 housing units, with a median age of 36.8 years.

The city was established in 1903 and incorporated on June 1, 1912, and is named for former U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward, who arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867.

Seward is the southern terminus of the Alaska Railroad and the historic starting point of the original Iditarod Trail, whose Mile 0 is marked on the shoreline at the southern end of town.

In 1793 Alexander Baranov established a fur trade post on Resurrection Bay where Seward stands today, and the three-masted vessel Phoenix was built at the post.

Seward was an important port for the World War II military buildup in Alaska, with Fort Raymond guarding the community, and its wartime airfield later became Walseth Air Force Base.

A large part of Seward was damaged by shaking and a local tsunami during the 1964 Alaska earthquake.

Seward is the gateway community for Kenai Fjords National Park, established in 1980 to protect the glaciers of the Harding Icefield, and the nearby Exit Glacier lies just outside the city.

President Barack Obama visited Seward in 2015, touring Exit Glacier to highlight climate change and exploring Resurrection Bay and Bear Glacier by boat.

Commercial fishing and seasonal tourism drive Seward's economy, and in 2016 fishing boats offloaded about 13,500 tons of fish and shellfish worth about 42 million dollars, while about 545 million dollars in seafood passed through the harbor from 2007 to 2016.