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title: "Alaska Move for Firehouse Subs"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/786cd4c2-52ac-41b9-975f-8a6adc797cb8
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/alaska-move-for-firehouse-subs
author: "Global Franchise Team"
category: "Sandwich & sub"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Sandwich & sub"
published: 2018-08-03T11:50:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:58.684Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1561758033-d89a9ad46330?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Alaska Move for Firehouse Subs

**TL;DR:** Firehouse Subs has opened its first location in Alaska, marking its expansion into its 45th state. The new restaurant in Fairbanks is owned by fourth and fifth generation Alaskans Greg and Catharine Persinger.

*By Global Franchise Team, originally published in Global Franchise on 2018-08-03. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/alaska-move-for-firehouse-subs).*

## Story

1. News

2. Alaska Move for Firehouse Subs

Firehouse Subs has announced the opening of its first Alaska location in Fairbanks. Owners of the new outlet are fourth and fifth generation Alaskans Greg and Catharine Persinger. For the brand, the opening marks its expansion into its 45th state.

Catharine said, “When a local sub shop closed in Fairbanks, we knew we wanted to bring our community a great brand like Firehouse Subs.”

The new Fairbanks restaurant décor reflects the brand’s long-standing connections with the fire and police service and scenes include nanook fishing and water rafting. The first Firehouse Subs was opened in 1994.

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## Entities

- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- James Fell (person)
- Firehouse Subs (company)
- master franchise (topic)
- Alaska (location)
- alaska market (topic)
- Fairbanks (location)

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Originally reported by Global Franchise Team, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/alaska-move-for-firehouse-subs). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/786cd4c2-52ac-41b9-975f-8a6adc797cb8).