These teenage girls use frozen waterways as roads, traveling in snowmobiles and four-wheelers to save the lives of residents of remote Alaskan villages. They're not superheroes—they're the Dragon Slayers, a trained emergency medical crew. Holly St. Lifer reports.

KIDS COUNT is a state and national effort funded by the Casey Foundation to track the status of children. KIDS COUNT Alaska provides citizens and policymakers with current data needed to make informed decisions about priorities, services, and resources affecting Alaska's children, families, and communities.