DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska Podcast

Get Ready Alaska - Division of Forestry and Fire Protection with Norm McDonald and Sarah Saarloos

Get Ready Alaska - Division of Forestry and Fire Protection with Norm McDonald and Sarah Saarloos
It not unusual for Alaska to experience a wildfire seasons where millions of acers are consumed by fire. State of Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection's Deputy Director Norm McDonald and Fire Staff Officer Sarah Saarloos joins Get Ready Alaska to discuss how wildland fire fighting efforts are organized and staffed. 
 
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DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska – 1964 Good Friday Earthquake Survivor Dr. James Taylor

DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska – 1964 Good Friday Earthquake Survivor Dr. James Taylor
The 1964 Good Friday Earthquake had a profound effect on the people who survived the traumatic event. Dr. James Taylor, who was a boy in Palmer Alaska, joins Get Ready Alaska podcast to recount his experiences of the second largest earthquake ever recorded.  
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DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska – Alaska Geology, Earthquakes, and Tsunamis with Dr. Barrett Sailsbury, DGGS

DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska – Alaska Geology, Earthquakes, and Tsunamis with Dr. Barrett Sailsbury, DGGS
Alaska is one of the most seismically active regions in the world. Dr. Barrett Sailsbury joins Get Ready Alaska to talk about the State of Alaska’s Division of Geologic and Geophysical Survey (DGGS), studying earthquake, tsunamis, and emerging technologies used to monitor seismic activity.
Visit DGGS at: dggs.alaska.gov
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DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska – Earthquake early warning with Dr. Natalia Ruppert of the Alaska Earthquake Center

DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska – Earthquake early warning with Dr. Natalia Ruppert of the Alaska Earthquake Center
Dr. Natalia Ruppert of the Alaska Earthquake Center joins Get Ready Alaska to talk about earthquake early warning. Earthquake cannot be predicted, but once they occur electronic messages can give people a few critical seconds of warning. Earthquake early warning is a technology used by other seismically active counties and states and could be deployed in Alaska.
Oregon Earthquake Early Warning: https://www.oregon.gov/oem/hazardsprep/pages/orshakealert.aspx
California Earthquake Early Warning: https://earthquake.ca.gov/
Alaska Earthquake Center: http://earthquake.alaska.edu/
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DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska – The Alaska Earthquake Center with Dr. Michael West

Dr. Michael West, Director of the Alaska Earthquake Center and State Seismologist, joins the podcast to discuss earthquakes and the consequences of  living in earthquake country.
Alaska is one of the most seismically active regions in the world. The Alaska Earthquake Center has a network of sensors and a team of brilliant scientists to detect and analyze earthquakes. This information helps communities understand their earthquake and tsunami threat.
Visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/
Http://tsunami.alaska.edu
https://www.facebook.com/AKearthquake
 
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DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska - 1964 Earthquake and Tsunami Story – Richard Austerman

Richard Austerman, of Kodiak Alaska, had just returned to the island when the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake and tsunami struck. He was quickly deputized by the Chief of Police and asked to perform a variety of law enforcement tasks for the next few day. 
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DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska - Alaska Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters with Jenni Ragland Mixdown mpg

DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska - Alaska Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters with Jenni Ragland Mixdown.
Voluntary organizations are a big part of disaster response efforts in Alaska. We speak with Salvation Army Alaska Division's Jenni Ragland about Salvation Army activities, and her role as co-chair of the Alaska Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters. Alaska disaster response presents enormous challenges and Alaskans always want to help other Alaskans. 
 
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DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska Podcast – Flood Response Planning in Alaska with DHS&EM’s Claude Denver

While a wide range of hazards impact Alaska on a regular basis the most common disaster event is flooding. Break-up flooding, coastal flooding, snow melt flooding, glacial flooding, and flooding from heavy precipitation make every season in Alaska flood season. Claude Denver with DHS&EM Operation Section talks about ways communities can plan and prepare for a flood.
Links:
United State Geological Survey
https://www.usgs.gov/
State of Alaska – Division of Community and Regional Affairs
https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/dcra/communityinformation.aspx
Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
www.Ready.alaska.gov
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DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska - 1964 Earthquake and Tsunami Story – Linda Dorner

DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska – 1964 earthquake and tsunami survivor Linda Dorner joins us to share her 1964 Good Friday earthquake and tsunami experience. Linda recounts the shaking, tidal wave, and how Kodiak has changed through the years.  This podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music/Audible, Google Podcast, and Podbean. 

DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska Podcast – River Watch with NWS Celine Van Breukelen and DHS&EM Claud Denver

The National Weather Service River Forecast Center and the State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security partners each spring to form River Watch. This program monitors river conditions along ice jam prone river, such as the Kuskokwim and Yukon, and provides seasonal break-up forecast, alerts and warnings, aerial observations, and emergency management assistance if flooding occurs. This spring, there is an above average potential for flooding due to cool spring temperatures, high snow load in the interior, and some areas of jumbled ice. Celina Van Breukelen, with the National Weather Service River Forecast Center, and Claude Denver, with DHS&EM’s Operation Section, joins Get Ready Alaska to discuss this year’s River Watch plans.
Additional River Watch Resources can be found at:
Current Breakup Outlook: https://www.weather.gov/aprfc/FGAK78PACR
Alaska Breakup Map: https://www.weather.gov/aprfc/breakupMap
Breakup Timing for the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers:
https://www.weather.gov/aprfc/riverView
DHS&EM Preparedness Information www.ready.alaska.gov
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