DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska Podcast

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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DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska - 1964 Earthquake and Tsunami Story - Oliver Holm

DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska – 1964 earthquake and tsunami survivor Oliver Holm talks about his experience in Kodiak Alaska. Oliver was in the Kodiak boat harbor in a small boat collecting bait fish in the when earthquake struck on March 27, 1964. Once ashore Oliver helped secure other boats until the tidal wave arrived. 
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DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska – 1964 Earthquake Survivor Marie Lundstrom

DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska – 1964 Earthquake Survivor Marie Lundstrom talks about her earthquake experiences. Marie who taught at West High School, was at home when earthquake struck on March 27, 1964. She describes the weeks that followed and how her students were able to continue the school year and establish a new normal.

DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska - Returning Storm Exposed Human Remain with Tom Wolforth

DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska - Returning Storm Exposed Human Remain with Tom Wolforth. Typhoon Merbok impacted Alaska's west coast in the fall of 2022. During the storm coastal erosion exposed human remains in St. Michaels. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs' Tom Wolforth, an experienced archeologist, was deployed to help St. Michaels to help the community respectfully handle the remains.
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DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska – Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts in Alaska with Scott Nelson

Alaska has a challenging communication environment. Sending emergency messages to Alaska’s population centers and rural areas requires a reliable and adaptable system. DHS&EM’s Telecommunications Planner Scott Nelson joins use to discuss how the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alert system works, the limitations of the systems, and ways the systems are evolving to provide better alert and warnings to all Alaskans.
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DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska Podcast – State Hazard Mitigation Plan

We need your help! DHS&EM is updating the State’s Hazard Mitigation Plan and we would like the public to provide information about the threats and hazards in your community. Erin Leaders, DHS&EM’s Hazard Mitigation Plan Manager, joins us to discuss elements of the State’s Hazard Mitigation Plan, why it is essential to Alaska, and how people can contribute.
To participate in the survey, go to:
https://www.ready.alaska.gov/Documents/Mitigation/AK%20State%20HMP%20Update%202023_Public%20Flyer.pdf
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DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska 2022 Year in Review and Prepare in a Year

Alaska experience a large number of disasters in 2022. We began the year with snow, ice and wind, experienced landslides and wildfires during the summer, and rounded out the year with a massive storm on the West Coast of Alaska. Along the way we experienced other disasters including a sewage lagoon rupture ... gross! In this podcast we talk about the many disaster we have experienced and look at ways we can all prepare in 2023. 
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DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska - Hurricane Ian EMAC

DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska - Hurricane Ian Emergency Management Assistance Compact
What can a state do when a disaster overwhelms the state's emergency management capability? Through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) state's can request assistance from other states. During Hurricane Ian the State of Alaska DHS&EM sent Public Information Officer Jeremy Zidek to Fort Myers Beach Florida for three weeks to assist the town with information response. 

DHS&EM National Preparedness Month Podcast - Individual Assistance with Mike Macans

DHS&EM Podcast - Individual Assistance with Mike Macans
DHS&EM host Jeremy Zidek talks with Mike Macans about the State of Alaska's Individual Assistance program. Alaska is one of a handful of states with and Individual Assistance program. Listen and learn about some of the benefits, and limitations, of IA. 

DHS&EM National Preparedness Month Podcast - Emergency Preparedness with Michelle Torres

DHS&EM National Preparedness Month Podcast - Emergency PreparednessDHS&EM host Jeremy Zidek talks with Michelle Torres about emergency preparedness and offers tips to help Alaskans get better prepared.