DHS&EM Get Ready Alaska Podcast

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.  

DHS&EM National Preparedness Month Podcast - Disaster Response with Mark Roberts

DHS&EM National Preparedness Month Podcast - Disaster Response
DHS&EM host Jeremy Zidek interviews Mark Roberts about disaster response in the State of Alaska, the treats and hazards we face in AK, and how DHS&EM helps communities when they have emergency events or declared disasters. 

DHS&EM National Preparedness Month Podcast - Critical Infrastructure

DHS&EM National Preparedness Month Podcast - Critical Infrastructure
DHS&EM host Jeremy Zidek interviews Bob Carmichael about critical infrastructure in the State of Alaska, how we work with the private sector to develop resiliency, and what individuals and families can do to get better prepared.