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National IPAWS Test Postponed

By Logan Stolpe | Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management on Sep 18, 2018 Featured, State

JBER, ALASKA – The national test sending a Presidential Alert to broadcasters and nearly all cell phones in the United States has been postponed. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had originally scheduled the test for September 20th. The test is being moved to October 3rd to […]

First Bering Straits, Norton Sound Resiliency Workshop Held in Nome

By Logan Stolpe | Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management on Jun 28, 2018 Featured, North Slope/Northwest Alaska, State

JBER, ALASKA – The Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM), in partnership with Kawerak Inc., hosted a rural resiliency workshop for the Bering Straits and Norton Sound region. Representatives from 16 communities met in Nome for three days. This workshop provided an opportunity for community leaders to work with DHS&EM and state […]