JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska National Guard is providing emergency response assistance to the Fairbanks North Star Borough starting today after extreme snow and ice conditions in Interior Alaska have caused power outages and stranded some local residents. Air National Guard and Army National Guard personnel who live in the borough volunteered for […]
(Anchorage) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy will issue an executive order to restructure the Department of Health and Social Services into two departments in the upcoming legislative session. The Department’s Commissioner, Adam Crum, addresses the efficiencies and potential innovation brought by the reorganization in an interview on FirstHand, the podcast. With the budget the size […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management has been in coordination with all affected jurisdictions in the interior this week after heavy snowfall in the region over the weekend caused power outages and building damage. The State Emergency Operation Center has not received any local disaster declarations from the […]
OVERVIEW – 996 new cases | 2 deaths | 52 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 57.4% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated Note: Protective measures against the Omicron variant remain the same as for the other COVID variants. Layering protective measures, including masking, handwashing, physical distancing, and testing help to reduce transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Using a self-test […]