JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – On August 30, 2022 Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration for the 2022 Matanuska-Susitna Borough Flood. The disaster declaration activates the State of Alaska Public Assistance program. On August 9, 2022 flooding was reported within the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough and the City of Houston. At least 10 roads, 20 […]
Individuals and families can now apply for state disaster recovery grants JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Governor Mike Dunleavy declared the 2022 Spring Floods a disaster on May 7, 2022, in response to ice jam flooding on the Tanana River in Manley Hot Springs. On May 13, Governor Dunleavy added additional communities to his declaration […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska National Guard task force of five soldiers departed Fairbanks, May 12, 2022 for the Interior Alaska community of Manley Hot Springs after the region received significant flooding from the Tanana River, prompting a state disaster declaration on May 7 for the Yukon Koyukuk Regional Education Attendance Area. On […]
Break-up flood potential above average due to high snow load, cold temperatures, and thick river ice JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Due to above-average snowfall, infrequent thaw/freeze episodes, and thick, in-place ice, the ice-jam flood potential for several interior Alaskan rivers is above average this spring. The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management has […]