JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska — Governor Mike Dunleavy has verbally declared a disaster declaration for the landslide that struck Ketchikan. The landslide struck the city at approximately 4:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon damaging homes and infrastructure. The State Emergency Operation Center is staffed and aiding the city. “In addition to the disaster declaration, I have […]
On Friday the Department of Public Safety announced the recovery of another victim’s remains from the deadly Wasilla landslide. According to the report, at 4:25 pm on Thursday, Wrangell Search and Rescue volunteers and an excavator were able to recover the remains of 65-year-old Otto Florschutz after a Wrangell Search and Rescue K9 detected the […]
Individuals and families with damages or emergency expenses encouraged to apply. Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, ALASKA – The Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM) will be accepting applications for the State Individual Assistance and Temporary Housing programs for those with damages or emergency expenses related to the 2023 Wrangell and Coffman Cove landslides. […]
On Sunday the Department of Public Safety announced that on Saturday the remains of a fourth victim of Wrangell’s horrific landslide had been recovered from the debris of the slide at mile 11 of the Zimovia Highway. At 6:35 pm on Saturday evening, a Scent Detection K-9 indicated the location of remains in an area […]