Alaska National Guard ORCA Exercise may disrupt community, but increases response readiness.
Website provides forecasting, depths of inundation maps and explains why glacial outbursts occur.
Adam Telle says “it’s going to require creativity,” without offering a specific timeline, at confirmation hearing.
Sen. Murkowski part of group drafting letter urging FEMA to begin spending already OK’d by Congress.
After reviewing flood-fighting inundation maps, additional short-term mitigation deemed necessary.
Maps show worst-case scenarios, future flood potential continues to be studied.
The concerns arise from a decline in staff and a rise in tourism.
HESCO barriers are on their way to Juneau. Funding to study a long-term solution is not guaranteed.
Juneau’s firefighters are the city’s problem-solvers, but union says they need support too.
Primary purpose is federal training requirements, but it will be available for emergency operations.
Rate of rise increases to about 50 feet per week, but rain expected to slow
Visibility, data collection for disaster management reaching new heights, experts visiting Juneau say.
Staged burial of three homes implores multitude of agencies to share specialized response skills
Drastic measures for Suicide Basin appear impractical, river protection more likely, officials say.
The annual training prepares firefighters for accidents on Juneau’s frozen lakes and ponds.
