It’s been 6 months since a 7.1 magnitude earthquake rattled southcentral Alaskans. The November 30th temblor also stressed out residents with thousands of aftershocks, creating fear and unease. Repair and recovery efforts are ongoing. What are the lessons learned? We’ll ask on the next Talk of Alaska.
HOST: Lori Townsend
GUESTS:
- Kyle Brennan, Vice Chair, Geotechnical Advisory Commission
- Michael West, State Seismologist, Geophysical Institute at Univ. Alaska Fairbanks
- Dan Nelson, Emergency Manager, Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Jack Heesch, External Affairs, FEMA Anchorage
- Casey Cook, Emergency Manager, Mat-Su Borough
The deadline to apply for federal disaster assistance from FEMA is Friday, May 31. If you need to apply for assistance you can do so through the following:
- Call FEMA toll free at 1-800-621-3362
- Visit the U.S. disaster assistance website and register online
- Visit a local recovery center to apply with in-person assistance. In Anchorage at the University Mall (3901 Old Seward Hwy, Ste. 153); and in Eagle River at Community Covenant Church (16123 Artillery Rd.)
- If you previously registered for Alaska State disaster assistance, call 1-800-445-7131 for information about what to do next after filing for federal assistance
- Visit FEMA’s weekly snapshot for more updates and resources
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LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.
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Lori Townsend is the chief editor, senior vice president of journalism and senior host for Alaska Public Media. You can send her news tips and program ideas for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org or call 907-550-8452. Read more about Lori here.
