Be Prepared

Preparing for natural disasters is crucial for residents and business owners in Alaska. In 2018, the state was shaken by over 55,000 earthquakes, including a significant 7.0 magnitude quake near Anchorage on November 30th. Additionally, fires and severe storms are common in Alaska’s ecosystem and can cause extensive damage to life, property, and resources. Proactive planning for these events is essential to save lives, time, and money.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has the primary day-to-day area-wide responsibility for natural and human-caused disaster management, community preparedness and mitigation planning programs and activities. Visitors to our site can view disaster response and mitigation plans, preparedness information, and other important information. The OEM also coordinates the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteer program.

Visit the Office of Emergency Management home page to sign up for KPB Emergency alerts to receive emergency notifications on your cellphone. You can also follow KPB Alerts on Facebook and Twitter.

Emergency Manager

Brenda Ahlberg
bahlberg@kpb.us
Phone: (907) 262-2098

Preparedness

Paul McBride
pmcbride@kpb.us
Phone: (907) 262-2097

Operations

Tim Weekley
tweekley@kpb.us
Phone: (907) 262-2095

Admin Assistant

Janelle Hames
jhames@kpb.us
Phone: (907) 262-2096

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Emergency planning

FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING FOR FAMILIES, YOU CAN ALSO VISIT READY.GOV FOR PLANNING STEPS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKES IN ALASKA, PLEASE VISIT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANK’S ALASKA EARTHQUAKE CENTER WEBSITE

Client Feedback

ALASKA BUSINESS MAGAZINE

“Business is booming on the Kenai Peninsula, in large part due to the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District (KPEDD), one of only four federally recognized business districts in Alaska.”

ALEX DOUTHIT

OWNER, KENAI PENINSULA DRIVING INSTRUCTION

“In the very beginning, we needed a lot of help with the licensing process; it was a big hurdle to get around the cumbersome regulations, and I was getting stonewalled throughout the process,” Douthit explains. “KPEDD were able to help point us in the right direction and to make contact with the people we needed to reach, which was integral to us starting the business.”

GENEVIEVE DEROOS

OWNER, RUSTIC ROOTS

“They really are just genuine, great people to talk to, and they really want to see small businesses succeeding, which is awesome,” she said. “Working with them has kind of made it feel like this is possible.”

TIM JAGIELSKI

VICE PRESIDENT, JAG MARINE GROUP

“They made initial introductions with AVTEC when we first came into Seward, which has really helped out across all trades of our operation,” says Jagielski. “Tim Dillon [KPEDD] is usually our first call when we get into situations where we need assistance.”