STATE OF ALASKA
DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT 05-354 (as of 11:00 AM, December 20, 2005)
Except national mass transit portion of the transportation sector - Orange-High (This only includes regional and inter-city passenger rail, subways and metropolitan bus systems.) US. Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security Advisory System – Alaska Level: Yellow-Elevated State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management State Emergency Coordination Center Preparedness Level 1: Responsible Level of Awareness State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Maritime Security (MARSEC) Level – Level I – Low. For ferries rated to carry 150 or more passengers and associated support facilities only. Military installations in Alaska are at FPCON A. State of Alaska Cyber Security Alert Level: Guarded State of Alaska Cyber Security State of Alaska Situation Nov 2005 Southeast Storm DHS&EM Governor’s Disaster Policy Cabinet will convene at 2PM this afternoon to discuss the November 2005 storm event fact sheet with recommendations to the Governor. Earthquake The Alaska Earthquake Information Center located a light earthquake that occurred on Monday, December 19th at 9:06 PM AKST in the Andreanof Islands region of Alaska. This earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 and was located at a depth of about 22 miles. It was felt in Adak. No reports of damage have been received. Distance to nearby locations: 37 miles SSE of Adak and 448 miles WSW of Unalaska. Winter Storm Warning The National Weather Service Fairbanks continues the winter storm warning for St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast. Northeast winds gusting to 60 mph will continue through 6 pm Wednesday. Blowing snow will reduce visibility to near zero at times. Volcano Augustine Volcano: Elevated seismicity continues. No explosion-like signals like those seen in previous days have been recorded yesterday, 19 December. Web camera and satellite images of the volcano were obscured by clouds yesterday. There is no indication that a large eruption of Augustine is imminent. Small explosions can still occur with no warning and could affect low-flying aircraft in the vicinity of the volcano. Augustine remains in color code Yellow and AVO continues to monitor the situation closely. Volcano Information On The Internet: http://www.avo.alaska.edu Recording On The Status Of Alaska's Volcanoes: (907) 786-7478 National Situation The continuing state crackdown on forged Connecticut driver's licenses has netted four more arrests. Karin Birch, 33, of in Stratford, who recently resigned from the Bridgeport DMV office, was charged with 86 counts of bribery, forgery and violations of the state Corrupt Organizations and Racketeering Act. Birch is the fourth employee of the Bridgeport DMV office accused of selling thousands of undocumented driver's licenses and identity cards to illegal aliens. More... International Situation A Canadian terror suspect confessed to buying guns and rocket launchers for al-Qaida to use against U.S. forces in Afghanistan, according to a court filing Monday. More... Chad says its armed forces have chased and killed 300 rebels who attacked a town near the border with Sudan. Rebels attacked the town of Adre, Africa on Sunday, Chad said, but troops pursued them into Sudan before pulling out. More... Significant Dates December 20, 2003 – Nepal: Maoists using automatic machine guns and motorcycles attack an army vehicle that was transporting cash of the state-owned Rastryiya Banijya Bank. Three soldiers were killed and one wounded in the attack. December 20, 1998 - Germany extradites to U.S., Mamdouh Mahmud Salim, suspect in Embassy bombings and top aide to Usama Bin Ladin. December 20, 1989 – Panama: U.S. military forces intervened in Panama to protect the 35,000 Americans residing there and to install a democratically elected government. Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces on January 3, 1990 after having taken refuge in the papal nunciature. The Next Situation Report: will be published as of 11:00 AM, December 21, 2005. A significant change in the situation or the threat level will prompt an interim report. Direct questions regarding this report to Wayne Rush at 907-428-7032 or wayne_rush@ak-prepared.com. How to reach the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management: Phone the State Emergency Coordination Center (SECC) by dialing (907) 428-7100 or 1-800-478-2337, 24 hours per day. Information on emergency topics is available on the Division's web site at http://www.ak-prepared.com. Homeland Security information may be found at http://www.ak-prepared.com/homelandsecurity/. How to reach the Division of Administration –State Cyber Security Program: If you have questions you may contact Darrell Davis, State Computer Security Officer, at darrel_davis@admin.state.ak.us. For further information: Being prepared: Ready.gov Countries: U.S. State Department Background Notes. Maps: United Nations Cartographic Section Terrorist Groups: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/20119.pdf Background Information on Other Terrorist Groups. Hyperlink: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/20120.pdf | ||