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Recent Press Releases Mayor Dan Sullivan proclaims September 2011 as National Preparedness Month (NPM) 09/02/2011 City Resumes Normal Operations as AVO Lowers Aviation and Alert Levels at Mount Redoubt 07/01/2009 Office of Emergency Management: Response Operation Level 1 04/06/2009 Office of Emergency Management: Normal Operations 04/03/2009 City Remains Prepared to Respond to Mt. Redoubt Activity 03/31/2009 Mount Redoubt Eruption May Cause Trace to Minute Amounts of Ash Fall in the Anchorage Area 03/26/2009 45th Anniversary of the Great Alaskan Earthquake 03/25/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY - Anchorage Participates in Tsunami Awareness Week 2009 03/24/2009 Mount Redoubt Eruption 03/23/2009 Alaska Volcano Observatory Lowers Level to Yellow/Advisory 03/18/2009 View All

 City Remains Prepared to Respond to Mt. Redoubt Activity 

  

3/31/2009 | Contact: Genevieve Maurits, Minta Montalbo, Jenny Evans 343-1402, 343-4619, 343-7103
Emergency Management

With continued volcanic eruptions and activity of Mt. Redoubt, the Municipality of Anchorage Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) continue to monitor the eruptions for any ash fall that may affect the city.

OEM continues to work closely with emergency management partners and other related agencies to provide an appropriate response to meet the significance of the events as they arise. In the case of future eruptions, OEM will issue a press release and staff the Emergency Operations Center when the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) and the National Weather Service (NWS) reports significant/substantial ash fall projections for Anchorage greater than 5mm. OEM will also issue a press release when the AVO raises or lowers their Volcano Alert Level and Aviation Color Code.

Currently OEM remains at a Response Operations Level 1.

DHHS continues to monitor air quality for the Anchorage Bowl and Eagle River. Data for air quality is gathered around the clock and is analyzed as eruption activity occurs. An air quality advisory may be initiated if the levels of airborne particulate matter (PM-10) reach, or are expected to reach concentrations that could be injurious to public health. 

Events with "significant" impact could initiate further action on part of DHHS through the issuance of Air Alerts, Air Warnings, or Air Emergencies as deemed appropriate for the measures of PM-10 observed in a 24-hour period. 

Recent observations, as of March 31 continue to show air quality index readings within the “moderate” category. For comparison, particulate levels were about 10 times higher than this current episode during a huge wind storm in Anchorage in March 2003.

Up to date information sources:

NOAA Forecast Office:
http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/volcano.php

Alaska Volcano Observatory, Mt. Redoubt:
http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Redoubt.php

Alaska Volcano Observatory on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/alaska_avo

MOA Department of Health and Human Services, Air Quality:
http://www.ci.anchorage.ak.us/healthesd/airqualityvolcano.cfm

State of Alaska, Air Quality Advisories:
http://www.dec.state.ak.us/air/am/aq_sr.htm

Emergency Alert System:
http://www.muni.org/oem/eas.cfm

MOA Office of Emergency Management:
http://www.muni.org/oem

Anchorage Emergency Conditions Information Line: 907-343-4701

Anchorage Air Quality Hotline: 907-343-4899