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WEST COAST ALASKA
STORM RESPONSE 2025
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Accomplishments

October 10–12, 2025

  • Search and rescue operations saved 51 people in Kipnuk and Kwigillingok.
  • The disaster declaration was expanded to include additional communities.

October 13, 2025

  • Announced we have 10 2-person teams are in the field conducting community assessments, drone mapping, and data collection in priority locations.
  • Governor Dunleavy Schedules Press Conference on West Coast Storm Response

October 13–14, 2025

  • October 14, 2025: Kipnuk Airport is open following repair work completed by our Maintenance & Operations team. About 82% of Alaska communities are inaccessible by road and depend on aviation for year-round access, making this milestone vital for community connectivity and recovery.
  • Runway access restored in key communities; National Guard, DOT&PF, and SEOC coordinated supply deliveries, shelter operations, and damage verification. Recovery planning and data collection intensified.

October 15, 2025

  • SEOC moved to Preparedness Level 4 - Major Incident Response, Alaska SEOC's highest level. 
  • Established Bethel Emergency Operations Center.

October 20, 2025

  • Teams within the Bethel Emergency Operations Center made contact with 75% of the impacted communities

October 21, 2025

  • In under 2 weeks, 20 scopes of work were launched in 16 communities, mobilizing 7 contractors for storm recovery
  • Within 30 days, 1,480 tons of gravel and a dozer were delivered on October 14, 2025. Two-three more barge loads are on the way.
  • On October 21, 2025, contractors sling loaded fuel from Bethel to Kongiganak.