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New regional emergency manager outlines outreach, alert system work for Kodiak region
Summary
The Kodiak Island Borough formally introduced Rich Gonzales as the region’s emergency management manager. Gonzales described outreach to village public safety officers, work on the hazard mitigation plan and steps to expand local alerting via IPAWS, and said he has been coordinating with local media and the Coast Guard.
Rich Gonzales formally introduced himself to the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and described activities since starting the jointly funded Kodiak regional emergency management manager position on January 2, 2025.
“...I started on January 2, and been busy ever since hitting the ground running, trying to get some of the committees back up,” Gonzales said, listing regular situation reports and outreach to village public safety operations officers (VPSOs). He told the assembly he…
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