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Alaska State Defense Force outlines volunteer disaster-response role for Fairbanks

Assembly Regional Emergency Service Advisory Committee · April 21, 2025
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Summary

Lieutenant Nathan Smoot said the Alaska State Defense Force, a volunteer military reserve under the governor, can augment National Guard response for fires, floods and other disasters; activation requires an ICS Form 213 request through the Emergency Operations Center.

Lieutenant Nathan Smoot told the committee the Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF) is a volunteer, governor-controlled military reserve that augments the National Guard and other agencies during disasters and can provide damage assessment, debris removal, deployable water treatment and training support across the state.

“We are a trained and organized military reserve that is directly under the direction…

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