Sponsor and emergency managers push statewide 'Ready, Set, Go' evacuation standard
Senate Bill 192 would create a statewide Ready/Set/Go evacuation standard with color-coded green/yellow/red designations. Emergency managers said unified public-facing maps and consistent color usage would reduce confusion during wildfire and other hazard responses; public testimony was closed with no speakers.
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Senator Jesse Bjorkman told the Senate Resources Committee on April 10 that emergency managers from around Alaska requested Senate Bill 192 to create a uniform statewide standard for evacuation messaging. "The bill establishes the ready, set, go designations with corresponding green, yellow, and red color coding for evacuation plans," Bjorkman said.
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