Alaska Legislature approves standardized disaster-evacuation scale for statewide use

Alaska Legislature approves standardized disaster-evacuation scale for statewide use

Smoke from a wildfire at the entrance area of Denali National Park hovers on June 30, 2024, on the hillsides behind hotels and businesses serving tourists. (National Park Service) The Alaska Legislature has voted to mandate a three-step disaster evacuation scale for use statewide, a move inspired in part by a miscommunication in a wildfire near Denali National Park. The state House voted 39-1 on Wednesday to pass Senate Bill 192 and require that…