Book

Alaska emergency and disaster homeowner's handbook / Arthur Nash, Davin Holen.

Nash, Art, (author.). Holen, Davin L., (author.). Alaska Sea Grant Program. (Added Author).

Record details

Physical Description: 33 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Publisher: Fairbanks, Alaska : Alaska Sea Grant, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Cover title.

"June 2020"--Cover

"MAB-79"--Page 2

Formatted Contents Note:

Part 1: Introduction: Is your home ready? -- Alaska: A challenging landscape in which to build -- This handbook -- Part 2: Natural hazards -- A changing climate -- Wildfires -- Earthquakes -- Tsunamis -- Flooding -- Inland windstorms -- Winter snowstorms -- Part 3: Emergency planning -- Alaska's emergency planning system -- Community communications -- Household preparedness for energy, food & water -- Part 4: Emergency kit -- Heating, cooking & lighting generation -- Food considerations -- Clean water surplus -- Part 5: Defense of home property -- Foundation clipping -- Building materials -- Mitigation matters -- Part 6: Conclusion.