Disaster declared Matanuska-Susitna Borough

MAT-SU BOROUGH—Manager John Moosey of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough signed a local disaster declaration Sept. 20. The Borough has sustained severe losses and threats to life and property from a strong storm system with high winds and heavy rains.

The effect of a declaration of a local disaster emergency is to activate the response and recovery aspects of any and all applicable local or interjurisdictional disaster emergency plans, and to authorize the furnishing of aid and assistance under those plans.

The severity and magnitude of the emergency is beyond the timely and effective response capability of local resources.

Read the Matanuska-Susitna Borough disaster declaration for the 2012 Flood here.

For more information call the PIO desk 373-5378. PIO Patty Sullivan