Members of the Alaska National Guard in the Fairbanks area are stepping in to provide assistance evacuating stranded residents unable to leave their homes as extreme winter weather conditions persist in Interior Alaska.
“The activated Guard personnel will be on standby to assist local emergency medical services with humanitarian rescue efforts for sheltered residents who have experienced extreme difficulties and cannot leave their homes due to the recent winter storm,” the release states.
“There were many areas in and around Fairbanks that were impassable, however that was a couple of days ago,” Livingston wrote. “Alaska DOT, and the City of Fairbanks have been working around the clock to clear and remove snow. Most of the main roadways are clear and traffic is moving.” “There is additional concern that conditions could worsen over the weekend, as the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory through Saturday,” a press release from the Alaska National Guard states.
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