A 7.0 magnitude earthquake that ruptured the earth in Anchorage on Nov. 30 begs the question: Is Haines prepared for a natural disaster?
“We are relatively prepared,” public facilities director Brad Ryan said. Ryan, who heads emergency operations as incident manager since 2017, said he intends to update Haines’ Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, last published in October 2015 and modified every five years. He also wants to get incident responders trained online through the Federal Emergency…