Current and Upcoming Events

Burn Permits are Required from April 1st through August 31st.  The Division of Forestry issues the General Burn Permit guidelines, and that information can be found at http:\\forestry.alaska.gov/burn.  There are also General Burn Permit cards at Fire Station 61 on Lucille and Swanson and Fire Station 65 on Seward Meridian Parkway.

Updates

Citizen Corps Update:

The new Mat-Su Citizen Corps helps people learn how to make their families, homes, and communities safer from natural and man made disasters of all kinds.  The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is promoting the Neighborhood Watch Program and the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program.   These are two of the five programs under the Citizen Corps umbrella within the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Domestic Preparedness.  The goal of Citizen Corps is to strengthen the spirit of volunteerism by bringing together our emergency responders, law enforcement, and emergency managers with citizens in response to shared threats, be they earthquakes, floods, or acts of terrorism. For more information about Citizen Corps, Neighborhood Watch or CERT, you may check their website at www.citizencorps.gov.  For more information about our local programs you may call 373-8821.

Neighborhood Watch promotes neighbors helping neighbors for security and to fight against crime in the community. Neighborhoods participating in the program are identified by “Neighborhood Crime Watch” signs that let everyone know that trained eyes are watching out for the safety of residents and their property. More information is available at www.usaonwatch.org.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) provides training in emergency preparedness so that citizens may take a more active role in personal and public safety.  You can read more about CERT at www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/cert

Past News

We will post press releases and media coverage as they become available. These documents will be in PDF format unless otherwise specified.

December 22, 2008 - Newsletter

October 27, 2008 - ADN Article

May 20, 2008 - Matsu-Borough Information