DPS Public Information Office

Alerts

Stay informed about Alaska State Trooper activity, road conditions, and public safety across Alaska. Multiple alert systems are available. Subscribe to the ones that matter to you.

Subscribe to AST alerts

The Alaska State Troopers issue free public safety alerts about road closures, dangerous individuals, missing persons, and other events that may affect your safety. Choose your preferred delivery method below.

AKTips Smartphone App

The AKTips app delivers push notifications for AST Alerts and also lets you submit anonymous tips about crime and drug trafficking directly to the Alaska State Troopers.

Push notifications the moment an alert is issued
Choose which types and geographic areas you receive alerts for
Submit anonymous tips about crime and drug activity
Free to download for iPhone and Android

Text & Email Alerts

Subscribe via the AKTips system to receive AST Alerts as SMS text messages or emails. You can unsubscribe at any time by replying STOP to any text message.

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Alaska 511 — Road Condition Alerts

Alaska 511 is a free traveler information service operated by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. It provides real-time road conditions, weather alerts, traffic incidents, road cameras, and snowplow locations across Alaska’s highway system, and lets Alaskans subscribe to receive alerts for routes you regularly travel from DOT officials and the Alaska State Troopers.

Amber & Silver Alerts

Amber Alerts and Silver Alerts are issued for abducted children and missing vulnerable adults. The Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management manages Alaska’s Amber Alert and Silver Alert systems.

Amber Alerts

Amber alerts are urgent alerts issued by a law enforcement agency when a child has been abducted and there is a credible safety threat. These alerts are broadcast through the Emergency Alert System, Wireless Emergency Alert System, and Amber Alert email list. While you do not need a subscription to recieve an alert in your area, you can subscribe to receive all Amber Alerts issued in Alaska.

Learn More and subscribe to Amber Alerts →

Silver Alerts

Silver Alert is a voluntary partnership between law enforcement agencies, state and local government, and Alaska’s media and broadcasters to alert the public when a vulnerable adult is missing and believed to be in serious danger. Silver alerts are issued through a subscription email list and are sometimes broadcasted by local TV and radio broadcasters. You must subscribe to recieve a Silver Alert.

Learn More & Subscribe to Silver Alerts →

Wildland Fire Alerts & Evacuations

Your local emergency management agency or fire department will be the primary agency communicating to Alaskans about wildland fire evacuations.

Wildland Fire Evacuations

All local, state, and federal fire and emergency management agencies in Alaska communicate evacuations in Ready, Set, and Go.

Ready

Talk to local fire department personnel about preparing your home for a wildland fire threat. Work to prepare your property by creating DEFENSIBLE SPACE:

Clean up or relocate combustible material from around your home.
Keep grass mowed short.
Trim trees and bushes, allowing ample space between your home and landscape vegetation.

Set

BE ALERT. Stay informed about the latest news and information, including updates from local media, fire departments, and local public safety authorities.

Prepare a GO BAG and include items from the 5 P’s of Evacuation.

Create your own EVACUATION PLAN:

Plan and practice multiple exit routes from your home and neighborhood.
Assign a meeting place in case you are separated.
Make sure you’re familiar with your local emergency notification and evacuation systems.

Go

LEAVE NOW!
Get your “go kit” and execute you evacuation plan.
Leave well before the impending threat reaches your community or neighborhood.
Cooperate with local authorities during evacuation and re-entry processes.

Who Tells Me About Wildland Fire Evacuations?

Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection

Sign up for the Division of Forestry & Fire Protection’s Emergency Alert Program to receive critical updates during wildland fires, severe weather, evacuations, and other emergencies.

Your Local City or Borough

Evacuation orders and the Ready, Set, GO! level designations are issued and managed at the borough level, not by a single statewide system. Know your local government’s emergency management communications channels and website before fire season begins. Local authorities and borough emergency services coordinate evacuations for their communities.

Alaska Fire Info

The primary statewide source for active fire information, evacuation notices, maps, and situation reports. Updated continuously during the fire season by the Alaska Division of Forestry and U.S. Wildland Fire Service in Alaska. Check here first during any active fire incident near your area.

AKFireInfo.com →

Alaska State Troopers & Wildland Fire Evacuations

The Alaska State Troopers support wildland fire evacuations by helping with evacuations, managing traffic on affected roads, and assisting with public safety operations, but evacuation announcement themselves are issued by local emergency management, not by AST or DPS. AST Alerts may be issued when a fire creates a public safety hazard affecting road travel or community safety.