Radio Tower Installed for Public Safety

Tlingit & Haida is excited to announce the installation of a radio tower to assist with emergency communications and dispatch. This will be the main tower connected to a series of radio repeaters throughout Southeast Alaska. A radio repeater is a combination of a radio receiver and transmitter that receives a signal and retransmits it so that two-way radio signals can cover longer distances. The tower will also help eliminate radio dead spots on the marine band that the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has not been able to reach, including our more remote waterways. The tower will provide additional radio coverage to marine travelers and additional security for those on the water.

“I am excited to see this project come to fruition and to utilize the radio tower to connect our tribal citizens in Southeast Alaska with a push-button communication method,” said Emergency Operations Administrator Corey Padrón. “This will streamline the efforts of our Public Safety Division, including our VPSOs.”

This project has gained the interest of the USCG and Alaska Marine Exchange, which has led to a growing relationship and partnership between the Tribe’s Public Safety Division and other emergency response agencies. Each Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO) community will now be able to speak to one another with the touch of a button, eliminating the need to communicate by phone. This tower will allow for immediate connection and blanket communication with communities to record data, make emergency alerts and send announcements.

Gunalchéesh, Háw’aa to our Procurement Department and the LFM Services’ crane operations team for installing the tower!

Stalking Awareness & Prevention Workshop

Nearly one in three women will experience being stalked in her life, according to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence survey.

The prevalence of stalking is one reason Tlingit & Haida’s Community & Behavioral Services Division wanted to hold an educational workshop and resource fair.

Family & Community Engagement Specialist Jeni Brown led the hybrid event, “Stalking: Know it, Name it, Stop it” at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on January 30.

The discussion centered around red flags and behavior patterns people can look for and how important context is when working with people who’ve experienced stalking.

Gunalchéesh, Háw’aa to SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, AWARE, Alaska Network on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, and Juneau Public Health for having resources available during the workshop. For more information, visit www.stalkingawareness.org.