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Kipnuk: DOT&PF Emergency Repair Work

Kipnuk: DOT&PF Emergency Repair Work

DOT&PF is providing updates for each community and has built tools to report damages and request assistance. This page will help you see real-time updates in your community for infrastructure repairs & road access, water & sanitation status, and local recovery progress & resources.

Reporting Damage: If your home, property, or infrastructure was damaged, please report it using our Damage Assessment Hub at: https://damage-assessment-2-akdot.hub.arcgis.com

Need materials or assistance: If your community hasn’t connected with DOT&PF yet, reach out to dot.ask@alaska.gov - we’ll help coordinate approvals and connect you to supplies quickly.

DOT&PF Emergency Response Manager: Amber Shumpert, amber.shumpert@alaska.gov, 907-322-0603.

Water and sewer updates: check Alaska DEC West Coast Storm.

Contractors: 

  • Brice 
  • Delta Backhaul
  • GHEMM

Points of Contact 

Construction Manager 

Todd Smith

907.244.3698

todd.smith@alaska.gov

Construction Manager

Merle Sena

907.632.9130

merle.sena@alaska.gov

Emergency Response Manager 

Amber Shumpert 

907.322.0603 

amber.shumpert@alaska.gov 

 

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10/21/2025: 4-wheelers and trailers arrived

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complete

10/22/2025: Barge departure from Nome carrying Marooka tracked trucks, mini excavators with helical-pile drivers, loader with forks and bucket, tundra mats, and power poles.

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10/26/2025: Bering Air Huey helicopter (Nome base) for debris removal and boardwalk repositioning.

Kipnuk Operations Summary

9/01/26

Facilities Daily Report

  • Work performed by Hog River Construction.
  • #IIK042: Post, pad, and bracing installation, 70% complete. 

  • #IIK051: Interior stripping of wet insulation and plywood, 65% complete; deck and handrail installation, 50% complete; installed Toyo Laser 73 heater. 

  • #IIK064: Porch installation, 50% complete; interior stripping of wet insulation and plywood from walls, 28% complete. 

  • #IIK066: Interior stripping of wet insulation and plywood, 100% complete. 

  • #IIK074: Handrail installation, 75% complete. 

  • #IIK076: Cleaned home and removed 45 30-gallon bags of trash. 

  • #IIK104: Floor sheathing installation, 100% complete. 

  • #IIK105B: Post, pad, and bracing installation, 90% complete and currently on hold. 

  • #IIK106: Porch, handrails, and stairs installation, 100% complete. 

  • #IIK108: Stair railing installation, 100% complete; began stripping wet insulation and plywood from interior walls, 10% complete. 

  • #IIK111: Continued drying home with forced-air heater. 

  • #IIK161: Post, pad, and bracing installation, 60% complete. 

  • #IIK185B: Handrail installation, 75% complete. 

  • #IIK190: Lifted house 4 feet onto temporary foundation cribbing, 100% complete; began stripping wet insulation and plywood from interior walls, 10% complete. 

  • #IIK192: Handrail installation, 75% complete. 

  • #IIK197: Deck and handrail installation, 75% complete. 

  • #IIK202: Interior stripping of wet insulation and plywood, 100% complete. 

  • #IIK206: Moved homeowner belongings to designated storage site, 100% complete; began stripping wet insulation and plywood from interior walls, 15% complete. 

  • #IIK209: Moved homeowner belongings to designated storage site, 100% complete. 

  • #IIK258: Interior stripping of wet insulation and plywood, 100% complete. 

  • Resident Home: Interior stripping of wet insulation, 100% complete. 

  • Resident Home: Removed wet insulation and plywood sheathing from interior walls, 100% complete. 

  • General Tasks: Continued community-wide trash and debris cleanup; hauled trash to the local landfill and supersacks containing wet insulation, wood, trash, and metal to the barge landing; re-bagged wet batt insulation into supersacks, 80% complete; performed daily power plant monitoring, fuel farm duties, and power pole straightening; performed daily water plant monitoring and checks; cleaned rental units; hauled septic, water, and trash for rental units; and continued hauling diesel to homes under construction. 

  • Total of 85 team members are currently on-site.