Tag: Humanitarian Response Plan

Press Release
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May 10, 2022

KIRKLAND, Wash., May 10, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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Alaska Structures® (Alaska) is prepositioning a 625-person housing facility and a 650-person dining facility in Poland. A 50-bed medical facility from BLU-MED Response Systems (BLU-MED, a division of Alaska Structures) is also included. Scheduled to be delivered in mid-June, the shipment is intended to provide modular housing and medical facilities for troops or conflict-affected families in Eastern Europe.

Though the Russian-Ukrainian War has been ongoing since February 2014, the illegal invasion of Russian troops on February 24, 2022, marked a steep escalation and has resulted in the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. According to the Ukraine Internal Displacement Report issued by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), more than 7.1 million Ukrainians are internally displaced. UNHCR reports that more than 5.7 million Ukrainians have fled to neighboring countries and beyond. 90% of those that have had to flee their country are women and children.

The UNHCR recently updated the needs and requirements outlined in the Ukraine Regional Response Plan (RRP) until December 2022. The revised report estimates that 8.7 million Ukrainians being internally displaced by the end of the year. Shabia Mantoo, a UNHCR spokesperson, stated at a press conference in Geneva, “UNHCR and partners are seeking US$1.85 billion to support a projected 8.3 million refugees in neighboring countries, namely Hungary, the Republic of Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, as well as other countries in the region, including Belarus, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic.”

While the response from people in other countries to share their homes and take in refugees has been extraordinary, the reality of when those displaced families can return to Ukraine is unknown. Countries like Germany have fast-tracked plans to identify and convert empty buildings for accommodating refugees, including unused airport terminals and hotels. Intending to welcome 200,000 Ukrainian refugees; Ireland’s Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien, is proposing a range of temporary facilities to be built, including medical facilities, modular housing, education, and childcare facilities while permanent solutions are built.

The modular accommodations, dining facility, and mobile medical facility being delivered to Poland are a “leaning forward” strategy to quickly respond to requests from relief and aid organizations, governments, and military forces needing rapidly deployable shelter solutions. Facilities en route to Poland are packed in reusable containers for low-cube and rapid transport.

625-Person Housing Facility Specifications

• (60) Alaska Military Shelters can provide housing for 625 people on single beds or 1,250 people on bunk beds.
  • (48) 20-feet wide by 32.5-feet long shelters
  • (12) 20-feet wide by 39-feet long shelters
• Each housing shelter comes with Alaska ECU™ (environmental control unit), sub-flooring, energy-efficient LED lights, and internal electrical kits (1P/220V/50Hz).
• (10) External power distribution systems (3P/400V/50Hz)

650-Person Dining Facility Specifications

• (2) 40-feet wide by 100-feet long Alaska Dining Shelters.
• Each dining shelter comes with (8) Alaska ECUs™, an interlocking flooring system, LED high bay lights, and internal electrical kits (3P/220-400V/50Hz).
• External power distribution systems (3P/400V/50Hz).

50-Bed Medical Facility Specifications

• (3) 20-feet wide by 32.5-feet long medical shelters.
• (3) 20-feet wide by 39-feet long medical shelters.
• Each medical shelter comes with an Alaska ECU™, sub-flooring, fluorescent lights, and internal electrical kits (1P/220V/50Hz).
• (1) Entry vestibule with bump thru door.
• (50) Ward beds.
• (1) External power distribution system (3P/400V/50Hz).

About Alaska Structures

Alaska Structures^® (Alaska) is the world’s fastest and largest supplier of military shelter systems. We engineer and manufacture “Berry Compliant” military shelters and support systems in the United States. Our integrated approach allows us to provide the highest quality military shelters without relying on third parties. Alaska Military Shelters are used to support operational readiness across a wide range of enduring and expeditionary strategies with Forward Operating Sites (FOS), Mobile Field Hospitals (MFH), maintenance facilities, military aircraft hangars, Tactical Operations Centers (TOC), and shelters for humanitarian and disaster relief (HADR). 

To date, Alaska Structures has delivered 65,000+ shelter systems and 22,000+ Alaska ECUs™ to more than 85 countries worldwide. No other shelter company comes close to matching our level of experience or expertise.

For more information about rapidly deployable shelter systems from Alaska Structures, please visit: www.aks.com  

About BLU-MED Response Systems

BLU-MED Response Systems^® (BLU-MED), a division of Alaska Structures, is the World’s Leader in Deployable Medical Facilities™. Our portable medical shelters and field hospitals enable governments (all levels), hospitals, emergency management, and medical response agencies to rapidly respond to any disaster …when and where needed™.

From 2020 to 2021, more than 650 negative pressure isolation facilities for COVID-19 were deployed in the U.S., Canada, South America, Africa, the Middle East, and the Far East.

BLU-MED medical facilities ensure a safe, clean environment for advanced-level healthcare in any climate for extended periods of time. Our scalable, self-contained, and temperature-controlled medical shelters are used for a wide range of services. BLU-MED offers customized supply and equipment packages.

For more information about medical shelters from BLU-MED, please visit: www.blu-med.com 

For purchasing and delivery options of the facilities being sent to Poland and all press, please contact:

Gerrit Boyle

Alaska Structures, Inc.

International: +1-907-344-1565

Toll-Free (U.S. and Canada): +1-888-370-1800

gb@aks.com

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Source: Alaska Structures

Press Release
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Mar 1, 2022

KIRKLAND, Wash., March 1, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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The following is an open letter from Alaska Structures, Inc.

At Alaska Structures, our thoughts and prayers are with the brave men and women in Ukraine fighting for democracy and the sovereignty of their country, and those fleeing the unprovoked military attack from Russia.

Russian War on Ukraine – Neighboring Countries Brace for Potential Conflict and Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe and Allied Forces are on high alert should the conflict escalate into neighboring countries. During a recent press conference, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg stated, “NATO will continue to take all necessary measures to protect and defend all Allies, including by reinforcing the eastern part of the Alliance.”

After Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 and following the 2016 Warsaw Summit, NATO established four multinational battlegroups in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. Led by the United States, the UK, Canada, and Germany, the combat-ready battlegroups strengthened NATO’s deterrence and defense in eastern and southeastern Europe. Despite efforts to pursue diplomacy, the Russian War on Ukraine has prompted the consideration of enhancing defense capabilities with additional NATO battlegroups to deter further Russian territorial aggression, including acts of aggression against NATO members bordering Russia. Should additional battlegroups be needed to strengthen force protection and improve deterrence, NATO and Allied Forces will need rapidly deployable military shelters to quickly establish military base camps and forward operating sites (F.O.S.).

A Ukrainian Refugee Crisis in the Making

Fierce and creative Ukrainian resistance has slowed invading Russian forces. Should the conflict intensify, and the invasion overtakes Kyiv and other large cities, the displacement of hundreds of thousands to millions of Ukrainians could quickly overwhelm borders and existing immigrant facilities in neighboring countries. According to Romania’s interior minister, Lucian Bode, “We are currently analyzing how many refugee camps we can install in a relatively short time: 10, 12, 24 hours.” The makings for a migrant crisis not seen since World War II exist.

Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and Moldova have agreed to receive and accommodate Ukrainian citizens fleeing Russia’s attack. With the possibility of long-term displacement, Ukrainians will need temporary housing capable of withstanding the cold winter weather, food, clothing, as well as education and healthcare services while seeking resettlement. To avoid a Ukrainian refugee crisis, the U.N. Refugee Agency is asking the international community for $190 million in humanitarian assistance to help meet the needs of 1.8 million people, as outlined in the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan for Ukraine.

Military Shelters Created an “Instant City” during the Afghanistan Humanitarian Crisis in 2021

There are lessons from recent refugee emergencies that apply here. In response to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Crisis, in less than one week’s time, a flight line at Germany’s Ramstein Air Base was transformed into an “instant city” capable of housing up to 12,000 Afghanistan evacuees at a time. Ramstein Air Base is the headquarters for the U.S. Air Force in Europe and NATO’s Allied Air Command. 

More than 350 military shelters from Alaska Structures were allocated from War Reserve Material (WRM) stocks and used as the U.S. European Command’s (EUCOM) primary evacuation hub for Operation Allies Refuge, supporting the largest and most complex humanitarian evacuations in history. The “instant city” provided families from Afghanistan with temporary housing, food, water, clothing, hygiene facilities, medical tents, worship areas, and screening facilities before they could be transported and resettled to other locations.

Contact

Gerrit Boyle

Alaska Structures, Inc.

International: +1-907-344-1565

Toll-Free (U.S. and Canada): +1-888-370-1800

gb@aks.com 

Source: Alaska Structures, Inc.