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Emergency Alerts

City of Dawson does our best to assist our community and neighbors during anxious times. The goal of this page is to provide ongoing updates and information regarding public safety, generally surrounding emergencies in our municipality. We advise visitors to this page to first utilize the resources list below and contact us via info@cityofdawson.ca or 993-7400 if you feel like there is information missing from this page.


Klondike River Breakup Update

Wednesday April 23, 2025

 

  • The Klondike River remains under an Ice Advisory. An Ice Advisory means: river ice is changing or expected to change. Ice may melt, break or move; large pieces of ice may be flowing in the river. River levels can change very rapidly. Changing ice conditions may cause isolated flooding in low-lying areas. As breakup continues, the Ice Advisory may be upgraded to a Flood Watch or Flood Warning.
  • On the Klondike River, small ice movements have begun in the Rock Creek area. The Klondike River is expected to show larger ice movements and consolidations into the weekend as it begins to break up. While ice degradation is well underway on the Klondike and Yukon rivers, ice jam flooding remains an ever-present risk, as short term weather patterns can still play an outsized role in determining the character of breakup. 
  • If you live near water, or in a flood-prone area, you should prepare to deal with flooding on your property. To learn about preparing for floods, visit www.PreparedYukon.ca or pick up more information at your local fire hall. 
  • Read advisories on the Flood Hub, which also has daily updates to current water conditions: https://floods.service.yukon.ca/ 
  • Daily updates will be shared on www.Yukon.ca/emergencies and on 105.5 FM in the Klondike Valley.





ALWAYS BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES

A reminder that Emergencies can happen at any time. We encourage all residents to be as prepared as possible. Each household should have an emergency plan, a 72-hour emergency kit, and give serious consideration to what they would do in the eventuality of an emergency. For resources related to emergency preparedness, please visit: www.PreparedYukon.ca 

 

Emergency Preparedness

  • We encourage all Yukoners to have an emergency plan and emergency kit. Visit www.PreparedYukon.ca for more information about flood preparedness.

 

Where to Get Information

Specific Incident Information


Important Contacts

  • Emergency: Phone 9-1-1
  • Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in citizens: call 867-993-3125.
  • Dawson residents: call the Dawson Fire Chief at 867-993-2934.
  • Klondike Valley residents: call the Klondike Valley Fire Chief at 867-332-6928.