0:13
James Nelson
4:39 - 4:52
"We're trying to just start not any new fires is our biggest thing right now. So as the wind comes up, more power is going to go off. As the wind goes down, more power is going to come on."
“We're trying to just start not any new fires is our biggest thing right now. So as the wind comes up, more power is going to go off. As the wind goes down, more power is going to come on.”
- Speaker
- James Nelson
- Timestamp
- 4:39 – 4:52
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Tok
- Captured at
- August 21, 2026
From the transcript
We know people want sprinklers on and all that other stuff. We just ask for some patience. We're trying to just start not any new fires is our biggest thing right now. So as the wind comes up, more power is going to go off. As the wind goes down, more power is going to come on.
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