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Jared Zimmerman

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"with Campbell Hall Fire and EMS, I think it is worth Yeah, I think evaluating on a, you know, a worldwide basis, it's not just what's happening in Cantwell, but whatever, if there is a role for us to play, I think what I see is a largely successful model of that summer medic program, I think is a great place to start."

“with Campbell Hall Fire and EMS, I think it is worth Yeah, I think evaluating on a, you know, a worldwide basis, it's not just what's happening in Cantwell, but whatever, if there is a role for us to play, I think what I see is a largely successful model of that summer medic program, I think is a great place to start.”
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Alaska News
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Denali Borough
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September 9, 2026

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Yeah, and then, yeah, with Campbell Hall Fire and EMS, I think it is worth Yeah, I think evaluating on a, you know, a worldwide basis, it's not just what's happening in Cantwell, but whatever, if there is a role for us to play, I think what I see is a largely successful model of that summer medic program, I think is a great place to start. And then just us being able to kind of figure things out on our own, not necessarily doing it all in-house, but being able to work with partner organizations and certainly worthwhile. Um, that is a public service, cover a long stretch of the highway, a lot of that outside of the borough. Um, so, um, but super important. I, everyone, I find myself on that stretch of road at 2 o'clock in the morning in the middle of winter.

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