0:27
John Bohan
2:00 - 2:27
“as we saw last year, fortunately above the waterline, but a tree completely blew up the barriers behind the Field House very quickly, very easily. So we do need to be prepared for those events. So be careful. And that's also why we're requesting evacuation because they are temporary and we don't know what, you know, we don't know what force might crack one open.”
- Speaker
- John Bohan
- Timestamp
- 2:00 – 2:27
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- July 9, 2026
From the transcript
And as we saw last year, fortunately above the waterline, but a tree completely blew up the barriers behind the Field House very quickly, very easily. So we do need to be prepared for those events. So be careful. And that's also why we're requesting evacuation because they are temporary and we don't know what, you know, we don't know what force might crack one open.
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