Chief Heineken (Fire Chief, City of North Pole)
83:52 - 84:19
“the 25%, um, it, it does is what Santa was trying to describe there, um, the in-the-city residents wouldn't see an increase if they did have an ambulance occurrence.”
- Speaker
- Chief Heineken (Fire Chief, City of North Pole)
- Timestamp
- 83:52 – 84:19
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- North Pole
- Captured at
- November 2, 2026
From the transcript
Um, revenue is not what we do. We provide the service, um, you all decide if you're going to charge and what you will charge fairly. Um, we, we understand that, um, what, what it will do, the 25%, um, it, it does is what Santa was trying to describe there, um, the in-the-city residents wouldn't see an increase if they did have an ambulance occurrence. Um, I think, um, Assistant Chief Chambers, um, reported on this earlier. He had some numbers It's, it's pretty minor what, what effect this will have overall just because of the number of individuals that this will affect.
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