12:00 - 13:07
"public safety is number one, and we definitely think the evacuation is important, that there's a lot of flood barriers out in place, but if something were to happen, it would be very short notice on a breach and a flash flood."
“public safety is number one, and we definitely think the evacuation is important, that there's a lot of flood barriers out in place, but if something were to happen, it would be very short notice on a breach and a flash flood.”
- Timestamp
- 12:00 – 13:07
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- July 9, 2026
From the transcript
We do— we're going to participate in Saturday's community event that's multi-agency, and we'll have sandbags and be able to provide information on the barriers and floodproofing techniques on Saturday. And then we'll also be available on Sunday and Monday, I think 11 to 3. If folks need more sandbags or just more information, we'll be at Diamond Park both of those days as well. We're assisting in this preparedness phase with the pump plan and really just planning for virtually assessing the barriers and being ready for the flood. Just want to stress that public safety is number one, and we definitely think the evacuation is important, that there's a lot of flood barriers out in place, but if something were to happen, it would be very short notice on a breach and a flash flood.
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