Brian Boss
47:30 - 48:07
“if we tried to thaw every service right now, we couldn't respond to breaks or other bigger emergencies, and it would be a problem.”
- Speaker
- Brian Boss
- Timestamp
- 47:30 – 48:07
- Transcript
- Anchorage Assembly: Infrastructure, Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- August 20, 2026
From the transcript
We communicate with them on a daily basis during the work week. So as far as the thawing companies, I think because of what happened last year, that was very visible. So I do think they The private industry got the message that if we have another winter like this, there's not enough equipment out there. I do— one of the pieces of equipment I talked about buying was more thawing equipment for us for when we get into those special circumstances to be able to respond. But if we tried to thaw every service right now, we couldn't respond to breaks or other bigger emergencies, and it would be a problem.
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