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“It is really important to heed the evacuation advisory. Life safety is our number one priority, and we've we really want to stress for folks to evacuate during this event. We have a very high level of confidence in the HESCO barriers, but this is a dynamic event. It's a natural disaster, and we can't predict every element of it.”
Speaker
Unidentified speaker
Timestamp
8:41 – 9:05
Community
Alaska News
Location
Juneau
Captured at
July 9, 2026

From the transcript

I just want to emphasize, reemphasize what Manager Kester mentioned. It is really important to heed the evacuation advisory. Life safety is our number one priority, and we've we really want to stress for folks to evacuate during this event. We have a very high level of confidence in the HESCO barriers, but this is a dynamic event. It's a natural disaster, and we can't predict every element of it.

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