Sabrina Grubitz
8:25 - 9:01
"we've all come to the same conclusion that evacuation is the best way to keep yourself safe. So we do ask you to heed those suggestions and those requests from Unified Command in this response."
“we've all come to the same conclusion that evacuation is the best way to keep yourself safe. So we do ask you to heed those suggestions and those requests from Unified Command in this response.”
- Speaker
- Sabrina Grubitz
- Timestamp
- 8:25 – 9:01
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- August 12, 2026
From the transcript
Hello, Sabrina Grubitz, Klinkit, Public Safety, part of the UC. Again, reiterating what the other unified commanders are stating. Working together has been a very phenomenal opportunity to support each other, to support the community, come together. You can see that we have a wide swath of individuals throughout the community, and we've all come to the same conclusion that evacuation is the best way to keep yourself safe. So we do ask you to heed those suggestions and those requests from Unified Command in this response.
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