Brian O'Shaughnessy
17:12 - 17:33
"We're tremendously confident in the HESCO barriers. We're tremendously confident in the pumps that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has provided. None of this is worth betting your life. Please evacuate."
“We're tremendously confident in the HESCO barriers. We're tremendously confident in the pumps that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has provided. None of this is worth betting your life. Please evacuate.”
- Speaker
- Brian O'Shaughnessy
- Timestamp
- 17:12 – 17:33
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- August 12, 2026
From the transcript
We've said it a number of times, evacuating is absolutely the best way to keep yourselves your neighbors, and first responders safe during this event. We're tremendously confident in the HESCO barriers. We're tremendously confident in the pumps that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has provided. None of this is worth betting your life. Please evacuate.
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