0:12
Ryan O'Shaughnessy
1:06 - 1:19
"the entire system is somewhat fragile to tree strikes and things like that. So we really want to encourage folks to evacuate. For that worst-case scenario."
“the entire system is somewhat fragile to tree strikes and things like that. So we really want to encourage folks to evacuate. For that worst-case scenario.”
- Speaker
- Ryan O'Shaughnessy
- Timestamp
- 1:06 – 1:19
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- July 9, 2026
From the transcript
And so the entire— I would say that the entire system is somewhat fragile to tree strikes and things like that. So we really want to encourage folks to evacuate. For that worst-case scenario.
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