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Mayor warns of an active wildfire season; borough, military and state agencies coordinating incident command
Summary
Mayor Hopkins told the Assembly the borough saw its first wildfire of the season on Fort Wainwright and that local, military and state agencies are discussing a borough-wide incident command approach. He also noted new compressed natural gas buses entering service and upcoming public information events on wildfire preparation.
Mayor David Hopkins updated the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly on wildfire preparedness and interagency incident planning during the May public meeting, saying the borough saw its first wildfire of the season on Fort Wainwright and that local agencies are preparing for a likely active summer.
• What the mayor said: Hopkins told the Assembly he had attended a multi-agency incident command systems class at the University of Alaska Fairbanks that…
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