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Chief Bracken presents AFISA FY27 plan: tiered payouts and benchmark stipends for highway response
Summary
Chief Richard Bracken outlined the Eastern Peninsula Highway Emergency Service Area (AFISA) FY27 budget and program structure, explaining PILT funding, a six‑segment response plan along about 103 miles of highway, tiered incident payouts ($300/$600/$800) and a $5,000 benchmark stipend for interior agencies that meet a sub‑15‑minute dispatch benchmark.
Chief Richard Bracken told the assembly that the Eastern Peninsula Highway Emergency Service Area (AFISA) provides coordination and financial performance incentives across roughly 103 miles of highway on the Kenai Peninsula’s east side and that AFISA is funded by payment in lieu of taxes (PILT).
Bracken described AFISA’s structure: a contracted 0.55 FTE split between two Bear Creek employees, a five‑member service area board serving three‑year terms and a six‑segment response plan. He explained a…
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