Kwigillingok Operations Summary

1/19/26

• Cruz: Unloading materials and staging from air support. Assisting DHB with incineration and debris removal.
• Brice: Working on washateria sewer and electrical repair, repairing doghouses, staircase installation on houses, and fuel tank installation. Found another crack in the washateria sewer system due to thaw wire installation, and school is now down to pretty much 2 bathrooms and 1 shower. 
• Delta Backhaul: Incinerating material, hauling material to incinerator, running day and night shift 24/7. 

Daily Activities

• #K02: Finished wall sheeting; began subfloor insulation. 

• #K17: Started floor insulation and underlayment installation. 

• #K16: Began cleaning and organizing interior. 

• #K20: Completed cleaning and preparation for stripping. 

• #K32: Performed snow removal; prepared for lifting and re-leveling. 

• #K35: Continued stripping interior walls and flooring to prepare for drying. 

• #K37: Finished interior painting except for one bedroom. 

• Washateria Building: Completed lift station repair. 

• Total of 24 team members are currently on-site including 17 local hires. 

1/18/26

• Cruz: Unloading materials and staging from air support. Assisting DHB with incineration and debris removal.
• Brice: Driving helical piles for sewer line at the school, replacing doghouses on houses, working on repairing sewer line at the Washeteria.
• Delta Backhaul: Incinerating material, hauling material to incinerator, running day and night shift 24/7.

Daily Activities

• #K02: Continued installing insulation, sheathing, and vapor barrier on interior walls. 

• #K14: Cleaned interior and exterior areas; continued drying the interior. 

• #K17: Installed stairs. 

• #K20: Cleaned interior in preparation for wall stripping. 

• #K32: Hauled cribbing to the site in preparation for lifting. 

• #K35: Continued removing wet insulation from interior walls. 

• #K37: Completed installation of interior trim. 

• Washateria Building: Performed lift station repair. 

• Total of 22 team members are currently on-site including 15 local hires. 

1/17/2026

• Cruz: Unloading materials and staging from air support. Clearing runway and other critical infrastructure routes due to blizzard conditions. 
• Brice: Working on repairing sewer line from school to lagoon and working on getting washateria sewer line fixed due to damage from frozen pipe bursting. 
• Delta Backhaul: Sorting of debris piles to begin burning debris. 

Daily Activities

• #K37: Performed yard cleanup. 

• #K17: Continued drying out interior. 

• #K14: Continued drying out interior walls. 

• Washateria Building: Addressed broken septic line at lift station. 

• Coordinated efforts for fuel tank farm repair. 

• Total of seven team members are currently on-site including four local hires. 

1/16/2026

• Cruz: Unloading materials and staging from air support. Clearing runway and other critical infrastructure routes due to blizzard conditions. 
• Brice: Working on repairing sewer line from school to lagoon and working on fuel farm. 
• Delta Backhaul: Getting equipment up and running, got frost fighter and generator to thaw out equipment to get excavator and incinerator operational. 

Daily Activities

• No work performed today due to adverse weather conditions; activities will resume when conditions permit. 
• Total of three team members are currently on-site. 

1/14/2026

• Cruz: Unloading materials and staging from air support. Thawing DEF for use, moving materials, and cleaning snow from work areas.
• Brice: Thawing school sewer line. Installing heaters and electrical panels. Assisting in repair of frozen/damaged school fire suppression system. 
• STG is back on-site and is back to working on school sewer system. 
• Delta Backhaul: Four people back on-site and prepping equipment to restart debris removal/burning operations tomorrow. 

Daily Activities

• #K02: Sheathing exterior walls. 
• #K08: Installed heating fuel tank and stand. 
• #K14: Stripping interior wet insulation. 
• #K17: Painting interior walls. 
• #K19: Continued thawing out interior. 
• #K35: Removing wet interior insulation and plywood. 
• #K37: Painting interior walls. 
• Washateria Building: Thawing out frozen water and sewer lines. 
• Total of 19 team members are currently on-site including 16 local hires. 

1/13/2026

• Cruz: Unloading materials and staging from air support. Thawing DEF for use, moving materials, and cleaning snow from work areas. 
• Brice: Thawing school sewer line. Generator specialist and mechanic performing generator repairs. Fullford crew doing electrical work on houses. Plumber and electrician went to Kongiginak to troubleshoot water treatment plant problems due to severe cold weather. 
• STG is not on-site yet and has only two days of work left with current materials; additional materials required, expect work to start at the end of this coming week. 
• Hog River: Tripping walls in houses for sheetrock, insulation, installing vapor barrier, prepping for paint, thawing out lines at washateria, repairing fuel tanks and gathering material from planes coming in as well. 

1/12/2026

• Cruz: Unloading materials and staging from air support. Thawing DEF for use, moving materials, and cleaning snow from work areas.
• Brice: Thawing school sewer line. Generator specialist and mechanic performing generator repairs. Fullford crew doing electrical work on houses. 
• STG is not on-site yet and has only two days of work left with current materials; additional materials required, expect work to start at the end of this coming week.
• Hog River: Lifting houses to put back on piling and raising above flood line. Remodeling interior water damage.

Daily Activities

• #K02: Repair interior framing and begin insulating interior walls. 
• #K14: Strip existing wall sheathing. 
• #K17: Maintain interior heating. 
• #K19: Perform interior cleaning. 
• #K35: Continue interior cleaning and install heating unit and fuel tank. 
• #K37: Continue flooring installation and prepare for trim work. 
• Total of 13 team members are currently on-site including eight local hires. 

1/8/26

• Cruz: Performing snow clearing operations.
• STG plan on returning on 1/12 now, and we have asked them to prioritize getting the sewer line from the school completed that they started before the holiday break.
• Delta Backhaul scheduled to be back on site on Friday 1/9.

Daily Activities

• House #K02: Stripped wall sheathing and flooring.
• House #K14: Cleaning up interior.  Continued stripping wet interior flooring.
• House #K17: Continued drying out flooring. 
• House #K19: Installed heating unit and fuel tank. 
• House #K20: Installed new heating unit.
• House #K28: Continued installation of new post and pad foundation and bracing. 
• House #K35: Installed two additional main support beams.  Post, pad, and bracing approximately 95% complete. Continued sheathing exterior floor.  
• Thawed frozen laundry facility. 
• Total of 17 team members are currently on-site including 11 local hires. 

1/7/26

• Cruz: Performing snow clearing operations; getting access to the fuel farm is their main goal today.
• STG was supposed to be back on site today but said they had more delays in getting people back. They plan on returning on 1/12 now, and I asked them to prioritize getting the sewer line from the school completed that they started before the holiday break.
• Brice brought up the deficient runway lighting, stating that there are several lights that are non-operational and the system is 30 years old. They would like to see them replaced if possible. They also inquired about the possibility of getting heavier snow-capable equipment on site, such as piston bully's 
  or snow cats.
• Delta Backhaul indicated that they would be back on site on Friday 1/9.

1/6/26

• Crews transitioning today. Three of Cruz flew out, while several Brice personnel, including Shane Arneson flew in today. Cruz is also dealing with several cargo flights. Snow removal also continued, and likely will the next few days.

Daily Activities

• House # K02: Prepared interior spaces for upcoming work. 
• House #K14: Installed heating appliance and fuel storage unit 
• House #K17: Ongoing moisture removal from flooring.

1/5/26

Daily Activities

• House #K17: Continued drying of floor  
• House #K28: Installing post, pads, and leveling the structure. 
• House #K29: Completed handrail; replaced bracing with pressure-treated material. 
• House #K31: Install subfloor sheathing. 
• House #K37: Continue drying of floor. 
• Total of 20 team members are currently on-site including 11 local hires. 

1/4/26

• Crews preparing for the storm today. 10" of snow is expected, so they are chipping ice off of boardwalks and stairways.
• Cruz: Continues to keep vital areas as free from snow and drifts as possible today.
• Brice: assisting with plumbing fittings in a few of the houses along the center of the village and providing support as needed.
• We are still down to 2 Brice personnel and 7 with Cruz. There is one DBH employee still in the village. Some changes to both Brice and Cruz will be occurring the next few days as people come back from holiday break and others rotate out.

Daily Activities

• House #K17: Removed insulation, cleared snow, and began drying out the floor. 
• House #K24: Touched up finish paint. 
• House #K29: Painted interior of the house. Completed handrail installation. 
• House #K30: Painted floor and installed handrails.  Finished painting interior walls. Changed stair treads. Replaced bracing with treated lumber. 
• House #K31: Installed posts, pads, and bracing. 
• House #K32: Prepared for lifting operations.  Verified sufficient pressure-treated lumber for one additional foundation.  Estimated requirement: approximately 42 pieces of 4" x 12" pressure-treated lumber per house for foundation pads. 
• House #K37: Removed wet insulation from the floor and dried out the foundation. Continued drying out the floor. 
• Total of 20 team members are currently on-site including 11 local hires. 

1/3/26

• Brice/Cruz: Cruz continues working on ATV's, at least 4 or 5 are not running, and others have some issues. Snow removal in a few places remains. The fuel farm is running "normally" again. Brice is assisting as needed with the water plant and washateria.

1/2/26

• Brice/Cruz: Brice assisting with water plant and washateria work. Cruz continues snow removal and debris removal. Some aircraft loads this afternoon. Quite a few ATVs are having problems, so they are tenting and heating to work on them. Also working on updated lumber quantities as well.

1/1/26

• Brice/Cruz: This morning crews continued with snow drift cleanup, then shifted to getting debris piles organized. Snow and winds started this afternoon, making work slow. Brice assisting with work at the village water plant and waterline work to the washateria.