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They say a busy person wears many hats.

If so, count Skagit County Fire District 13 Captain Ted Taylor among those rarely seen bare headed.

Last Friday, during the district’s monthly fire commissioners Zoom meeting, Taylor provided a prime example – at least metaphorically. He said he was donning his “Captain Catastrophe” hat, though Taylor’s brief emergency management report was alarming only in terms of its main topic – an overview of the recently installed local All Hazard Alert Broadcast (AHAB) tsunami warning system.

Taylor offered what he called a “tip of the hat...