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On operatability within the California National guard. They worked really well within the framework that we established with cal fire and then beyond that throughout the National Guard and the army, all of our aviators train to the same standards so really were able to integrate any aircrew from any state, any component, into our program at any time because were operating you noah cording you know, according to the same standards. Back in 2008 we had a very large fire event here in california an...

Ill say thats unprecedented with any civilian Emergency Services agency going to a dod asset and having it engage in 4 hours. Commander, anything you want to share . More recently in 2012, two squadrons provided 3 aircraft and the notification process was approximately 2 to 3 hours. We have expanded the capability in the navy, as i said earlier, and that allows for that rapid surge response which was put to the test in august. On this most recent lightning complex fire, it was a little bit diffe...

A very warm welcome to those of watching here in the uk and to viewers across the globe. We begin in the us, where President Trump has claimed the country has passed the peak of new coronavirus infections. At his Daily Briefing he said that states across the country were in a strong position to re open the economy and that he would announce guidelines for that in a News Conference later on thursday. President trump has been at loggerheads with state governors about the timing of easing restricti...

The president now threatening to withholding funding from her estate over its plan to send absentee ballot applications to all registered voters. President trump you have to go and vote. And people have to check you will, they have to see that its you. When you get thousands of ballots and they put them in a bag, who knows where they come from . Its so obvious. Frankly they should have voter i. D. , thats what they should have. If you know what the country wants, the country wants voter i. D. Ot...

Cal fire on Public Education and prevention and also with respect to you were talking about fuel, the fuels program, or Vegetation Management program in cal fire, we have a Robust Program throughout the state where we are conducting burning operations and Vegetation Management with prieflt ranch owners and private land owners as well as on state and cooperating with our federal agencies with the u. S. Forest service. So twofold program, Vegetation Management, we aggressively pursue that, but als...

But the days of staying and defending your home and killing our Fire Fighters are done. We will not stand and defend a house that has not been prepared by a land owner and die for it. We dont do that any more. Thats one of our doctrinal changes and we set forth some new guidelines with that. Thank you. Question, mr. Secretary. In a large scale Disaster Relief, where the military is called in to assist the civilian components there is an obvious issue of how you get the command and control and in...

Use those skills forward as well. Thank you very much, we appreciate the opportunity. Thank you, id like to thank our panelists and open it up to our group for any questions of our panelists today. Yes, sir, secretary. There are a lot of things you can do in a forest that tend to make it easier it fight a fire like most importantly burning off the fuel during the wet season so theres less for the fire to feed on. To what extent in cal fire and all your other things do you encourage people to do ...

Cal fire on Public Education and prevention and also with respect to you were talking about fuel, the fuels program, or Vegetation Management program in cal fire, we have a Robust Program throughout the state where we are conducting burning operations and Vegetation Management with prieflt ranch owners and private land owners as well as on state and cooperating with our federal agencies with the u. S. Forest service. So twofold program, Vegetation Management, we aggressively pursue that, but als...

1:30. im saying you never know because we keep hearing its pretty eminent. ive heard from senior democrats the president has whittled this down to two finalists and the person who seems to be the front-runner right now is jay carney. hes been the vice presidents communications director, very well respect phd the media because he used to be at "time" magazine. also vice president biden, lets state the obvious, sometimes has communications challenges. >> no. >> jay carney has done a pretty good jo...