Awardwinning books include the dead and those about to die, september the and deadly sky. John is a curators professor for military history at the Missouri University of science and technology. He recently finished a oneyear visiting professorship at the u. S. Naval academy in annapolis and served as a guest commentator i and a History Channel documentary on dday. The latest book by air and fortitude is the first installment of a twopart history o of the u. S. Army durig world war ii. Fire and fortitude, the tragedy and triumphs of the soldiers from pearl harbor to the battles and the islands. Based on Extensive Research from government archives and academic collections, fire and fortitude is a riveting narrative with a masterful historian profound insight. Please help me welcome our future author st. Louis hometown boy, john mcmanus. [applause] thank you, jessica, i appreciate it. The whole Library Staff and i would like to thank my publicist for helping make this possible and my exec
Department, Janine Nicholson on current issues, activities, and events within the Department Since of our Commission Meeting on july 24th, 2019, including budget, academy, in special events and outreach, and report from operations deputy chief on overall field operations, including greater alarm fires, emergency medical services, bureau of Fire Prevention and investigation, Homeland Security , and airport division. [please stand by] so those fees pay for we received five host tenders in total, four from the city and one from the state. Those are a Million Dollars each, fully equipped, fourwheel drive, they come with a tran pump, as well as a portable pump that we can drop in the bay, as well as 6,00 feet of hose. I think chie the chief has a photo for you in his presentation today. And since then, i also sept a video message out to the field in terms of what we received. It is important to keep people informed. I had my biweekly meeting with mayor breed. The last time i was able to bri
So those fees pay for we received five host tenders in total, four from the city and one from the state. Those are a Million Dollars each, fully equipped, fourwheel drive, they come with a tran pump, as well as a portable pump that we can drop in the bay, as well as 6,00 feet of hose. I think chie the chief has a photo for you in his presentation today. And since then, i also sept a video message out to the field in terms of what we received. It is important to keep people informed. I had my biweekly meeting with mayor breed. The last time i was able to bring deputy chief woresh with me, and today i have a meeting with her and i will bring the deputy chief along. We have a new deputy chief of support services in the house today. Chief rivera has retired. The new chief is dawn dewitt, and she has 24 years of experience, and she is probably the most organized person i have ever met. She has hit the ground running. Can you stand up, please, chief dewitt . There you go. There is our new ch
Costs associated with our service. Again, it is all about striking a balance. At this time, we still have budgeted, nine positions. And they are not overwhelmed . No, not to my knowledge. It is being managed. That is why the caseload is being maintained. And i see in your report that there are no greater alarms. More of that, the better it is, i guess. It must stress you. Obviously i think roof decks are great and i think a lot of people who live in our city dont have outdoor areas to go to and to go out and get some sunshine, some air, some views, roof decks are an important alternative because theres nothing on the street that they can go to that is green what gives him that outer opportunity i think it is important that we support roof decks, but as long as they are safe. One of the things i wanted to ask you, is are there National Codes dealing with roof decks, and will they channel those codes . The ipc, california, there must be there is nothing more specific than what we just pr
Of starting on time and say good morning to the committee today to consider the nomination of general mark milley to be chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. We thank you for being here today and are grateful for your decades of distinguished service to our nation. We also welcome why you are family and friends and invite you at the appropriate time to introduce those that you feel are appropriate. Its standard for the committee to ask certain questions. These are the required questions, we will ask them fast and if you would audibly respond to them, i would appreciate it very much. First, if you adhere to the applicable laws and regulations governing conflicts of interest . Yes. Do you agree if confirmed to appear and testify upon request before this committee . Gen. Milley yes, chairman. Chairman do you agree to provide documents including copies of the forms of communication in a timely matter when requested by a duly constituted committee or to consult with the Committee Regarding