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Panelists is what were some of our observations about the capabilities the military demonstrated down at moffatt i think one of the challenges the city faces in a big medical surge event is if patients have to be evacuated and the bridges were out and how would we do that . Yesterday we saw a wide range of Patient Movement vehicles, basically, and it was great to see all those resources and be aware of them. We saw the dual use vehicle from the va that there was one in San Francisco and theres one in palo alto and those can take litters of patients. We saw multiple helicopters and we saw the c...

Experience with disasters have outlined that even though theres a welldefined system of response it doesnt always work out. What i defined yesterday was that logistics problems may get in the way and interfere with medical surge planning as is outlined. Putting resources where they are needed in a huge disaster may outstrip the ability of local authorities to do that because roads are out. The niche we have as the marine corps assets we have the ability to locate some of our resources like shock trauma platoons, thats what we do in combat and we have experience with that and that may be someth...

And really do the best for the city. So the captain and the colonel, through the discussions that took place yesterday, what are some of the things you learned about relating to civilian issues that will exist and how will you be able to help . . Oo . A Northern California has rich and diverse medical response capabilities. Its impressive the types of capabilities, the number of assets, the number of people trained to do these things are. The California National guard has air and land assets that are substantial and can be rapidly deployed to assist the civil responders in their mission to mov...

The past planning for most 3 4 the hospitals has either been we will try to read it out from a major earthquake or whatever disaster occurs, we can shift and combine capabilities in ways that will change the basis of what we can do so that we can provide the most care for the maximum number of people and literally save lives in the process. It will change how we do things. Its also, weve been told for years that its 72 to 96 hours before help arrives. We know theres a forward leaning capability and strategic thinkers throughout the whole chain and various levels of response and command on this...

We should all pause and consider the prospect that the fcc is a ratesetting authority, over Internet Access, and what that means for innovation in the Telephone Network of yesteryear. We should also be aware of this path of the door for states to regulate the internet. Contrary to any intended effect the reclass fiction of Broadband Service under title 2 will harm consumers, halt job creation, curtail innovation and stifle investment. In sum at a time when the commission at congress direction is taking steps toward even greater growth and innovation across Internet Access platforms, the commis...