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The fire to feed on. To what extent in cal fire and all your other things do you encourage people to do things in their forest when you dont have a fire that make it easier and more effective in fighting the fire . Its an excellent question, sir. We spend a large time in 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 ...

Friends and neighbors. Sustainment is, its important to us and well maintain it especially on the region side. Were able to have these longstanding relationships while the operating force side goes forward and supports the ongoing efforts, we are able to stay back here and sustain those relationships. Just to follow on that, the Navy Squadrons that provide Fire Fighting capability are a combination of active and reserve components. One benefit of reserve components is more longevity is pilots in the squadrons. You may have people who have been there for 6, 7 years and have seen multiple fires....

Combination of active and reserve components. One benefit of reserve components is more longevity is pilots in the squadrons. You may have people who have been there for 6, 7 years and have seen multiple fires. That mutual trust is absolutely essential to this capability. A couple things that come it mind real briefly, were talking about wild and land fires primarily but rest assured amongst the group here were always thinking in an all rest capacity. Cal fires mission is we are the states fire department. We are thinking about all Risk Missions whether its fire, flood, natural or man made dis...

Recognizes that you great folks have a primary mission, thats defense of the nation and we respect that and we understand this is an ancillary job and there is a high revel of rotation of people coming back from afghanistan or iraq, whatever the case may be, but we also reach out to squadron level training. It really comes down to meeting with your cooperating agencies and training together on a frequent basis and having good and open dialogue. As i look back at that map here, knowing we were heading into that time of year where were going to hit significant fire weather and knowing Northern C...

The command and control and in particular what telecommunications is used to support that command and control. Your exercising together is very critical, i think, to working out command and control but you still have an equipment problem because the equipment, telecommunication equipment designed for the military was different from that used. How are you working out to get the coordination of telecommunications, particularly in Disaster Relief where the cellular infrastructure may be broken down and not available to support . Could you comment somehow are you going to work out this telecommuni...