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Needed, and transportation, communication, security logistics capabilities that come to the table really augment the medical care thats being provided in the disaster scene. Like colonel ingels, i was impressed by the robust, defined chain of command and a large response capable of being produced. However, in an overwhelming disaster things dont always go as planned and certainly our experiences in combat has showed us there and Prior 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 log...

Defined chain of command and a large response capable of being produced. However, in an overwhelming disaster things dont always go as planned and certainly our experiences in combat has showed us there and Prior 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...

Theres the state, the state has resources, the feds, the other federal partners, they have resources, absolutely. When i say dod, please dont take it the wrong way, im encapsulating the entire family. When we throw a party, we go big. We dont do Little Things very often in San Francisco but every hundred years or so, we do it in a big way and you know what, the bay area is overdue. Were going to need every player at the table. Thats one of the best things we do with these exercises is getting to know whats available. With that i will ask the medical panel to come up so we can get the next part...

Any other questions . Panelists, thank you very much, i appreciate it. Lets give them a big round of applause. applause . Something that took place yesterday was our medical exchange. Rob is going to give you a summary of how that went and at the same time were going to bring up some additional panelists who will give us their perspective. So were going to do a little bit of a hot swap here to keep the show rolling. While we seat the panel im going to introduce them but focus on medical. This just started up last year formally, but i have to say it really started in 2010, the idea of how do we...

Defined chain of command and a large response capable of being produced. However, in an overwhelming disaster things dont always go as planned and certainly our experiences in combat has showed us there and Prior 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...