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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....

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 and we aircraft from 22 states responding to that. There is capability to respond within the National ...

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 different for us as far as what happened there. Like cal fire wants to, just like we all do, is aggressiv...

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 also from a Public Education stand point. What we find in these large scale incidents, the public is go...

Operating orders allow for the fact the operational control, at least under operational response, maintains with the operators. The third aircraft wing maintains operational control but we send our operatives out to be controlled by the civic sight. Were comfortable with that and thats matured a lot in the last couple years. Talked a lot about command and control and agreements and moving resources. One other question that came up yesterday we were discussing yesterday is how do communications occur specifically with regard to when we Start Talking about air ops and moving air resources around...