emergency officials as they begin to assess the damage the storm has caused in their communities. while we all need to have some patience as we move forward, the response efforts to damage assessment recovery are taking place as we speak. there are things that pennsylvanians can do now to prepare for what comes next. let s be vigilant. thank you. now i m going to turn things over to the fema director to discuss more. randy? thank you, governor. good afternoon. we know it s been a long last 24 to 46 hours for first responders and citizens of the commonwealth affected by tropical storm ida. and i d like to echo the governor s comments thanking them for their service and dedication. the governor pointed out how dangerous some of this work happens to be. i d like to point out a situation that occurred last night while we were here in the commonwealth response