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Questions the committee and its members may have. Rep. Mccaul thank you, commissioner. The chair recognizes commissioner nigro. thank your nigro for having me. Fdny, it hasd the changed. The primary mission has always been to protect life and property, but in the ever changing environment of the post9 11 world, that has become more complex. The department has confronted that challenge by building an infrastructure that identifies potential threats, builds a response plan, and trains members to carry out those plans. Is result is the fdny prepared at a moments notice to provide rescue and triage in an infinite array of scenarios and disasters. Not only does this ensure that we are prepared in the case of a terrorist event, but it also means that the department functions as a robust regional asset they can be deployed in almost any scenario. The value of this can be seen nationally, such as when the responded to new orleans after Hurricane Katrina and responded ton we the storm in buffal
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