Presentation on the action items , but there will be no voting. All the other presentation schedule will take place. Those were not action items. The voting on the action items will be voted on next month. We will not have a closed session and we will not have a presentation for item c. We will have a busy october meeting, but september should be a little bit different from what we had anticipated. With those changes, may i have a motion to approve the agenda . There is no motion to approve the agenda. Thats right. We will just go ahead without it we cant approve the minutes so we are moving right along at record speed. Executive directors report. Good morning, commissioners. I wanted to start by talking about some of the things that are happening at the national level. Along with a number of Human Services staff, was able to attend the National Association of area agencies on aging conference. At the very end of july and at the end of august. It was a really good conference. I mention
The International Fire Training Centre in darlington in the north of england. This is where brave firefighters come from around the world to learn the latest techniques in fighting all kinds of blazes. They can simulate a huge variety of fire scenarios here, oil rigs, industrialfires. That is an overturned fuel tanker, and they can simulate any size of aircraft from the smallest to the largest. That is an airbus a380 and this is a boeing 747. And it is notjust about gearing up and grabbing the hose. Every fire is different. And each needs to be treated intelligently to make sure you and the people you are trying to save have the best chance of survival. Wow my goodness. They are using the water as a protective shield. So it keeps the two fires apart, using the water. Keeping the left hand one at bay and then extinguishing the right one before we deal with the left. The centre tries to make each scenario as realistic as possible, not just the fire, but the treatment of the casualties as
By donald tusk, as World Leaders gathered at the g7 summit in biarritz. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister will urge President Trump not to escalate a trade war with china when they meet at the summit. Brazils president has bowed to International Pressure and ordered the armed forces to tackle the Record Number of fires in the amazon forest. British Airways Apologises after admitting that some e mails sent to passengers telling them theirflights had been cancelled because of a pilots strike were sent in error. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me arejohn rentoul, whos the chief political commentator at the independent, and the broadcaster penny smith. Many of tomorrows papers are already in, with g7 summit in biarritz dominating the front pages. The mail on sunday says borisjohnson is expected to tell eu leaders at the summit that under a no deal brexit, britain doesnt have to pay £30 billion of the so called divorce bill. The sunday
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Now on bbc news, click. This week, another chance to see our firefighting special when we tackle blazes from the air, on the ground and even on rails. In the summer and autumn of 2018, california experienced they claimed the lives of over 80 people and whole towns were destroyed. But as residents tried to escape, the firefighters did what they always do they ran towards the danger. It is a profession that relies on courage, education and, increasingly, the latest science and technology to better understand how fires behave and how to beat back the flames. And if you want to be a firefighter, this is where you learn the craft. The International Fire Training Centre in darlington, in the north of england. This is where brave firefighters come from around the world to learn the latest techniques in fighting all kinds of blazes. They can simulate a huge variety of fire scenarios here, oil rigs, industrialfires. That is an overturned fuel tanker, and they can simulate any size of aircraft f