Now among the biggest to close so far schools in cherry hill bensalem and council rock. And just in tonight the city of philadelphia says it will likely make a decision on schools early tomorrow morning. Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter has already announced a snow emergency will take effect at 6am for the city. We have live team three coverage tonight as the entire area prepares for the wore the part of the storm to move in over the next several hours. Lets begin with meteorologist kathy orr whose been tracking this system all day and shes life in the Weather Center with the latest models just in. Kathy. They are literally just in jessica. Just taking a look at them right now with our producer steve. We are changing things slightly with some heavy precipitation moving in overnight and continuing for tomorrow morning right through the noon hour tapering off in the afternoon. Now take look at storm scan3. You see the yellows and oranges that is heavy rain. A transition zone that is som
Forest when you dont have a fire that make it easier and more effective in fighting the fire . Its an excellent question, sir. We spend a large time in 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 going to have to be selfsustaining and selfsupporting. They need to be prepared. We try to educate them in respect that we say well provide the offense, you provide the defense. We talk to them about hardening their structures in a defensive measure
Build upon and leverage what were doing here. Communications, that was one of the first things. Its different with our active duty forces because you see here, we send our aircraft all around the world. We cant necessarily just invest in some components in the aircraft and call it good because those assets may be gone and deployed but we have work arounds for that. We are looking forward to that as well in addition to the training. Lastly is we again kind of relish the opportunity to participate in the operations against an active enemy. At least here, its fire. We appreciate the fact we can go ahead and enter a Tactical Command air control. Those are operations that are familiar to us and they are, its a great exercise for us tactically as well. We are able to integrate with cal fire itself with the objective being the fire itself. Those work out for us here and we can go ahead and use those skills forward as well. Thank you very much, we appreciate the opportunity. Thank you, id like
But we have work arounds for that. We are looking forward to that as well in addition to the training. Lastly is we again kind of relish the opportunity to participate in the operations against an active enemy. At least here, its fire. We appreciate the fact we can go ahead and enter a Tactical Command air control. Those are operations that are familiar to us and they are, its a great exercise for us tactically as well. We are able to integrate with cal fire itself with the objective being the fire itself. Those work out for us here and we can go ahead and use those skills forward as well. Thank you very much, we appreciate the opportunity. Thank you, id like to thank our panelists and open it up to our group for any questions of our panelists today. Yes, sir, secretary. There are a lot of things you can do in a forest that tend to make it easier it fight a fire like most importantly burning off the fuel during the wet season so theres less for the fire to feed on. To what extent in ca
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. That mutual trust is absolutely essential to this capability. A couple things that come it mind real briefly, were talking about wild and land fires primarily but rest assured amongst the group here were always thinking in an all rest capacity. Cal fires mission is we are the states fire department. We are thinking about all Risk Missions whether its fire, flood, natural or man made disaster, wha