Let's set something straight. The Incident Command System developed years ago to fight California fires has become the model for emergency responses worldwide. I first encountered it in Alaska's Prince William Sound after the Exxon Valdez oil spill and participated in several practice drills for 12 years afterward. ICS provides an orderly method for meeting the demands of large fires and oil spills and perhaps other disasters as well. The president's insult directed at management of the California fires is a disgrace and does nothing to further the effort. For crying out loud CalFire invented the management system that incidentally even FEMA uses. I'd like to see him sit at any desk in the command center for even an hour and analyze how he handles to an emergency. The only one I know about he went home and watched it on television. He should shut up, let the professionals do their jobs and ask only what support he can provide. Oh, yeah, maybe thoughts and prayers as well.
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