 I'm Alyssa DeLigarza, public information officer at Cal OES. Creating a first-in-the-state partnership, Cal OES has included the Paula Band of Mission Indians and Paula Fire Department as a partner in the California Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid System. As you know, the agreement was 1950, so 72 years in the making for any tribe. Since 1950, the California Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid System has been the guiding force for emergency response operations across California. And now, thanks to legislation signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, the state is able to bring on tribal partners like the Paula Fire Department. They will pave the way for other tribes to have a much easier time in navigating the agreements, understanding the commitments, and then training and taking over an engine of their own. Adding to an already robust fleet of more than 270 fire engines across over 60 local government partners, the Paula Fire Department has been assigned a Type 3 engine, increasing their capability to respond to incidents locally and across the state. The Paula Band of Mission Indians has an additional fire truck to support their operation and the surrounding communities, so it's a win-win for all of us. It's taken more than 70 years, but this partnership between Cal OES and Paula has added to the state's ability to respond to all hazard events statewide and granted a tribal nation a level of participation they didn't have before. We're accepted, and that has a lot to do with an Indian country as being Indigenous, is being accepted and knowing that we do just as well as job as anybody else out there and being accepted means we have a better partnership and we're able to communicate better on a level of professionalism. And through the hard work and dedication from many people behind the scenes, this historic partnership became a reality. We want to thank everybody for that and OES, the state, the governor, everybody for making this happen. It's really a blessing for us and hopefully other tribes will take advantage of this. To see more from us visit our website news.caloes.ca.gov and follow us on all our social media platforms.