 I would like to kick off and introduce the Governor's Director of Office of Emergency Services, Mark Geller-Ducci. Good afternoon, everyone, and I'm really happy to be here with you today to discuss something very important to us, the kickoff of our wildfire season. And really, I want to start off by saying how much our thoughts and our prayers go out to those in our state that have already been impacted by really what is a record fire season already this year. You know, California is a very large and complex state with many risks from natural to man-made disasters. Clearly, wildfire is at the top of that list, and many Californians think that it might not happen to them or to their home or their neighborhood, but the historic drought that we're facing now, the conditions that we're dealing with now that's upon us, makes the wildfire threat and our preparedness even more critical than ever. One of the Governor's Office of Emergency Services' key responsibility is to manage the California Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid System, the ability to bring all of these multi-agencies that Chief Pemblot talked about together and coordinate their response and recovery for all kinds of disasters, particularly during wildfire, and be able to provide those resources in a very timely manner. It's really the model system for our nation and our country. But even though our system is really a great system, it's really about all of you, and I really have to urge all of Californians to consider their specific wildfire risk in their homes, in their communities, their place of work and play, and to really look about that and have a plan and work with your local community fire departments or with Cal Fire resources in your area to do an assessment and be fire prepared. We've seen great relationships through the public safety community in this effort during this year's ongoing drought, last year's massive rimfire that many of you covered and learned about, and in past emergencies. I have no doubt that the relationships that exist in California through their public safety partners and our world-class coordination system will be on display again this year for our forthcoming wildfires and evolving drought. Keep in mind that like 95% of all of these wildfires are human-caused and it really starts with you in being able to be the most critical emergency responder and having a level of preparedness. So this year I really challenge you all to think about the conditions in your communities around your home, be wildfire prepared, and be prepared to deal with warnings and alerts that may come from your public safety agencies should a fire break out around you. Thank you very much.