 I'm Elise De La Garza with Cal OES. As California experiences more severe and complex disasters like wildfires, Cal OES works with local government fire departments in times of need. Known as the California Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid System, the state deploys resources and personnel statewide during emergencies. In short, it's all about neighbor helping neighbor. There's no system like this anywhere in the United States. Through trial and error, we have built a system that works today, not only for the wildfires, but any emergency where a fire agency needs help. Since 1950, the California Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid System has served as a basis for emergency operations throughout California. And as the state's lead emergency management agency, Cal OES works with local, state, and federal partners to respond quickly to emerging incidents statewide. It is all these agencies working together that have the same mission in mind to protect lives, property, and the environment coming together. And by doing so and by coming together early through discussions and pre-season agreements, we know that we'll be able to work together when that emergency occurs. Mutual Aid is a system that helps move resources and personnel from anywhere to anywhere across the state. California is obviously no stranger to disasters, whether it be floods or fires, earthquakes. We do a lot of natural disasters in the state and any of those natural disasters can overwhelm any municipality's ability to respond. When it comes to a natural disaster that will stress or outpace your entire region, then the Mutual Aid system comes together to help each other out. It's the only way we can put 1,000 fire trucks on and on an incident overnight to do evacuations, to do structure protection, to rescue people from communities. So yeah, California, we wouldn't be able to respond the way we do without Mutual Aid. Responding to incidents quickly and working together to keep Californians safe. I would say that it's extremely important without it that we wouldn't be able to meet all of our missions as one complete agency. So again, we rely on it so much that we never do anything on our own, I would say. And all the time that we're in unified command, there is someone of a different agency that's supporting our efforts. To see more from us, visit our website, news.caloes.ca.gov, and follow us on all our social media platforms.