 We needed it, and boy did we get it. Record rainfall and snow ushered signs of drought out of most of California, but now we're facing the trickle-down effects of this much water, and that's why the Governor's Office of Emergency Services activated its State Operations Center. A lot of places in the state that are suffering from the ravages of Mother Nature and we're preparing for her next round. Kelly Houston is one of the deputy directors leading the state's effort. He says Cal OES and its partners are juggling multiple issues at once, from the storms that hit California in December and January to those on their way in now. We're doing recovery for those that have already been hit by storms. They're working on the immediate issues with sandbagging, making sure the spillway up in Oroville is being short up, and then looking at what do they need to do for any of the storms in the next couple of days. FEMA has brought in incident management teams and is a key partner in the response and recovery efforts, including assistance needed after the president made emergency and disaster declarations in many parts of the state. We have enough food, water, and supplies for 25,000 people for five days that's already prepositioned, ready to go, and that's not including what the Red Cross and other agencies have provided. Supplies also include cots, blankets, and other health and safety items. Again, all prepositioned and ready for distribution if needed. While we're still responding, we also are working on recovery and looking at the infrastructure that had been lost in communities throughout Northern California and Central California. We're monitoring levees in the Central Valley, roads and highways in Northern California, and some bridges. We're working very closely with Caltrans and to go in and start to do reconstruction on the roads that have been damaged at the highways. In the meantime, there are other mudslides that have occurred. We have this weather coming in. We're concerned about more mudslides. It's a complicated response system working 24-7, and several long-term recovery efforts involving many government and non-government agencies, working to repair the damaging effects of a busy winter season in California. For more information about California's response and what you can do to prepare, visit calloes.ca.gov. For Cal OES News in-depth, I'm Sean Boyd.