 Thank you so much to those of you who are joining us today. Appreciate your time. My name is Deanna Cropes-Pullio. I am with Cal OES. We are just about to get started and going to talk about essentially kind of this series of upcoming storms. As our friends start to pin us, you can see who our speakers are going to be today. Let's go to the next slide. Essentially, you will hear from a few of us talking about what the state is doing to ensure that Californians are safe and ready before the storm. In particular, you'll hear first from National Weather Service. We'll hand it over to Cal OES to talk about the coordinated preparation. Then we'll go to Department of Water Resources, then Department of Transportation, Cal Fire, and the California Military Department. With that, we will then wrap it up with some Q&A. I will say already that if you have any questions, feel free to put them in the Q&A feature or in the chat. Happy to intake those and answer them all at the very end. Also would recommend that you also raise your hand too if you'd like to ask a question, and then we will take you in that order in particular. With that, I'm going to hand it over to Robert Hart, who is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Western Region. All right. Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Well, as everyone is well aware of, we are entering a quite active weather pattern across the state, not only this week, but as we head into next week as well. But primarily, I'm going to be briefing on what we're expecting today and tomorrow with this atmospheric river that is currently moving into the state. Already have rain occurring across much of the northern part of California. Heaviest rain today for the northern and central part of the state is expected now through this afternoon and into this evening. On average, we're expecting widespread two to five inches of rain, locally six inches, maybe slightly higher, again, isolated locations, but on average two to five inches. The rain starts to shift south and east across southern California later this evening and into tonight through tomorrow. This rain for southern California is expected primarily tomorrow, on average, one to three inches for the southern part of the state, locally up to five inches across some of the southern mountains, mainly some of the higher elevations across southern California. And for the Central Valley area, generally one to three inches, you get into the northern Sacramento Valley could get up to about four inches of rain based on some local effects there. But all in all, much if not the entire portion of the state is expecting measurable rainfall as we head through today and tomorrow. Now on the next slide, we're going to shift more towards some of the snowfall information. We are talking about higher snows, high snow freezing levels is what I'm trying to say for this first part of the system. So freezing levels, we're gradually going to be lowering today and tomorrow as the storm system is across the state. Highest snowfall for today through tomorrow for the higher Sierra elevations, including the Mt. Shasta area, one to three feet of snow, again one to three feet, mainly for the higher elevations across southern California. Once you get above about 7,000 feet, we're expecting anywhere up to about 18 inches, 12 to 18 inches on average. And once you're below 7,000 feet, we're going to shift to about 6 inches or less. Again, that's just because the freezing level is so high right now. Now as the storm system continues to move on through those snow levels, the freezing levels gradually going to be lowering down. So snow levels by tomorrow and especially Friday across the northern part of the state down to about 2,000 feet. And by Thursday and Friday down to about 4,500 feet for the southern part of the state. The next slide, we're going to be talking about wind impacts. There is a lot of wind energy with this system, though not necessarily as strong of winds as some of the past storm systems we've had across the state. For northern and central California, on average 35 to 45 mile per hour sustained winds, a gusts up to about 60 miles per hour for some of the higher elevations and some of the highest elevations across northern and central California. Some of those mountain tops could briefly gust around 75 miles per hour, but again most areas of the peak should be closer to 60 miles per hour or less. Again, that's mainly today and into tonight for northern and central California. By tomorrow and through Friday, again that storm system moving across the state, southern California mountains and into the Mojave Desert could have gusts of 35 to 55 miles per hour again spreading through the southern half of the state tomorrow and Friday. And we could have a little bit in the way of power outages, some weekend trees blow down, but the main impacts with this first storm system are going to be really a lot of impacts from the heavy rain. Again, damaging winds across the northern central part of California may bring some pockets of tree damage and some power outages, but again the main impact is going to be runoff from heavy rainfall. That's probably going to result in flooding of some waterways across both northern and southern California. We're going to see some rises in the river levels along rivers, creeks and streams. If you're in a typical flood prone location keep an eye to the water levels. Those could quickly begin to rise. We get into a period of heavy rainfall and typical low water crossings will likely become water covered at times. Talking about specific river levels, again we're going to see some rise on the rivers especially across the northern coast and into the Sacramento river system, but even farther to the south of San Diego River near Fashion Valley is kind of our pinpointed area for also having some higher impact areas. Of course the heavy mountain snow will bring its traditional travel impacts at times through late week as the snow begins to pile up. One last slide I have. In addition to the weather impacts today, tomorrow and Friday, we'll get a bit of a reprieve Saturday before the next atmospheric river begins to move into the area starting Sunday. Still a little bit of a question is to the onset timing on Sunday, but especially the first half of next work week are really going to see the next storm system moving in maybe continuing at times into the second half of the week. There may be not as positive news for next week as next week's rainfall and snowfall could be even more impactful than what we're expecting over the next couple of days especially the southern half of the state next week, mainly because the next storm system may be tracking just a little farther south than the current one, but even across the north next week, the next round of precipitation could provide even significant snowfall amounts again because the freezing level and snow level is going to be even lower. So that is the end of report I have. I will turn it back over to Cal OES. Thank you so much Robert, really appreciate your time. Just a reminder too for our Spanish language media we can give an interview in Spanish. We are here available in Spanish as well and with that I will hand it over to Brian Ferguson our Deputy Director of Crisis Communication and Public Affairs at Cal OES. Helps to be unmuted. Good morning everyone and thank you for joining us particularly to our media partners as we kind of get the word out to each of you about really the severe magnitude of what we face not just this week but over the next 10 to 14 days. We view this storm as a significant threat to the safety of Californians and what you are going to be hearing about today from myself and all the other first responder organizations on the call is really an all in state response to protect public safety. As many of you experienced and covered last year floods are one of the most dangerous disasters we have here in the state. Nationally flooding and water kills more folks than wildfires and earthquakes every year and it's certainly something that we are very cognizant of having tragically lost more than 20 lives during the flooding that we experienced last winter and spring. As you likely saw yesterday Governor Newsom has activated the state operation center here in Mather, California to coordinate a holistic and all in state response partnering with local agencies who are on the ground in the communities keeping folks safe and also working very closely with our federal partners as needed to bring in resources and activate support for folks on the ground as this event continues. What we are looking at is not just what's going to happen today and tomorrow but that this is a longer duration event that this is something that is going to take this week into next week and maybe even the following week after that. That is why the level of concern is high at the state level is not just the localized impacts but the duration of the impacts and the wide geographic distribution of the challenges. As you heard from the National Weather Service a moment ago the impacts extend from the north coast almost near the Oregon border all the way down to San Diego towards our border with Mexico. It also is going to impact our coastal communities all the way up to snow impacts in our mountain communities. This really is a broad width of California that's going to see threats over the coming week. That's why we're leaning forward. We're talking to you today in many parts to say we're actually under blue skies because we want to be early and proactive on our emergency response efforts and be on the front foot. Disasters are not a game where we want to play that's why it's important to talk to you today because we'd also like to get the word out to Californians so they can understand the impacts and the important role they play in a disaster. One of the things we're concerned about is not just the rain but the wind. There is significant opportunities for widespread power outages. We know particularly for the most vulnerable Californians often those that rely on durable medical equipment or insulin or other things that require electricity that's something we're looking very closely at. The same thing with how do we protect the other vulnerable members of our communities whether that's farm workers who work in the fields where we saw significant impacts last year individuals experiencing homelessness who may be living or camping in low lying and flood prone areas and so there's an intensive effort underway today to do outreach to those groups and to really have the state partner with locals to get the word out so that we can hopefully keep all Californians safe during this disaster. There are also parts of our state particularly in San Diego they're still recovering from a round of storms that we saw last week so that's an acute need that we're paying close attention to of the communities that may be at greater risk because they just experienced another storm. We're going to come back at the end and kind of give you a few more pointers and areas of emphasis that we want to emphasize to Californians but as we go through the presentations today what we hope you'll take away is that California is leaning in and being very proactive to do everything we can do to prepare for these storms on the front end and we're happy to take your questions at the end and throw it back to Deanna but once you know that Calo is a research for you as reporters as we go forward if there are questions that you have or localized impacts we view that as a two-way conversation and so very happy and eager to answer any additional offline questions or inquiries you may have. I'm going to throw it back to Deanna and we'll talk to you at the end. Thanks so much Brian really appreciate that recap on everything the state is doing with that I'm going to hand it over to the Department of Water Resources Deputy Director John Pash. I thank you Deanna California is prepared and has resources ready Department of Water Resources manages the state Federal Flood Operations Center a partnership between DWR and our partners at the National Weather Service the FOC has elevated its readiness operating under extended hours and and the California Nevada River Forecast Center in collaboration with DWR forecast river levels at over 100 locations and it's currently a 24 hour operation producing updated forecast every six hours throughout the duration of the storm event the flood centers making high water notification calls to local flood managers and locations forecast to reach monitor stage and for reference when a river location reaches monitor stage these notifications to local flood emergency managers trigger proactive monitoring of the flood system and when a location reaches flood stage which is higher it triggers heightened awareness and 24 hour levy patrols daily the California Nevada River Forecast Center and DWR are conducting weather and hydrology briefings these began last Friday and will again continue through the storm event and these weather and hydrology briefings are followed by reservoir coordinated operations discussions with the major water managers controlling flood space in our reservoirs our groundwater management teams are in contact with local water managers to enable aquifer to enable aquifer recharge for opportunities present themselves and since the start of 2023 DWR has conducted 39 flood fight training courses to over a thousand individual members of state local and tribal emergency response agencies statewide and we've really bulked up our flood fight materials which now includes five million sand bags that have been preposition at 64 locations statewide for a quick deployment if they're needed our flood fight specialists are on notice and stand ready for deployment and needed and we've also been in contact with our federal partners at the Army Corps of Engineers confirming their materials and resources will be available if needed and thank you for allowing me to share this message I'll pass it back to Cal OES Thank you so much Department of Water Resources really appreciate that overview of some of the work that you guys are doing in California with that I'm going to hand it over to CalTrans our Acting Deputy Director, Sergio Aceves Thank you Deanna and good morning everybody First of all I want to thank everyone for the opportunity to talk about what CalTrans is doing as always I want to emphasize that for us our top priority is safety we want our roads to be safe for all travelers and our workers even through some of the most difficult conditions we are working with our partners and our crews across the state to quickly mobilize our fleet and personnel to be ready wherever and whenever they might be needed this includes prepositioning of equipment at critical locations in anticipation of flooding slides or snow operations just for everyone's awareness we have approximately 1200 pieces of equipment that are available for use and are being used for snow operations up and down the state from the northern tip of the state to our southern end in addition in case of flooding crews are prepositioning if needed water pumps and flood prone areas that we know of to make sure we're also making sure that our storm drains are clear of debris we also check our portable backup generators making sure they're fully fueled and functioning as well as talking up on retro-reflective science in case of power outages as well as in case we need to sign detours due to road closures our traffic management centers have prepared electronic messaging messaging to inform the public of travel conditions we will also be monitoring burn scar areas from recent wildfires for slide potentials these are areas that may be more prone to slide and slip outs and for those reasons we monitor those we also monitor our bridges at river levels in case they rise and to make sure that we can mitigate the increase in water flows if needed our crews are available to work extended shifts depending on weather conditions to maintain our roadway safe we are in communication with local contractors in case we need a more robust response in case of a slide or a slip out where we may need major road repairs so we've already pre-positioned our folks to talk to those contractors and getting them on board as soon as possible I also want to talk a little bit about importing driving tips for everybody during harsh weather conditions please inspect your vehicle before a trip especially your tire pressure windshield wipers tire thread make sure you have a fuel tank available before a trip or if it's an electric vehicle a fully charged vehicle you don't want to be looking for fuel or being low on fuel when you're up in the mountains obviously I recommend to always carry chains and blankets when you go up to the mountains keep your cell phones fully charged and please never go around any of our road closures or barricades they are there for your safety please do not do that as that will imperil not just you as a driver but our crews that are out there doing their work I encourage if you haven't done so for everybody to download the Caltrans quick map apps application to get the most up to date weather conditions as well as please look out for our emergency crews and first responders slow down when driving through our work zones and also if possible move over when you see our flashing amber lights that means I've been working on the side of the road for your safety it is our job to get you there in the safest way possible and we believe that by following these guidelines you and other travelers of the road will have a safer voyage I also want to say just a few words in Spanish for our Spanish speaking folks I want to say I want to say I want to say I want to say I want to say I want to say I want to say I want to say I want to speak I want to say time 6 o 6 6 K. 5 verificar su lincabrisas, presión de aire en sus llantas, y también llevar cadenas cuando suban a las montañas. Muchas gracias que tenga un buen día. That's all I have. Back to you Diana. Thank you. Thank you so much CalTrans and Sergio for that overview. With that, I'm going to hand it over to CalFire, our Deputy Director of Communications, Nick Shuler. Good morning to our media partners. I'd like to begin by expressing our gratitude for your ongoing support in ensuring that our communities remain informed, aware, and prepared for the upcoming weather event. CalFire, along with our partner agencies, stand committed to providing a coordinated and rapid deployment of resources before, during, and after this weather system, just as we do for all events throughout California. Over the past week, CalFire resources have been assisting our local government partners during the storm in San Diego County. In fact, on Monday, January 22, our slipwater rescue team successfully rescued two individuals who were trapped as they attempted to drive their vehicle through moving water in the community of Benito. As we speak, our hand crews are actively engaged in recovery efforts, having filled more than 15,000 sandbags in hard to hit neighborhoods in Spring Valley and assisting with debris removal in and around homes. This labor-intensive work is a testament to our dedication to public service, providing immediate support to the families who've been impacted by these destructive storms. As we prepare for the challenges ahead, California's robust master mutual aid system will likely be on display as agencies across the state support one another. A CalFire staffed additional four-wheel drive engines, slipwater rescue teams, and we have five hand crews that currently are mission tasked in supporting recovery efforts in San Diego County. These resources are in addition to our daily staffing that represent a vast response capability across California. However, we also rely on the public to do their part. Today, not tomorrow, is the time to talk with your family, support your elderly neighbors, and ensure that you are prepared. Being prepared will undoubtedly save you from unimaginable grief that we've seen this past week. Have an evacuation plan, a go bag with essential medications, and necessary documents. Plan for your pets, ensure you have a full tank of gas like as what's been said before. Do not drive through moving water, and most importantly, if you are asked to evacuate, please do so without hesitation. For additional information, we encourage folks to follow our website at fire.ca.gov, as well as all of our social media content, and I point out that slipwater rescue on the slide deck are images of that occurring last week. Dianne, I'll turn it back to you. Thank you. Thank you so much, Nick. Really appreciate the information from CalFire. With that, I'm going to hand it over to General Payoletti, Director of the Joint Staff for the California Military Department to talk about their resources. General? Good morning. The California National Guard stands ready to support the state as a state-level resource through the California Office of Emergency Services. We are postured very well this weekend to support any needs that the state might have, as a majority of our units are already doing their normal drill training throughout the state this weekend. So that will allow us a more rapid response from those units that are already drilling. And those include our high-water vehicles, or our LMTVs you see in the picture on the right. The picture in the middle is actually from last January, where we were assisting slipwater rescue with some of those rescues in Pajaro. We also have aviation search and rescue assets, as well as general aviation, that can respond. We have military police that can assist local jurisdictions with traffic control around the flooded area. And we also have a lot of general engineering, heavy engineering equipment that can come and help with debris flows, as we did in Montecito last January, and a lot of general transportation capabilities. So, as always, the Guard is always ready, always there, and we stand ready to support Cal OES in responding to the state's needs. And I'll hand it back to OES. Thank you so much, General. I really appreciate your time and that information. With that, I'm going to hand it back over to Brian Ferguson to kind of wrap us up a little bit to give us those five key tips that we want everyone to walk away with. Brian? Thank you, Deanna. And thank you, everyone who's joined today, the partners. What we'll hope you'll take away as we go forward is that this really is a all-in-state response, that all of the essential personnel, first responders are being pre-positioned, we're leaning forward early to keep folks safe. We also would like to emphasize to our media partners that the hardest thing to control in any disaster is human behavior. And so there are a few things that Californians can do now to keep themselves safe. Today truly is the day for folks to take protective steps for themselves, their families, their neighbors ahead of the storm, so that we don't need all the folks on this call to do rescues, to be in communities. We are here, and it's our purpose to stay ready, but the more we can be thoughtful and forward-leaning as Californians, the more we can keep everyone safe. So first, we would like to remind everyone to sign up for alerts from their county. That's the first line of defense for folks to get notifications about dangerous actions happening in their community. These alerts come from local officials on the ground, typically the sheriff or the county office of emergency services. Everyone can go to callalerts.org, that's a Call OES-maintained website, where all 58 counties have information on where to sign up to get emergency notifications. These are opt-in systems. So for the most part, if you want to receive alerts in a crisis, you need to sign up for them. We encourage people to do that today. Secondly, we want to encourage the public to get information from trusted sources, like all the members of the media on this call. We are seeing more miss and disinformation online with this round of storms than we've seen for almost any disaster in the past. And part of that is just our changing media environment of people watching things on TikTok and Instagram, or people trying to actively confuse Californians and miss and disinformation. We have both local folks here in the state, influencers who are well-meaning, who may post things that are not true. And then we actually have bad actors, both at the state and American level and outside the country, who are trying to use disasters as a way to turn Americans and Californians against each other. So we want to encourage the public to get information from trusted sources, from law enforcement, from their local meteorologists, from the outlets like you all work for. So that's an important part of what we're doing. We also want to emphasize the wind portion of this. We want people to prepare for high winds, know that power could go out, get that lawn furniture in today. Anything that could fly, we want you to take that action today so it doesn't become an object that could hurt folks. We also want to emphasize that travel is a big part of it. Don't go up to the mountains if you can avoid it, particularly during the most intensive parts of the storm. Don't want to create a situation where Caltran, CHP, or even the Guard need to go in and get people out because they tried to get up to the ski resorts. And we also want folks to take very basic steps like making sure your devices are charged or flashlights ready. Together we can get through this. Californians are resilient people. We know that we will persevere, get through these storms, but just by taking a few basic steps, everyone can keep themselves and their families safe during the coming days. I'll throw it back over to Diana and we'll start to take questions. Thanks so much, Brian. Before we do that, I'll just take a moment of personal privilege to say a few things, say some of those tips in Spanish. It's important that you do your part and don't go out, don't walk your dog, don't go walking during these high winds, because what we've seen in the past, the trees can fall down. There's something that can happen and it's like, unfortunately, in the last year, almost 20 people died due to these very strong winds. In addition, it's important not to go to the mountains if it's not absolutely necessary. We know there's going to be snow, wind, rain, and for many it's maybe some nice vacations, but the return can be something extremely dangerous. And also, in the end, it's important to have all the devices charged, have your car full, with gasoline or charged, if it's electric, because it could be that with these high winds, electricity is also going to be used. With that, I'm going to hand it over to the next slide and do some of that Q&A. There's a few options here. I'll also add it into the chat. You can raise your hand to be called on, put your questions in the chat, or also send us any media inquiries if you need longer form interviews as well. If you need B-roll 2, Calloist has that. I do have a question in the chat specifically and I'm going to ask the National Weather Service to join us. Are there any specific localized impacts to the Bay Area that the Bay Area might see in this storm and the one next week? If Mr. Robert Hart can kind of speak to that, please. Yeah, so for that specific question, I'll probably, if you want real significant specifics off to refer you to the National Weather Service Forecast Office out of San Francisco, but the main impacts in that area overall in that region of the state are going to be the significant rainfall that's already starting to move onshore in portions of that area, followed by the wind as the storm system arrives. But for a neighborhood and a town city specific impacts, I'll refer you to the Weather Service out of San Francisco. Thank you so much National Weather Service. I also have a question, maybe I'll throw it over to Brian Ferguson, specifically maybe talking about what some of our federal partners are doing and, you know, a mention or a non to the Army Corps of Engineers. If you don't mind kind of talking about some of that coordination collaboration. Yeah, and I want to emphasize that one of the reasons the Governor activated State Operations Center is to kind of increase that coordination element with our federal partners, our local partners, and those conversations are happening right now. Even prior to any sort of federal disaster declaration, we're not there on that yet. We hope to not get there. We work closely, whether it's with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Army Corps of Engineers Department of Defense, to have conversations in real time about what the resources are and particularly any federal assets. The Army Corps of Engineers in particular is a very important partner in terms of their role in they controlled many of the the flood control efforts in the state and many of the reservoirs that we have in California are operated federally and so those conversations happen in real time. John and his team at the Flood Operations Center work very closely with the federal government, the Army Corps, you know, and if there are any incidents or breaches on waterways that are overseen by the federal government, we work hand in glove with them to quickly correct that action and so that's part of what's happening. Yeah, I think you may be remembering particularly what happened in Pajaro and Monterey and Santa Cruz County last year. That's an Army Corps controlled levy and so there's been ongoing coordination that's happened throughout the year from last winter to now to prepare that levy for any impacts this year. So I think that's a start and, you know, as the incident evolves, we'll continue to work with, you know, any partners that are appropriate either at the local level or federal level to ensure a unified response. Thank you so much. We'll keep Brian up because I think there's a few more questions. Um, specifically about kind of some of the sheltering, Brian, if you don't mind mentioning our coordination with Department of Social Services. You know, I think that we've seen some shelters across the state. There's a question specifically to Fresno or Merced County as well. I know the team is rapidly taking a look to see what shelters are available there, but Brian, if you want to take that question. Sure. Here in the State Operations Center, there's a group led by the California Department of Social Services that works very closely with the American Red Cross and local county health and human services agencies, social services agencies that facilitate sheltering during any sort of disaster. We do expect that there will be shelters that open up in a number of communities over the next several days. We will post those here. We do expect that those will be advertised locally as well. Happy to take any questions offline or specific to those shelters, but that's an important part of the work that we do, particularly as we move individuals who may be in flood prone areas out, or if there's any sort of evacuation set up by Sheriff's, want those folks to have a place to go, have resource available to them. We've also pre-positioned cots and blankets and emergency shelter supplies through Cal OES. Our state logistics branch has trucks that are on the road already, and I think we have about 100,000 cots and blankets that are ready to go all over the state wherever they're needed to set up shelters. We hope we don't get there, but we have extensive capacity to assist with sheltering if need be. Brian, I'll keep you up, and then also Cal Fire, the Guard, DWR, any of those also want to add, but there's kind of some talk about what kind of resources are available, maybe in specific parts of the state. There was a mention specifically of Mendocino and Humboldt counties. I know that we're doing a pretty significant through our mutual aid system to pre-position some swift water, rescue crews in areas that are highest risk. Do you want to kind of talk about that? And then after your answer, I'll leave it open to our partners to chime in as well. Yeah, every single group on this call is pre-positioning folks across the state. Cal Fire, the Guard, Caltrans. So the idea is that we want state workers in communities ahead of the disaster so we can quickly get where it's needed, whether that's in San Diego or all the way up in Humboldt. And we're lucky that we have thousands of trained professionals at Cal Fire, at the Highway Patrol, at Caltrans, at the Guard who do this work, and equipment. This Governor has made immense investments in recent years in emergency management. So we have as much capacity as the state has ever had as a result of hiring staff, buying equipment, to respond to incidents like that. We often talk about it in the frame of a wildfire, but the same resources and tools that we use in terms of equipment and personnel for a wildfire apply here too. I think it might be good to have John talk a little bit about how they just do river and stream monitoring and how they're kind of watching that in real time. But all these folks here are actively working ahead of the disaster to pre-position, and we're also looking at the rivers and streams. I'll turn it to John. Yeah, thank you, Brian. That far north part of the state, there's still quite a bit of state resources and federal resources up there. You mentioned all the different departments and agencies that have a presence up there. Just to speak to the flood monitoring up in that part of the state, our department is co-located with the National Weather Service's Eureka Weather Forecast Office, and we call it our Eureka Flood Center, something that was instituted as a result of the major flooding back in 1964. And so we have a presence up there, certainly locked in with Cal OES, making sure the county emergency managers are well resourced and have the support they need from the state. If you're looking for any particular type of stream monitoring, I direct it to our California Data Exchange Center, cdec.water.ca.gov. There's also, you know, you're looking at the websites for the Eureka Weather Forecast Office and USGS, if you really want to look at any kind of particular gauges that are monitored up in that area. And so we're talking about, you know, the Il River and Navarro River in Mendocino County. You get up into the MAD River when you start getting further north. And so, you know, Dale North, Eureka, Mendocino Counties, there's gauging in place, and there's resources in place up there as well. Thank you so much. Anyone else from our folks that maybe want to give a little nod? I did put that email that you mentioned, John, in the chat. Let me know if I can. Deanne, I can just mention, you know, we have a strong emergency response presence, both in Mendocino and Humboldt on a normal basis. And if you would call last year during the weather, we were also tasked with our helicopters to feed cattle and horses in very remote areas. So when we're thinking about the response capabilities of the state, we're thinking even beyond people and the assets of our aviation program, the guards aviation program, there's a lot we can do and we are ready for that. Thank you so much, Nick. I see one more question in the chat, just a last call for either hands up or submitting questions in the chat. Just information on where to find kind of shelters. I'll just add that Cal OES tries to keep a comprehensive list daily of all of the shelters that are available statewide. We coordinate with our local partners to open those, just like how Brian mentioned, with the Department of Social Services and the American Red Cross. And so whether your county has that information, your city, Cal OES will also have that as well at news.caloes.ca.gov. Brian, am I missing anything there? Just want to make sure it's comprehensive. Yeah, that's helpful. I did get a direct message from one of our colleagues asking specifically about how we support homeless individuals during this event. And so just to speak briefly on that individuals who are most at risk, whether it be because English is a second language, they're experiencing homelessness, their immigrant and refugee are disproportionately impacted by all disasters, whether that's a wildfire or flood and earthquake. And so a huge part of the work that we do is to support those communities and really lean in on how to keep folks safe. And so we actually have established what we call a priority populations task force, which is a group of state entities that are coordinating together in real time to think through what are the actions that the state can do to protect Californians regardless of background or how much money they have in their bank account. And so that will continue to be a priority through this response effort. Caltrans in particular is taking an outsized effort to the roadways and encampments. They have folks who are in the field right now working with those folks, working with local government partners to make sure we're getting the word out. There are many local law enforcement agencies who are actually out today doing broadcasts via speakers or driving through or going tent to tent in either our river or stream systems that we know are going to be flooded. We have more water in our reservoirs this year than we've had last year, so there will be more spillways, more gates open, which will result more water into our stream systems, places like the LA River, San Jose, other places where we know that there are large homeless populations that live. So that will continue to be a huge emphasis that goes forward to try to not have any unfortunate loss of life. And that will be a priority to keep folks safe, and that's really a huge part of the state's response and focus in this event. All right. Thank you so much, Brian. I see John corrected me in the chat where to go for some of that information on their resources and whatnot. And last call for questions. Again, as always, you can shoot us an email media at hallowees.ca.gov. We're available 24 hours a day essentially over these next couple of weeks to be responsive. Please check out our website news.ca.gov where we will be putting up information on shelters, sandbags, others as well. So if I see no other questions, I appreciate all of our speakers for attending and media for taking the time to be with us today. Thank you so much.