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- The Core of Engineers
if supporting FEMA to go

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to facilities, identify, and
assess potential bed space

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for patients needing treatment
from the COVID virus.

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So we're out here a
couple weeks in advance

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of what we expect to be
the surge of patient care

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that's required across the nation.

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Facilities in New York
City, Chicago, elsewhere

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are gearing up getting ready

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for the increasing patient
load that we do expect.

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That extends out here in
western Pennsylvania as well.

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And the state of Pennsylvania,
FEMA are partnered up

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and we're working through
about fifteen facilities

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here in the state to get
ready for that surge.

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Our specific job is to make
sure that these facilities

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are suitable for a quick
and easy conversion

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from normal living space
to medical treatment space.

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Hey this is a time of national need,

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and this is what the Core does.

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When the nation needs
us we rally, we respond,

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and we provide engineering solutions

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to help get over these problems.

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Being part of this is a great honor.

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Our team has got a lot
of experience doing this.

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Here at home and overseas.

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So we're well versed in what we're doing,

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and we're boots on the
ground making it happen

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to turn this situation
around for the nation.

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- I'm an engineer at the
US Army Core of Engineers

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here to assess facilities to see

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if they're suitable
for medical facilities.

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I'm extremely proud to
be serving our nation

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on behalf of the US
Army Core of Engineers.

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- I'm excited to be
involved in this mission.

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I'm happy that we got this opportunity

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and I hope that what we're doing

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out here makes a difference.

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We're doing this for the public.

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This mission is important because we've

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got a serious pandemic here, and we need

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to do everything we can to
help alleviate the problem.

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- Locally, the Buffalo district
has taken extra precautions

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to ensure the safety of its' workforce.

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We're at 100% tele-work,
and have been doing

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that for about a week.

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All of our missions, all of our programs,

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and all of our projects
are going full steam ahead.

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We're not slowing down.

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We're getting the job done.

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We're also taking on this new mission

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to help get the job done
and fight the COVID virus.