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- [Becker] CAL Guard members
have spent countless hours

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helping the community by
settin' up medical facilities

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across the state.

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They have worked closely with
several sister organizations.

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One is California Emergency
Medical Services Authority.

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- The EMS Authority is a small department

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that is tasked with responding to any

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and all disasters that affect our state.

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And in order for us to be successful

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and accomplish these tasks,

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we augment with military personnel.

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So we utilize additional medical personnel

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as well as equipment and supplies in order

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to be able to respond to the disasters

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that affect California.

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- [Becker] The CAL Guard is
helping five medical centers

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with transportation of
water and medical supplies

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in 12 counties across California.

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- [Markell] During this
historic time in our state,

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we have responded to ebola,
we've responded to SARS,

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we've responded to MERS.

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But now we're dealing with something

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unlike any of the previous disasters

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that have affected and afflicted

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our citizens here in the state.

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The COVID-19 response is something that

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we haven't had to deal with in the past,

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however, we are working to respond

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with the resources we
have and the personnel

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to try to provide the maximum impact

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to provide safety and save
lives for our citizens.

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- [Forest] The team is
inventorying, calibratin',

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testing ventilators and defibrillators

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before delivery to medical centers.

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- I want to personally
thank all of the personnel

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that have come to the EMSA
Department Operations Center

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to join in the fight
against the COVID-19 virus.

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In order to provide an adequate response,

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it takes all of us.

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So we're actually utilizing personnel

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from all across our divisions as well as

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our sister agencies, and to include some

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of our response partners.

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So we are here all together as one force

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to try to provide the maximum impact

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for the citizens of the
State of California.

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We are here to save lives.

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- [Forest] Reportin' for the
California Military Department,

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I'm Master Sergeant Decker, 195th Wing.