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- AMO is here at FEMA,

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the National Response Coordination Center,

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to let the FEMA representatives know

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what our capabilities are to bring to the table

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to help out in this disaster.

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On a daily basis, we're talking to the DOD,

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Department of Transport, FAA, Coast Guard,

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and even the Department of the Interior.

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There's a lot of value for us to be here

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as far as being able to pick up the phone

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or just going right out to the floor

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and talking to an agency

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that we can let them know what we have

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in the area to help them at that time.

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The agents that are out in the theater right now,

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they can call us directly,

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and we can coordinate pretty much anything for them

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from this location.

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- You know, we have within the department

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some very unique, very specialized capabilities.

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We got some great aircraft, and some great vessels,

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and we have a lot of local knowledge,

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and in this case, talking Florida, Texas,

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Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands,

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those are all places we operate, day-to-day basis.

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I think we, you know, brought a lot to this effort,

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and, you know, it's all about working together

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so that we can maximize our effectiveness.

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I think we've gotten better as an agency

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of developing our relationships

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with all the other partners so that when the time comes

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we can work together, you know, seamlessly without delay.