Fw: Paul at the November 2008 Southern California Fires (REOC)

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From: Paul_Calkins@oes.ca.gov

Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:52:17
To: <xipnek@aol.com>
Subject: Paul at the November 2008 Southern California Fires (REOC)



Ken,

The familiar face you see is typing ferociously at the Regional Emergency
Operations Center (REOC) in Los Alamitos. I tried to keep up with rapidly
changing events at the Advance Planning Unit Leader.
(See attached file: So Cal Nov 2008 Fires REOCII 0123.JPG)


The other photograph was my boss at the REOC. I was very impressed with
her leadership ability. Deputy REOC Director Cecile Rollinson was the
epitome of grace under tremendous pressure. She would be the equivalent to
an Executive Officer in the military, she worked long hours under difficult
conditions to motivate, guide, and direct folks like me during our
response. I managed to catch this photograph while she was on her way to
one of many meetings and conference calls.

This is the side of major disasters, (unexciting) that few ever see. We
are successful in our obscurity.

(See attached file: So Cal Nov 2008 Fires REOCII 0053.JPG)