Nim Kidd is his emergency management director, who is incredible and has immediately worked with the local first responders to get help to individuals and get them evacuated. Put requests into me. We deployed, sir, right away, as you know, because you and I were talking a lot during this time. that Coast Guard, we also had some assets out of Customs and Border Protection. Our BORTAC teams went in and helped with rescues and clearing debris so that we could get roads open and people get the help that they need. (01:13–01:19)
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