and we know the local senator of merrell and has called | senator of merrell and has called the collapse a big story there and it will soon be light, will it?— soon be light, will it? yes, it is still dark at _ soon be light, will it? yes, it is still dark at the _ soon be light, will it? yes, it is still dark at the moment. i soon be light, will it? yes, it is- still dark at the moment. obviously still dark at the moment. 0bviously once there is daylight on the scene we will get a far greater sense of the extent of the damage. 0bviously the extent of the damage. obviously there are two things. the bridge itself and the rescue operation and the hopeful survivors to be found in the hopeful survivors to be found in the water, as i mentioned. and then the water, as i mentioned. and then the ship itself. some of the pictures that have emerged so far are showing debris from the bridge on the cargo ship. so there is some concern about the ship itself and the potential for what the damage has done to the ship. we know this is a singapore flagged vessel. the marine tracking websites appear to sh

moore-merrell, can you help done to better help prepare with these wildfires?rding that bill and already passing it in the but u.s. fire administration needs the funding to be able to expand resources to prepare our firefighters across the nation to mitigate pre-, to be able to respond, and to assist with recovery. it is imperative that we not only educate the communitiesgem been made abundantly noted that the individuals are going to have to take responsibility, but it is our firefighters who connect with those individuals in their communities to teach them those things. so we need that. we need the data. we need to be able to build a new analytics platform. our system was built in 1976. and so we need the funding to be able to build an appropriate data platform to inform this fire risk index that we have discussed. so these funds are necessary to be able to elevate the usf a so we can engaaccording to the recommendations. and the commission. there are many that talk about usf face engagement at the community level across the nation because they are the boots

moore-merrell, you could telegraph my picture , but the question is supporting s.al assistance. how we respond as the threat level has increased over time. as my colleagues on this committee have heard me say more than a few times, we have got to findouwhat works. we have got to learn more about that. and what specific measures are the u.s., and fema, taking to particularly in terms of healthcare and infrastructure and resources. also, how can we build unsuccessful efforts to keep up with the increasing threat level of these devastating wildfires? >>thyou for the question, sir. yes. usf a is certainly leaning into our communities and certainly their vulnerability to wildfires. we know the impact of climate change has various impacts. we have looked at the vulnerabilities of our land areas and where we are building communities towards fire prone geographies. so this continues to escalate our risks. and where usfa was leaning to advocate for building codes, we are advocating for technology to be able to be introduced. we are leaning towards more and more complete qua