>> i want to thank chief postel for my tour of 6 fire houses yesterday. it is one thing to read i report it is another to go on site. and in reflection at the end of the day yesterday, i was appalled boy had i saw. in many of the fire house for live and working conscience. unacceptable. seismicly unsound buildings housing. some of our most important emergency response data and work. not acceptable. this is the way that it is but that is in the the way that we are going to do when we can. all of us. to improve. i was also impressed that even in these conscience the fire house were pristine. my equip should be this pristine. and i got new stuff in it. this was like cap nets falling off the walls. spirit of the people this live and work there was really very impressive. i think it says, let about the fire department and the people this w for the fire department. and i will say, probably never in my wildest dreams i imagine mag participating in taco tuesday at station 5. [laughter]. that was huge. this was grit. most of all thank you for the time and i know y

reasons he could not take action was that his assessment was that it did not pose a military threat or postel- hostile intent. it seems like maybe that protocol changed or his ability to make that call was therefore -- where there was not an imminent threat middle -- militarily or physically might have changed. so can you explain to us what changed? why are we shooting them down all of a sudden? mr. kirby: i kind of feel like i took care of that in my opening statement, but i am happy to revisit it. i mean really, two reasons here. and these are certainly -- well in both cases, they are different. i think we need to separate the chinese spy balloon. we knew what it was. we know where it was going. we knew what it was trying to do. and by not taking it down, i mean that was also a huge payload, the size of three school buses. so really, the option was shooting that down overland was not a legitimate option because somebody really could have gotten her. and we used the time available to us, knowing what this thing was all about, we use that time to study it, to learn from it, to collect on it,

i did send you a text today about a fire that our folks went to approximate and chief postel and i took a ride out there and of it was a really tough fire and folks did a great job. and i'm really proud of the members of our department and -- chief nicole who is here was the ic. and our folks did a wonderful job. so. very proud of them. very sad about the individual that died. since our last meeting i went to swearing of the new da. and i have been to search efrntss for martin luther king junior day. and you know, a concert the labor breakfast and the march. and we had a really great turn out of members at the march. and at the breakfast. and it was just -- yea. nice to see so many members there. >> >> the city has reupped the funding for00 autocity emt program and 9910 program. chief beautford lead the way. thank you very much, chief. so this it is a successful program this we are proud of and the funding was going to be up july first am we are squared away. >> we had a labor management meeting and then i have since met with the new president of 798 floyd raulins we had a meeting yeste