both have requested the assistance of the unified command post, which units that can set up and blanket all communications in the area. we are responding units to those locations, to pekin and washington to set up that communications and to coordinate the effort. >> and, bill, what is your best advice at this point? thankfully we have technology that warns people about these things that are coming, and our meteorologist just spilled it out. but what's your best advice to folks in this area day point? >> right now in tazewell county is to stay put, report any significant damage to their local authorities, either fire or police. and, again, we'll be moving our mobile units into those areas to coordinate the efforts. >> and this is something that you do for a living. you have seen these things this the past. how would you rate this particular threat? how urgent do you think it is for people to know exactly what's going on? >> well, in the first place, all people out here at the emergency on racial center are volunteers, specially trained volunteers. however, we do have a severe occurrence.