Mounted search and rescue

["Jorene Downs" <Jorene@CEOates.com>]

EMAC (state-to-state mutual aid agreements nationwide) is currently being 
used to activate resources in various states to provide assistance for 
disaster response ... but not in CA. It has been previously mentioned that 
EMAC hasn't yet been joined by CA and Hawaii.

I heard from a reliable source that CA Governor Schwarzenegger is again 
trying to push through legislation for CA to join EMAC. (For some reason 
this didn't get passed in his prior attempt to have CA join EMAC.) This is 
an excellent time for all in CA to contact your legislators at the state 
level and ask them to support CA joining EMAC.

To identify and communicate with your CA state legislators, visit
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html

For more information on EMAC visit
http://www.emacweb.org/

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Jorene Downs
Tulare Co SAR - Hasty Team ICP Team
www.ceoates.com/sar
Tulare-Kings CERT
www.tk-cert.org