Our speaker this morning was our own President Dan, also known as General Dan. During the Davis Fire Dan was the Nevada National Guard Joint Task Force Commander. Dan talked to us about the Davis fire, and the NV National Guard's participation in the fire.
The Guard had 101 personnel working security which included staffing 11 traffic control points and roving security to prevent looting. They also contributed to the fire suppression effort with one hand crew deployed to Joy Lake, 3 water dropping helicopters, and an aircraft maintenance team.
The traffic control and security personnel worked under the direction of the Washoe County Sheriff's Office providing law enforcement support.
Dan also talked about the procedures that the various aircraft units followed and the safety protocol which included the FAA establishing a temporary flight control area staffed by FAA controllers. And he talked a little about the evacuations.
