Peterson's experience in emergency management and as a fire chief will make him a highly effective Region VI director. His first hand knowledge and experience will be vital as FEMA works with its regional partners on all aspects of emergency management.
Dee brings a wealth of federal acquisition experience to this position and she will be a valuable asset to FEMA and the department.
FEMA is going to be here. We are going to make sure that you get taken care of.
It's difficult so far to get a total picture of the damage. But we do have a lot of people on the ground and people need to feel very secure down there that the state and FEMA are ready to respond with all those pre-positioned assets that we've been talking about.