Ben came back with a request to respond with the rescue truck in District 1 or in other areas where technical rescues are required,

From the moment I get a request to having a truck moving out the gate is minutes, ... It's 'git 'er done' in action.

If a district was awarded $100,000, the funds would not be automatically transferred. The district would have to request the money for a specific expenditure.

It's surprising that they took 17 pages to respond to our two-paragraph request for a stay from the trial court. These requests are normally pro-forma. The real request for a stay is filed at the appeals court level.

Because the damages have been mostly in far-flung areas, it is difficult for the rescue teams to reach those areas,

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