"You know, during the August break, I spent time with firefighters, both in central Oregon and in roundtables and at o…"

"So our office has been engaged regularly on the front lines in, you know, all of the coordinating meetings and keepin…"

"But also, I've been talking with insurance companies. I've been talking with my colleagues about what it takes for us…"

"So I've been telling the firefighters, tell me exactly what you need. Some have said, oh, I need backhoes. I need har…"

"We lost a lot of that capacity with these cuts. And then they're telling me, you know, we also need to have a convers…"

"where we can, that we are understanding where we should and should not build, or where we are at risk. I mean, that's…"

"When I retired a couple of years ago and decided to get certified teaching, I told myself that I would want to help o…"

"This is a threat to my life."

"Those in hospitals are people in need of help, not additional burden. A simple show of kindness and proper behavior f…"

"Every time I’m with them (family), they always ask me questions about my work, so I have to remind them that I’d rath…"