We can issue a variance for residents who are not able to burn 300 feet from a structure.

We generally survey the fire chiefs. If they want a burn ban, we issue it.

People were worried that residents were tapped-out when it came to money or volunteering, but that's not the case. People know if we don't help ourselves nothing will happen. We will be the ones who get out, clean up and rebuild.

This is not a partisan issue and anybody who tries to make it a partisan issue should be strung up. The fact of the matter is this is a big national emergency and problem.

I was not sure I wanted to issue orders to life; I rather liked the Greek notion of allowing Chance to take a formative hand in my affairs

Had the residents not done (what they did), the project would not have been what it is,