Cryptic recording from Gonzo/Brian and posting from Bob Ladd

Received a broken cell phone call today. Couldn't decipher if it was Gonzo or Brian the Turpened-one. I heard "Blackhawk helicopter" and maniacal laughter and that was it. And Bob Ladd forwarded this from a District 9 Brother:

Greetings,

We are currently in Baton Rouge, LA stage. While staging we are being utilized by Area Command to assist with Planning, Logistics and
Information functions at the Joint Field office of FEMA and loaning our overhead out daily to various other Incident Base Camps who are short handed. I was in New Orleans today. The FDNY responded to New Orleans with their IMT and 300 firefighters to provide relief to NOFD personnel. In addition several other fire agencies did as well. The numbers have swollen to about 1,200 out of area fire fighters and apparatus from all over the Eastern Part of the US.
We met with the FDNY/NOFD ICP today and offered them assistance as well. While down town today it appears that the French Quarter is in pretty good shape. The high rise hotels sustained some pretty heavy damage. The effort is monumental. The sights are surreal, there is an aircraft carrier sitting along the River walk with a cruise ship for emergency worker housing parked behind it and directly behind that is a Command ship for the Coast Guard. The streets are full of Military, Police and heavy equipment vehicles.
The water levels are coming down. They are beginning to get some power back on in the area and fires could become a bigger problem. Phone coverage is terrible limited road access. There are many structures that have totally and partially collapsed. The Human Remains are being processed at a facility in St. Gabriel where they have assembled DMORT teams. New Orleans and the entire Gulf region have suffered devastation beyond description but, in spite of that progress is being made. From my view, this will take a considerable effort over several months before things begin to normalize*.

Take care,

Bob Anderson

Fire Chief
Spokane County Fire District 9
3801 E. Farwell Rd.
Mead, WA 99021-9605