San Bernardino County Fire Chief Dan Munsey of Yucca Valley will be traveling to Washington, D.C. to attend the State of the Union address Tuesday as the guest of a local Congressman. Reporter Andrew Dieleman has more information about how the trip came about…
“When Congressman Aguilar reached out to me and asked me to go to the State of the Union, I honestly thought it was a joke.”
County Fire Chief Dan Munsey was invited to the historic event by Representative Pete Aguilar of Redlands, who said that after a year of devastating wildfires throughout California, Munsey’s attendance at the State of the Union address would serve as a reminder of the continued need for federal resources in the state.
“As he explained how important it is to have a strong county and federal partnership, I realized very quickly he’s right. As we look at our mountain communities and some of our other high-hazard areas, there’s a lot of work that we need to do to make sure our cities and residents are safe. The only way we can do that is establishing deep partnerships with both our state and our federal partners.”
The State of the Union will be broadcast live at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
