The May 2008 Harbor Patrol Advisory Council meeting was substituted by a Council invitational visit to the new USCG JHOC, Joint Harbor Operations Center at Pier 36 on Elliott Bay. This is a state of the art maritime command center for the Pacific Northwest including the Washington Sate Patrol, Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security agencies, and local law enforcement. The JHOC oversees and monitors marine operations, maritime safety and security of the Puget Sound area, as well as facilitating planning, monitoring, and response

This recently came through the FHA office.

With all the remodel projects going on, I thought there might be some houseboaters interested in televising their projects.

Chief Gregory Dean, head of the Seattle Fire Department, won his audience's attention by admitting to several humorous misperceptions about life in the houseboat community over the years. He struck a more serious note as he gave behind-the-scenes accounts of several recent waterside infernos, especially the NOAA fire.