FEMA base camp

Camp Premier is a federal installation with legal jurisdiction of the Federal Protective Services and/or its contractors. That's about 15 signs around here. I'm writing you from tent 5A, second cot on the left. In the last two hours we've arrived, been fed in the mess tent, received security briefing and photo ID's, and taken showers in the portable shower systems. They're nice - even a little place to hold the soap.

One sad thing: Pictures are prohibited here. Just within the installation, but I won't be able to show you the tents or our food, etc. No worries, we can take pictures any time we leave the compound - like through the neighborhoods and the work we'll be doing.

We're about to chill and try to catch some of the Illini game. I'll give you some end-of-day pictures a little bit later.