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This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of the California State Primacy viewpoint. Golden Guardian 08 scenario and projected impacts by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) included: 7.8 M earthquake lasting for >90 s on southern San Andreas Fault on Nov. 13, 2009, spanning the area from the Salton Sea to Gorman with numerous >7.0 aftershocks; communications and utilities disrupted; numerous roads and bridges damaged and blocked; and, >1600 fires. The GG08 exercise is presented and includes: state and federal functional exercise 9/4/08; two-day field, full-scale exercise (FSE) response on Nov 13 - 14, 2008, 24/7; seven operational areas (counties); all three state regions - southern, inland and coastal; several cities, districts and NGOs; >5.5 million participants (www.Shakeout.org); actual - just daily operations, no 24/7; local cities, districts and op areas - 1 day; planned two-day functional exercise (FE) - recovery Nov 17 - 18, 2008; Nov 17 - event + 30 days; Nov 18 - event + 45 days; largest recovery exercise; actual exercise - January 2009; two recovery task force meetings; debris management; utilities/water; and, recovery workshop. Outcomes, lessons learned and recovery issues are provided.