Jessica Fischer, Chief of the Readiness Branch at the Sacramento District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, prepares to board a U.S. Army C-12 during the Corps’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020. Fischer continues to lead the Sacramento District Emergency Operations Center, having earned the Civil Responder of the Year Award for Fiscal Year 2019 because of her actions and leadership during the federal response to the Camp Fire near Paradise, California.