US President, Joe Biden, has announced, “the federal government will cover 100% of the cost of measures to protect lives and property in Southern California for six months.”
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| US President, Joe Biden, being briefed on the California Wildfires situation by his team. Photo: @POTUS |
The wildfires in the State of California has forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate Southern California; ten (10) people have been confirmed dead.
The US President further announced, he is “surging every federal resource possible to Southern California, including hundreds of federal firefighters, 30 firefighting helicopters and planes, 8 DoD C-130s, and 500 military ground-clearing personnel.”
Military planes with capabilities for firefighting will be ready by Sunday, however, some are expected to be deployed on Friday, US Military Command said via a statement.
According to President Biden: “I’m announcing that the federal government will cover 100% of the cost of measures to protect lives and property in Southern California for six months.
I’ve told the Governor and officials to spare no expense and do whatever they need to contain the fires and protect families.
“I’m surging every federal resource possible to Southern California, including hundreds of federal firefighters, 30 firefighting helicopters and planes, 8 DoD C-130s, and 500 military ground-clearing personnel.
We’re working with @DeptofDefense to identify what more we can surge.”
