10/23/2007 GAAS:843:07 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Print Version |
Governor Schwarzenegger Responds to President’s Declaration of a State of Emergency for California Due to Southern California Wildfires
“I thank President Bush for granting my request to declare a federal state of emergency in California. The people of California need all the help they can get at this tragic time and this action will allow our citizens to get the assistance they need.”
The Governor sent a letter to President Bush requesting direct federal assistance, debris removal and emergency protective measures, including: firefighting, evacuation operations, and sheltering of displaced people and animals for the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura due to the Southern California wildfires.
