White House Rejects California Request For Nearly $350 Million In Wildfire Aid

Posted on AllSides October 16th, 2020
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The White House has rejected a California request for federal disaster relief to help it recover from wildfires that have burned through nearly 3,000 square miles in the state, killing at least three people and destroying nearly 1,000 homes.

In a statement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, press secretary Lizzie Litzow said that damage assessments conducted by the agency had determined that the fires last month "were not of such severity and magnitude to exceed the combined capabilities of the state, affected local governments, voluntary agencies and other responding...

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https://www.npr.org/2020/10/16/924497292/white-house-rejects-california-request-for-nearly-350-million-in-wildfire-aid

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