15,000 Firefighters In Los Angeles Ahead Red Flag, Ukraine Sends Rescuers
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California Department of Forestry and
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Fire Protection cire has confirmed that
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more than 15,000 Personnel including
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International firefighters have taken
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position in Los Angeles ahead of the Red
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Flag Warning of more wi fires with
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stronger wins expected through Wednesday
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in the California City with President
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vadir zalinski of Ukraine ordering 150
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of his firefighters to move to the
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United States of America us County to
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save lives the state Governor gin Nome
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also confirmed that more than
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1,460 fire engines 80 aircrafts 170
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water tenders and
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175 dozers have been deployed to
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Southern California to battle the
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historic wildfires with more higher
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winds expected to pick up this week cire
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in his statement said more than 15,000
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Personnel including State local Federal
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tribal out of state and International
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resources are actively responding to
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Historic fires in the Los Angeles region
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with additional resources prepositioned
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ahead of red flag conditions expected
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through Wednesday here updates palent
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fire
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23,700 plus acres Bond 14% containment
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Ean fire 14,000 plus acres Bond 33%
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containment h fire 95% content red flag
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warnings remain in effect with foraster
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damaging winds
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5570 miles per hour mph and low humidity
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creating extreme fire danger Cal Fire
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has prepositioned additional resources
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and set up a mobilization Center to
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respond quickly to new threats crews are
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working around the clock to repair
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infrastructure remove hazards and
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prepare for safe repopulation once red
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flag subside expected Wednesday night
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Governor Gavin new in a separate
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statement on Monday said that I'm
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expanding our ongoing special session
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with the legislature to provide Los
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Angeles with billions in funding for
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Firestorm response and Recovery efforts
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we're moving quickly to help Angel
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who've lost their homes and schools to
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build back better up that resources
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continue to be deployed across soal to
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fight the Los Angeles wildfires with
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additional reinforcements on route as we
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speak 15,000 plus Personnel
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2,400 plus California National Guard
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Members
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1,460 Plus fire engines 80 plus aircraft
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174 plus water tenders and
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175 plus dozers in anticipation of
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higher winds speaking of this week
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hundreds of firefighting assets are
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currently prepositioned across Southern
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California
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in Los Angeles orange Ventura Riverside
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San Bernardino and San Diego counties
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president valir zalinski of Ukraine had
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in a videos and written statement on
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Monday said that today I instructed
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Ukraine's minister of internal affairs
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and our diplomats to prepare for the
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possible participation of our Rescuers
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in combating the wildfires in California
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the situation now is extremely difficult
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and Ukraine can help Americans save
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lives this is currently being
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coordinated and we have offered our
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assistance to the Americans sign through
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the relevant channels 150 of our
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firefighters are already prepared we had
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reported that Los Angeles Department of
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medical examiner has confirmed that it
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has received over 2 fed bodies for
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examination from law enforcement agency
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following the ongoing Wildfire disaster
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rag in the capital city of California in
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the United States of America us for than
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a week now just as the California
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Department of Forestry and Fire
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Protection calire stated on its website
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that over 19,300 people have sustained
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injuries 12,300 houses bored and more
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than 40,000 acres of land destroyed Los
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Angeles Department of medical examiner
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in a press statement on Sunday published
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the 24 reported cases and stated those
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the below information contains cases
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reported to the County of Los Angeles
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Department of medical examiner DME by
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the investigative law enforcement agency
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and are still under investigation by the
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department the DME cannot confirm human
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remains until after the DME processes
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them at our facility California governor
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Gavin new says the ongoing Los Angeles
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Ware could be the most devastating
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natural disaster in US history one that
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has destroyed thousands of H and forced
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100,000 people to evacuate local
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observers said that the so-call Santa
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Anna winds a weather phenomenon are
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helping Drive the wildfires in Los
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Angeles and are likely to wasen rotters
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on Monday reported that firefighters
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rest to contend the frontiers of two Los
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Angeles wildfires that born for the
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sixth stet day taking advantage of a
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brief rest fight in hazardous conditions
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before high winds were expected to find
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the flames and knew people with horses
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could be seen on videos posted online in
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the aladen pasaden area try to escape
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the Eon fire in Los Angeles County the
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Ean fire has forced evacuations and
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temporarily shut down schools in the
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area President Joe Biden had convinced
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vice president Kamala Harris and key
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officials to receive a virtual griefing
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on the administration's efforts to
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suppress the wildfires across Los
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Angeles and to discuss how the federal
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resources he has done directed are
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supporting the state and local response
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media in Los Angeles also reported that
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a tanker 10 usfs which drops up to 9,400
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acres of fire retardant on wildfires has
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been deployed as one of the aircraft
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supporting in the wild Fire's emergency
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response with four air bases currently
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supporting the firefighting effort
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across Southern
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California Mexico team on Sunday arrived
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in Los Angeles to join the fight against
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the wildfires car fire in a statement
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said that California has expanded its
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response efforts welcoming assistance
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from Texas Canada and Mexico to join
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neighboring states already providing
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critical support in battling the
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Southern California
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wildfires these reinforcements are
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crucial not only for containment efforts
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but also to provide much needed relief
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to the brave firefighters on the front
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lines according to California governor
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Gavin mum 17 two firefighters and
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emergency Personnel have arrived from
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Mexico to help respond to the Los
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Angeles fires emergencies have no
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borders and we are deeply grateful to
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president Claudia shy Badoo for your
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unwavering support during one of
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California's greatest times of need
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Governor nusum the 40th Governor of
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California in a number of posts on his
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social media handles since on Saturday
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said as presented vertin below here in
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Mandu Canyon at the side of tremendous
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preposition resources in anticipation of
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potentially dangerous winds Monday
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Wednesday night I'm making sure counties
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all across soal not just those with
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active wildfires are prepared to respond
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in case of emergency mandatory
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evacuation orders have been lifted for
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the sunset fire Kenneth Fire H fire and
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Lady of fire but residents are strongly
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encouraged to continue hidden evacuation
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warnings still covering these affected
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areas track the Los Angeles wildfires in
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real time seeing the devastation from
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the Eaton fire and the Palaces fire fand
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I can't emphasize enough the scope of
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the damage we're on the road to recovery
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53 teams are on the ground doing housing
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inspections to get de and hazardous West
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removed to rebuild this communities if
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you've been affected by the fires visit
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c.gov laughers to access resources and
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information including how to apply for
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federal assistance as we prepare for
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winds to pick up over the next few days
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we'll continue to preposition resources
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throughout Southern California and
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prepare for future risks posed by Bond
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scars and winter weather I'm determined
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to provide Angel the tools they need to
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rebuild faster and stronger I just
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signed an executive order to direct fast
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action to clear one fire debr across
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Ross Southern California and prepare for
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the heightened risk for mud slids in
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bond areas the road ahead is going to be
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difficult but we're doing all we can to
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help Los Angeles rebuild and move
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forward I'm deploying 1,000 more
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California National Guard service
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members to Los Angeles as we battle the
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unprecedented wildfires in the region
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they approximately
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2,500 total service members mobilized
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will continue assisting local public
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safety efforts in communities devastated
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by the fires goodbye red T through an
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executive order we are making it easier
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for victims of the soal fires to quickly
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rebuild their homes and leaves we're
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also extending key priz ging protections
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to help make rebuilding more affordable
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current containment of Los Angeles
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wildfires pales fire 11% containment
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across
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23,7 and7 ACR e fire 27% containment
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across
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14,17 Acres h fire 89% containment
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across
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799 Acres Kenneth fire Sunset Fire and
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liia Fire all at 100%
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containment firefighters have worked
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throughout the day mopping of hot spots
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improving the fire's containment Lines
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by 10% since the this morning California
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has built up an aerial firefighting
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Fleet that is second to n where making
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sure that First Responders battling the
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Los Angeles wildfires are equipped with
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all the need to help supress the blazes
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and save
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Californians stopped by the Zuma Beach
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Incident Command Center this morning for
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the latest of the Los Angeles
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wildfires where suring resources as to
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arrive on scene for 24/7 firefighting
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operations across Los Angeles County I'm
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doubling the number of California
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National Guard service members in Los
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Angeles to a local law enforcement and
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firefighters to protect our communities
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California is incredibly grateful for
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their bravery and commitment to keeping
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Angelino safe as we battle these
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unprecedented fires Governor Gavin new
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stated in series of posts to up the
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public on the situation of Los Angeles
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wildfires California Department of
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Forestry and Fire protection Cal Fire
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set that
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19,300 total emergency responses 1005
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wildfires
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4,36 Acres Bond 13 fatalities
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preliminary pending Corona confirmation
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12,300 plus structures destroyed damage
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assessments are underway for palets and
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Eaton fires Animal Advocates through
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their Facebook handles said that during
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past fires in Los Angeles over the the
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last 30 years we get no Wildlife calls
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during the fires people don't start
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finding injured Wildlife until a week or
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two after they are allowed to return to
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their homes on the edges of the
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evacuation area sadly all Wildlife That
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Couldn't fly or flee from the fires
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areas are dead because of smoke
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inhalation and the intensity of the
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fires generally our voice now fills up
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two to three times a day with Wildlife
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calls it's totally quiet now because
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people aren't outside working hiking or
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just playing outside in the meantime we
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are helping to coordinate care for
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evacuated domestic and farm animals all
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of our volunteers are still safe none
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are in the evacuation areas thank you
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for your
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concern bringing you the needs in a more
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