US President, Joe Biden has announced that for the next six months, the federal government will cover 100% of the costs for the initial disaster response to the Los Angeles wildfires.
Speaking from the White House during a briefing on the fires, the president said federal funding will cover things like removing debris, setting up temporary shelters, and paying first responders.
Mr. Biden said he’s surging all federal resources possible to Southern California, including 400 federal firefighters and 30 federal firefighting planes, among other assets.
“I told the governor and local officials, spare no expense,” Mr. Biden said, calling the damage “catastrophic.”
The 100% disaster response coverage from the federal government for the next 180 days is an increase from the current 75% the president previously allotted and more than the 90% Mr. Biden said California Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Source: Linda Ikeji
