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Gov. Jerry Brown Declares State of Emergency in California to Bolster Wildfire Response
By Riya Bhattacharjee
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Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Friday in response to severe wildfires burning across the state, exacerbated by severe drought conditions and extreme weather.
According
to a statement released by Brown's press office late Friday afternoon,
Brown made the declaration to help mobilize additional firefighters and
disaster response resources.
"California’s
severe drought and extreme weather have turned much of the state into a
tinderbox,” said Brown. “Our courageous firefighters are on the front
lines and we’ll do everything we can to help them.”
A
series of wildfires that started in June in Butte, El Dorado, Humboldt,
Napa, Nevada, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, Shasta, Solano and
Yolo counties, among others, burning thousands of acres of land. The
fires have destroyed homes, closed major highways and local roads,
prompted evacuations and continue to threaten hundreds of structures.
Brown
declared a state of emergency in January based on California's historic
drought, which has been going on for four years now. Drought conditions
have caused millions of trees to die, increasing the spread of fire
throughout the state, Brown said.
Brown's
proclamation also says that both the fire and the drought has caused
California's air quality to deteriorate, impacting public heath.
Federal
grants have been requested and approved for the Wragg fire currently
burning in Napa, Solano and Yolo counties and for the North Fire burning
in San Bernardino County.
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