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White House says Bush calls governor to make sure state gets help

http://www.bakersfield.com/119/story/266153.html

A White House spokesman says President Bush has called California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to make sure the state is getting the help it needs from the federal government to fight the devastating wildfires.

White House deputy press secretary Scott Stanzel says in an e-mail that Bush called Schwarzenegger during the early afternoon Monday.

Stanzel says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided fire management assistance grants for four major fires.

The grants provide 75 percent of the cost for field camps, equipment repair and replacement, mobilization activities and other expenses.

In addition, Stanzel says the U.S. Department of Agriculture has deployed fire crews, engines, air tankers and helicopters to the incident areas.