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To: Brad's Gramma

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.

1,438 posted on 10/22/2007 4:13:34 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)

1,439 posted on 10/22/2007 4:14:11 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)

To: NormsRevenge

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

That's good......SOONER rather than later would be good...the ff's have got to have hit their limit(s)...hours ago.

1,442 posted on 10/22/2007 4:15:35 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Mother of the Bride here, treat me with respect for once, will ya? ;))

To: NormsRevenge

The President will probably be out here in a day or so... whaddya think?

1,596 posted on 10/22/2007 7:07:38 PM PDT by La Enchiladita

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