White House Rejects California Request For Nearly $350 Million In Wildfire Aid
A FEMA statement said the agency concluded that the "severity and magnitude" of the fires did not "exceed the combined capabilities" of state and local governments.
The White House has rejected a California request for federal disaster relief to help it recover from wildfires that have burned through nearly 3,000 square miles in the state, killing at least three people and destroying nearly 1,000 homes.
In a statement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, press secretary Lizzie Litzow said that damage assessments conducted by"were not of such severity and magnitude to exceed the combined capabilities of the state, affected local governments, voluntary agencies and other responding federal agencies."
