Gov. Newsom Welcomes President Trump to Los Angeles in Wake of Wildfires
Governor Gavin Newsom met with President Trump on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport as Trump is in the area to survey areas destroyed by firestorms earlier this month.
The Governor welcomed the President to California next to Air Force One and emphasized areas of collaboration and coordination with the federal government. Gov. Newsom urged President Trump to support Los Angeles recovery and rebuilding efforts.
“We welcome President Trump to California with an open hand. Just as President Trump supported California during the pandemic, we will work together again for firestorm survivors and communities across Los Angeles who deserve all the help they can get from federal, state and local governments,” said Gov. Newsom.
“While we work on recovery, we’re also deploying crews across the region to protect against potential mudslides from the rains expected this weekend. We’re not out of the woods but the people of Los Angeles should know we’re not leaving your side.”
According to the website of the California governor, The state began prepositioning flood resources and conducting educational outreach to local communities earlier this week. DWR has 10 flood fight material stockpiles located in Southern California with materials at the ready to deploy 5,650 super sacks, 271,000 burlap sandbags, 777 plastic sheeting rolls, 17,790 wood stakes, among other items.
More than 400 members from the California Conservation Corps will be working on watershed protection at firestorm burn scar areas to place silt fencing, straw wattles, and compost socks to act as physical barriers to filter contaminants found in rainwater runoff. In addition, over 80 California National Guard service members from the 649th Engineering Company are working 24-hour operations at the Sierra Madre Villa debris basin to protect communities from potential mudslides. They are directly supporting LA County Department of Public Works and DWR.
