The Clay Fire has sparked in Riverside County on Tuesday night as wildfires continue to plague Southern California.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has billions of dollars in disaster funds, which are used to reimburse states for eligible recovery efforts after major disasters, contrary to posts online saying FEMA has “no money” to respond to the wildfires in southern California.
An unevidenced claim that Russia has offered support to the California wildfires response was read by millions of people online.
The National Weather Service issued a warning of a “particularly dangerous situation” for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning.
Firefighters continue to fight fires in Los Angeles as strong winds returned to the region, spurring on a new fire near San Diego.
Insurance providers could charge policyholders a “supplemental fee” if the state’s insurer of last resort runs out of money.
Los Angeles — Parched Southern California was forecast to face more dangerous winds on Wednesday but could get some badly needed rain this weekend, dampening the prospects of another round of deadly wildfires though even a small amount of precipitation could could create new challenges like toxic ash runoff.
The remarks come over a week after California Gov. Gavin Newsom invited Trump to visit the state and meet the victims impacted by the wildfires.
President Donald Trump will visit southern California this week amid looming winds and threats of new flames with tens of thousands of acres torched and buildings destroyed, according to reports.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for expedited aid with no “strings attached” multiple times. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he “won’t commit” to providing aid without conditions to the flame-engulfed region of Los Angeles County.
The many charities and reliefs efforts arising to help victims of the Southern California wildfires have become targets for scams.