Additionally, Whitney stressed, “We will do everything possible to assist our neighbors, but we also have to be mindful we cannot thin our resources at home.”
Arizona is among the six states that are sending firefighters and resources to California. Ten other states already have resources fighting the wildfires in the Golden state.
California Carr Fire is the 7th most destructive wildfire in the state’s history
On Saturday, President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency in California. He authorized the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help firefighters across the state.
On Thursday, California Gov. Jerry Brown requested the Trump for direct federal assistance for the communities affected by the Carr Fire. This wildfire becomes the seventh most destructive in the history of California. It already burnt 103,772 acres, an area bigger than the size of Denver. It wiped out 1,100 structures and claimed the lives of six people.
