- California
  location
- USA
  location (geo:U.S., geo:the United States, geo:USA, geo:United States, org:the United States, geo:US, org:U.S., org:US)
- Joe Biden
  person
- Andy Biggs
  person
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
  organisation
- Pentagon (South Korean band)
  organisation

Pentagon sending assets to California to battle wildfires

The Hill

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The funding will provide federal reimbursements for up to 75% of "eligible firefighting costs" incurred by the state, as California seeks to shore up its firefighting force and put out the wildfires that have killed at least two people and driven thousands from their homes.
Fox News
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President Joe Biden ordered the Department of Defense to deploy firefighting personnel to help combat the deadly fires in Los Angeles.
The Gazette
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In a series of posts on social platform X on Wednesday, the White House detailed the steps it's taken to help extinguish the fast-spreading inferno.
Newsmax
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Earlier in the day, Biden approved a major disaster declaration for California and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires and straight-line winds that started Tuesday.
XinhuaNet

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