{"id":2388015,"date":"2025-01-08T17:15:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayorkas-says-california-wildfires-quite-dire-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T17:17:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:17:05","slug":"mayorkas-says-california-wildfires-quite-dire-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayorkas-says-california-wildfires-quite-dire-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayorkas says California wildfires &#8216;quite dire&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmayorkas-says-california-wildfires-quite-dire-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2388015&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Homeland Security Secretary\u2062 Alejandro Mayorkas \u2062has described the wildfire situation in Southern California as &#8220;quiet dire.&#8221;\u2063 As the\u200c blazes continue to spread, there is\u200c growing concern about the\u2063 safety and well-being of\u200c residents in the \u200baffected areas. The government\u200d is actively monitoring\u200d the situation and providing necessary assistance to manage the crisis. The wildfires in Southern \u2063california have indeed posed a notable threat to \u2064both lives and property. Secretary Mayorkas&#8217;s description of\u2063 the situation highlights the urgent need for effective \u200bresponse and support for\u2064 affected communities.Emergency services are likely \u200cworking around \u200bthe clock to\u200c combat the flames, \u2064while officials are coordinating evacuations and ensuring that residents have access to\u200d safe \u200cshelters, resources, \u2064and emergency services.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to firefighting\u200b efforts, local and federal agencies are focusing on disaster preparedness and recovery plans, assessing the impact of the wildfires on infrastructure, air quality, and the surroundings. Residents in\u2063 affected areas are encouraged to stay informed \u2064through official channels, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-idalia-latest-devastating-storm-leaves-two-dead-as-it-travels-through-southeast\/\" title=\"Hurricane Idalia update: Two fatalities reported as it moves across southeast.\">follow evacuation orders<\/a>, and take necessary precautions to protect themselves \u2063and their families.<\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s active monitoring of the situation implies that they are\u2063 also \u200dpreparing for possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-tebow-calls-for-an-army-to-fight-one-of-the-greatest-evils-in-the-world-human-trafficking-and-modern-slavery\/\" title=\"Tim Tebow Calls For An Army To Fight One Of The Greatest Evils In The World: Human Trafficking And Modern Slavery\">long-term recovery<\/a> needs as communities start to rebuild after\u200b the\u200b fires are under control.\u2064 This could involve financial \u200cassistance, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">mental health services<\/a>, and resources for restoring \u2062homes and local businesses once the immediate threat is\u2062 mitigated.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mayorkas says California wildfire situation is &lsquo;quite dire&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1930581\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The situation in Southern California, where wildfires continue to spread, is &ldquo;quite dire,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homeland-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Homeland Security<\/a> Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alejandro-mayorkas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Alejandro Mayorkas<\/a> said while President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> toured the region.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Right now, the situation is quite dire,&rdquo; Mayorkas said Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Mayorkas is in his final weeks as DHS secretary before Biden leaves office.<\/p>\n<p>The fires around Los Angeles have grown worse due to strong winds and massive blazes in the area. The high winds have contributed to how quickly the fires have spread.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The increased severity and frequency of extreme weather events have driven people from their homes,&rdquo; Mayorkas added. &ldquo;It is one of a series of contributing challenges that finds our world with the highest level of human displacement since World War II. There are over 80 million people displaced in the world today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas applauded the firefighters in the region who have worked day and night to slow the spread and put out what they can.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government is continuing to communicate with and provide resources to the local and state authorities working on the fires.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We already have been providing resources in the fight against these raging wildfires,&rdquo; Mayorkas said. &ldquo;We have already committed to reimburse for certain firefighting costs. And our partnership with the firefighting community, as well as the leadership of the state and the general public, will continue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The raging fires have killed two people, burned down more than 1,000 structures since they erupted, and left tens of thousands of people under evacuation orders in Los Angeles County. Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3280037\/kamala-harris-los-angeles-home-evacuated-california-wildfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"California home\">California home<\/a> was also in the evacuation area.<\/p>\n<p>At present, the fires are 0% contained, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/weather\/live-news\/los-angeles-pacific-palisades-eaton-wildfires-01-08-25\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according to<\/a> authorities.<\/p>\n<p><em>CORRECTION: In a previous version of this story, the&nbsp;<\/em>Washington Examiner<em>&nbsp;reported that Mayorkas was in California touring the fires. Mayorkas is in Washington D.C. The&nbsp;<\/em>Washington Examiner&nbsp;<em>regrets the error.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1930581\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1930581\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayorkas calls California wildfire situation &#8216;very serious<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2388016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/California-Wildfires-Jan-8-2024-e1736366124147.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,5058,23907],"class_list":["post-2388015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-mayorkas","tag-wildfires"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/California-Wildfires-Jan-8-2024-e1736366124147.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2388015"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388019,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388015\/revisions\/2388019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}