{"id":2388050,"date":"2025-01-08T18:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T23:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-offers-to-assist-california-wildfire-response-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T18:18:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T23:18:06","slug":"desantis-offers-to-assist-california-wildfire-response-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-offers-to-assist-california-wildfire-response-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis offers to assist California wildfire response &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fdesantis-offers-to-assist-california-wildfire-response-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=2388050&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>Florida Governor \u2063Ron desantis has pledged support for California \u2062in responding\u200c to \u200cthe devastating wildfires that have affected\u2063 Southern California, especially near Los Angeles. \u200cHe emphasized the importance of states working together in times of\u2063 natural disasters. The wildfires have led to significant damage,\u2063 with one fire expanding over 2,900 acres in the Pacific Palisades area.DeSantis communicated Florida&#8217;s readiness to assist California not only in immediate firefighting efforts\u2062 but also in the subsequent rebuilding\u200b process. He expressed solidarity and extended prayers for those impacted by \u2062the crisis.  <\/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\">DeSantis offers to assist California <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-governors-excluded-from-white-house-wildfire-meeting\/\" title=\"Republican Governors Excluded From White House Wildfire Meeting\">wildfire response<\/a>: &lsquo;Must come together to help our fellow Americans&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_1930757\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL) announced Wednesday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Florida<\/a> is ready and willing to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California<\/a> with its response to the raging wildfires, calling for states to &ldquo;come together&rdquo; amid natural disasters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Southern California has been hit with massive wildfires, one of which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3279833\/wildfires-destructive-winds-devastate-southern-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">expanded to over 2,900 acres<\/a> in the Pacific Palisades community near&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Los Angeles<\/a>. On X, DeSantis shared that Florida is prepared to help the West Coast state respond to the fires and assist in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/target-whose-stores-were-ravaged-in-blm-riots-will-spend-over-2-billion-with-black-owned-businesses\/\" title=\"Target, Whose Stores Were Ravaged In BLM Riots, Will Spend Over  Billion With Black-Owned Businesses\">rebuilding process<\/a> that will follow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3279833\/wildfires-destructive-winds-devastate-southern-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WILDFIRES AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS DEVASTATE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our prayers are with everyone affected by the horrific fires in Southern California,&rdquo; DeSantis wrote on X. &ldquo;When disaster strikes, we must come together to help our fellow Americans in any way we can. The state of Florida has offered help to assist the people of California in responding to these fires and in rebuilding communities that have been devastated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our prayers are with everyone affected by the horrific fires in Southern California. When disaster strikes, we must come together to help our fellow Americans in any way we can. The state of Florida has offered help to assist the people of California in responding to these fires&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1877020363822866497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>DeSantis is no stranger to responding to natural disasters and helping other states in doing so, as he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/hurricane\/2024\/09\/30\/desantis-hurricane-helene-recovery-north-carolina-biden-fema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">directed state resources<\/a> to help North Carolina and Tennessee<\/a> in the wake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hurricane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hurricane<\/a> Helene last year. The Florida governor also called for the Biden administration to assist the recovery efforts of North Carolina, the state that was arguably most affected by the hurricane.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not the first time Florida has lent a hand to California, as <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1692883659466948622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DeSantis similarly offered to help the state<\/a> ahead of Hurricane Hilary making landfall in 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amid the wildfires in California, Homeland Security Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alejandro-mayorkas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Alejandro Mayorkas<\/a> assessed how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3280561\/mayorkas-california-wildfires-dire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California&rsquo;s situation is &ldquo;quite dire<\/a>&rdquo; while also thanking the firefighters for their work to slow the spread of the flames.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113794520227234567\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>President-elect<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3280545\/trump-newsom-california-apocalyptic-wildfires-true-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" Donald Trump\"> Donald Trump<\/a>, who will return to the White House on Jan. 20, blamed both President Joe Biden and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) for the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-shines-light-on-dangerous-secret-service-incompetence\/\" title=\"Report Shines Light On Dangerous Secret Service Incompetence\">gross incompetence&#038;rdquo<\/a>; of the wildfire response. He also suggested that these wildfires could go down as the most expensive &ldquo;in the History of our Country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1930757\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1930757\"}});<\/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>DeSantis offers Florida&#8217;s help for California wildfires<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2388051,"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\/DeSantis-CA-wildfires-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36211,4980,35224,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2388050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california-wildfire","tag-desantis","tag-emergency-response","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DeSantis-CA-wildfires-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388050","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2388050"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388054,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388050\/revisions\/2388054"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}