{"id":2388115,"date":"2025-01-08T22:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T03:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-orders-dod-to-send-firefighters-to-california-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T22:06:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T03:06:58","slug":"biden-orders-dod-to-send-firefighters-to-california-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-orders-dod-to-send-firefighters-to-california-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden orders DOD to send firefighters to California &#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\">22<\/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%2Fbiden-orders-dod-to-send-firefighters-to-california-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=2388115&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>President joe \u2062Biden has ordered the Pentagon to deploy firefighting \u2062personnel to\u2063 assist in combating the spreading wildfires in Los angeles. \u2063This action highlights the urgency of\u200c the situation as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayorkas-says-california-wildfires-quite-dire-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Mayorkas says California wildfires &#039;quite dire&#039; - Washington Examiner\">blazes continue<\/a> to pose notable threats to communities in\u200d the \u200cregion. The deployment reflects \u200dfederal efforts to support \u2064local and state\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-wildfires-what-canada-is-doing-about-the-various-infernos\/\" title=\"Canada&#039;s response to the raging wildfires.\">firefighting resources<\/a>\u2063 in managing the crisis \u2063effectively. The deployment of federal firefighting personnel by President Joe Biden underscores the \u200dseriousness of the wildfires currently affecting Los Angeles. As the fires expand and threaten local communities,this\u200c move aims to bolster state and local firefighting efforts with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-discuss-passing-covid-relief-without-republican-support\/\" title=\"Democrats discuss passing COVID relief without Republican support\">additional resources<\/a>\u200c and expertise. The collaboration between federal, state, and local agencies is crucial in \u2062addressing the crisis, ensuring that firefighting teams have the \u2063support they need to protect lives and property.\u200c The situation remains dynamic, and continued monitoring and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/winter-weather-puts-a-damper-on-valentines-weekend\/\" title=\"Winter weather puts a damper on Valentine\u2019s weekend\">response efforts<\/a> will be \u200dessential in mitigating the impact \u200dof these wildfires.  <\/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\">Biden orders Pentagon to provide firefighting personnel as LA blazes spread<\/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_1930835\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> ordered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Defense\">Department of Defense<\/a> to deploy firefighting personnel to help combat the deadly fires in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>With at least five killed and over 1,000 structures burned, the fires are the most destructive in Los Angeles history. Amid the struggling local response, Biden announced the mobilization of firefighting resources from the DOD, including 10 Navy helicopters with water buckets.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ethan Swope)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I have directed the<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DeptofDefense\"> <\/a>[DOD]  to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">rapidly provide additional firefighting personnel<\/a> and capabilities to the region being impacted by the Southern California wildfires. We also continue to work closely with the National Guard,&rdquo; Biden said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have directed the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeptofDefense?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DeptofDefense<\/a> to rapidly provide additional firefighting personnel and capabilities to the region being impacted by the Southern California wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>We also continue to work closely with the National Guard.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1877110648624021927?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> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He added that the California National Guard and Nevada National Guard have readied further Airborne Firefighting Systems.<\/p>\n<p>At least 100,000 residents are under evacuation orders, with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass saying that more evacuation orders will likely be forthcoming. Old infrastructure was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3279889\/former-los-angeles-water-commissioner-mismanagement-low-hydrant-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blamed<\/a>&nbsp;for some areas quickly running out of water, leaving firefighters powerless to stop the inferno.<\/p>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump was quick to blame Biden for the lagging response to the disaster.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;NO WATER IN THE FIRE HYDRANTS, NO MONEY IN FEMA. THIS IS WHAT JOE BIDEN IS LEAVING ME. THANKS JOE!&rdquo; he said in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fires in Los Angeles may go down, in dollar amount, as the worst in the History of our Country. In many circles, they&rsquo;re doubting whether insurance companies will even have enough money to pay for this catastrophe. Let this serve, and be emblematic, of the gross incompetence and mismanagement of the Biden\/Newscum Duo. January 20th cannot come fast enough!&rdquo; Trump added in another post.<\/p>\n<\/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_1930835\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1930835\"}});<\/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>Biden directs Pentagon to send firefighting teams to LA fires<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2388116,"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\/LA-Fire.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,4045,11570,3907,23907],"class_list":["post-2388115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-california","tag-dod","tag-firefighters","tag-wildfires"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LA-Fire.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388115","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2388115"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388119,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388115\/revisions\/2388119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}