As California prepares for a challenging fire season, Governor Gavin Newsom highlighted that the state’s National Guard firefighting capacity is compromised due to federal orders diverting resources. Eight out of 14 Task Force Rattlesnake crews are now in Los Angeles for immigration enforcement under President Trump's directive, reducing available firefighting crews from nine to six. Newsom has urged the federal administration to rescind this order, stressing the dire need for full firefighting resources to ensure community safety during peak fire risks.
With peak fire season well underway across California, we need all available resources to protect communities. President Trump: rescind your illegal order and get the Guard back to the critical firefighting and prevention work that actually keeps communities safe.
Once troops are federalized, they fall under federal command and control and cannot be re-tasked by the state.
Collection
[
|
...
]