Rep. Cisneros Joins Bipartisan Letter Urging President Trump Support Major Disaster Declaration to Respond to CA Wildfires

FULLERTON, CA - Today, Representative Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) joined 30 California Republican and Democratic colleagues, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12) and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-23), in urging President Trump to support Governor Newsom’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration to respond to wildfires that have struck California in September. Wildfires have impacted the counties of San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Fresno, Madera, Mendocino, San Diego, and Siskiyou, have burned over 1.8 million acres, forced communities to evacuate, and have tragically claimed the lives of at least three people. To view the letter, click here. 

“In early September, extreme wind events combined with a heat wave and exceedingly dry conditions led to several new fire ignitions that spread rapidly at a time when state and federal firefighting resources were already strained due to numerous record-breaking fires that broke out in the state in August,” the Members wrote in the letter. “But federal coordination and assistance is needed, especially as state and local resources continue to respond to both the COVID-19 public health emergency and the August 2020 wildfires.”