Article: NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S WILDFIRES

The National Guard issued the following news release:

The National Guard continues to lean forward in response to the wildfires in southern California.

As the first military responder to the disaster, the National Guard will remain on scene supporting the governor of California until the crisis ends.

"[This has] been probably the most proactive response to a domestic event that I have seen in my 40 years in uniform," said Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau. "And we continue to be flexible and agile to meet the needs of Gov. Schwarzenegger and the citizens of California."

The National Guard is maximizing the use of the Emergency Management Assistance Compacts that ...

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