The L.A. )saidon Monday that he believes federal aid should be conditional.
It appears to us that state and local leaders were derelict in their duty in many respects.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) chimed in later on Monday.
Firefighters continue their work in the burning residential areas as wildfires continue to wreak havoc, reaching their fifth day and leaving extensive damage in residential areas of L.A.Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu/Getty Images
The Santa Ana winds areexpectedto pick up and increase the risk of fires spreading further.
It would be unprecedented.
The impacts would be devastating.
Keenan says that means helping to pay for debris removal and the repair of critical infrastructure.
When necessary, it may also pay to upgrade infrastructure to help prepare for future threats.
These are very large upfront costs, Keenan says.
That might mean another disaster could strike while the recovery from the last one is still ongoing.
There is a compact between the states to help each other calledEMAC, Farber says.
Thats been used quite a number of times.
Its not just the cash.
Its not one state versus another its the United States.
Perhaps, for this reason, he may be hesitant to do so.
