We’ve all been Californians these last few weeks. I was born and raised there. My experiences as a firefighter reached from the coastal redwoods of Humboldt County to the Santa Ana Fire Academy and Los Angeles County. My family and friends in Pasadena recently experienced one of the worst fires in California’s history.
I’ve learned from my share of run-ins with extreme weather events that these disasters don’t honor state borders or party lines. Political distractions won’t help the people trying to rebuild their lives or safeguard their communities from the next disaster. We need to come together to protect as many people as possible — and that requires leadership that supports recovery efforts based on Americans’ needs, not scoring political points.
The above excerpt was originally published in InsideSources.
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