DeSantis offers to assist California wildfire response: ‘Must come together to help our fellow Americans’

Published January 8, 2025 5:50pm ET



Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced Wednesday that Florida is ready and willing to help California with its response to the raging wildfires, calling for states to “come together” amid natural disasters.

Southern California has been hit with massive wildfires, one of which has expanded to over 2,900 acres in the Pacific Palisades community near Los Angeles. On X, DeSantis shared that Florida is prepared to help the West Coast state respond to the fires and assist in the rebuilding process that will follow. 

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