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Get the Facts: Are California National Guard Members Being Pulled From Wildfires to Go to LA?
- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced the end of the city's nighttime curfew today, highlighting its effectiveness in safeguarding neighborhoods from disruptive activities related to ICE tensions.
- The curfew followed federal troop deployments initiated by President Trump to support ICE raids and quell protests in Los Angeles and other cities earlier this month.
- The Trump administration deployed thousands of California National Guard members, including over half of Joint Task Force Rattlesnake personnel, who normally assist fire prevention amid escalating fire risks.
- Governor Newsom criticized the deployment, stating it caused firefighting understaffing during fire season while a court battle over control of the Guard continues without an immediate ruling.
- The curfew lift and legal disputes highlight tensions between federal and state authorities, with continued debate over troop authority and resource allocation amid ICE enforcement and wildfire challenges.
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California National Guard firefighting crews understaffed due to LA deployment
More than half of the California National Guard’s specialized firefighting teams are deployed to Los Angeles County as part of the federal mission in the area, leaving the guard at only 40% of its firefighting operation capacity. Eight of the guard’s 14 firefighting teams — operating under Task Force Rattlesnake — are among the more than 4,000 California National Guard troops currently under federal command, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announce…
California's National Guard fire crews are operating at 40% capacity due to Trump's deployment
Eight of CalGuard's 14 firefighting crews — known as Task Force Rattlesnake — have been deployed to Los Angeles as part of Trump's federalization of the Guard, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Extra Resources Deployed to LA County for Critical Fire Weather
Extra firefighting resources are being deployed in Los Angeles County this weekend in response to a red flag warning for critical fire weather, state officials announced Saturday. “The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (@Cal_OES) has approved the prepositioning of firefighting resources in Los Angeles County in response to Red Flag Warnings and critical fire weather conditions forecasted to impact Southern California through Sunday, June 2…
Colorado Springs Gazette
Denver GazetteMarkwayne Mullin slams Democrats for Trump negativity despite record-high approval rating
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) said Democrats are prioritizing portraying President Donald Trump in a negative light, citing the party’s focus on the administration’s deployment of the National Guard to deal with anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement riots. Democrats have been critical…
Get the Facts: Are California National Guard members being pulled from wildfires to go to LA?
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday said that the Trump Administration's deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles has left firefighting crews short-staffed as the state enters fire season.
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