Biden says Western wildfires demand 'urgent action' in meeting with governors

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US President Joe Biden said Friday the wildfires intensifying in the West demand 'urgent action' as he met with seven Republican and Democratic governors to discuss how states are responding to the wildfires and how the federal government can best assist.

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"urgent action" as he met with seven Republican and Democratic governors to discuss how states are responding to the wildfires and how the federal government can best assist.

Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Govs. Greg Gianforte of Montana, Jay Inslee of Washington, Gavin Newsom of California, Brad Little of Idaho, Kate Brown of Oregon, Tim Walz of Minnesota and Mark Gordon of Wyoming. "I said then that the threat of Western wildfires this year was as severe as it's ever been, and in the past month we've sadly seen the truth of that being played out. Since our last meeting, the number of large uncontained wildfires has nearly doubled to 66. 66 of those fires. The number of firefighters on the job that battle them has tripled. Over 3.4 million acres have already burned," Biden said.

Biden said so far, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved 20 fire management assistance grants totaling up to $100 million to help states pay for the cost of fighting these fires.

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