CALIFORNIA DECLARES A STATE OF EMERGENCY

California’s neglect and lack of action to clear brush, dead trees and allowing billions of gallons of water to flow into the ocean as opposed to being routed into lakes and facilities has resulted in a crises.

Governor Gavin Newsom today proclaimed a state of emergency for Siskiyou County due to the effects of the McKinney Fire, which has destroyed homes, threatened critical infrastructure and forced the evacuation of almost 2,000 residents. Intensified and spread by dry fuels, extreme drought conditions, high temperatures, winds and lightning storms, the McKinney Fire has burned more than 29,500 acres since it began.