{"id":71807,"date":"2025-04-03T17:45:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T00:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=71807"},"modified":"2025-04-03T17:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T00:45:23","slug":"at-femas-request-california-deploys-firefighters-to-kentucky-ahead-of-severe-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=71807","title":{"rendered":"At FEMA\u2019s request, California deploys firefighters to Kentucky ahead of severe storms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO<\/strong> \u2013 Ahead of a series of severe storms set to impact Kentucky, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the deployment of California firefighters to assist in staffing a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Incident Support Team, following FEMA\u2019s request for support.<\/p>\n

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency due to severe storms forecasted to generate heavy rain and damaging winds that can potentially lead to tornadoes, hail, and flooding.<\/p>\n

In close coordination with FEMA, the California Governor\u2019s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is deploying four specially-trained firefighters from California\u2019s Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Force Incident Support Team. The deployment has no impact on California\u2019s emergency response and firefighting capabilities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cCalifornia understands the threat extreme weather poses and stands with Kentucky ahead of the storms set to impact their state. These deployed resources will provide additional support to first responders across Kentucky to prepare and respond to storms.\u201d<\/h4>\n
\nGovernor Gavin Newsom<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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The Incident Support Team provides a group of highly qualified specialists to support local first responders with technical assistance, management and coordination of US&R resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Kentucky prepares for a series of dangerous storms, we\u2019re proud to send California-based firefighters with expertise in responding to this type of weather,\u201d\u00a0said Cal OES Director Nancy Ward<\/strong>. \u201cTheir experience will help bolster response efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The specialized team members deployed to Kentucky come from California US&R Task Forces 4, 5 and 8 from Oakland, Orange County and San Diego.<\/p>\n

This deployment builds on California\u2019s continued efforts to aid other state during emergencies. In February, California deployed\u00a0resources to Kentucky<\/a><\/u>\u00a0in response to extreme flooding. Last year, Governor Newsom deployed a similar Incident Support Team to Florida to bolster response to Hurricanes\u00a0Helene<\/a><\/u>\u00a0and\u00a0Milton<\/a><\/u>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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