Posted on Nov 19, 2018
Calif. Authorities Raise Wildfire Death Toll To 80, Lower Number Of Missing Persons
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Authorities in California have added an additional fatality to the official death toll of the Camp Fire, bringing its total number of deaths to at least 77.
The number of those unaccounted for decreased to 993 — about 300 fewer than Saturday's count, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said on Sunday.
At least 80 people have died throughout California since wildfires broke out earlier this month. Three of fatalities were from the Woolsey Fire in the southern part of the state.
Authorities have not yet declared an official cause of the fires and are investigating their origins.
The number of those unaccounted for decreased to 993 — about 300 fewer than Saturday's count, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said on Sunday.
At least 80 people have died throughout California since wildfires broke out earlier this month. Three of fatalities were from the Woolsey Fire in the southern part of the state.
Authorities have not yet declared an official cause of the fires and are investigating their origins.
Calif. Authorities Raise Wildfire Death Toll To 80, Lower Number Of Missing Persons
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37 times since 1987, active duty military has deployed within the U.S.to fight forest fires. We have troops experienced in firefighting, as recently as August of this year when JBLM deployed 200 Soldiers to fight western fires. This disaster is turning into a humanitarian crisis, and instead of sending our troops on a mission with a purpose, they are putting up tents and stringing wire at the border for a political stunt. Why is that? Does it have anything to do with the "base" being more pleased with defending against immigrant boogeymen than helping those "California Liberals"?
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