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A lot has been said for the way the state of California and the national government responded to the devastating fires that have been burning in SoCal for the past week. President Bush, who was in California Thursday, assured the people that the federal government was there to help. “We’re not going to forget you in Washington D.C.”

The quick and well-organized response by local authorities as well as national aid contributed to the relatively low death numbers in California. The biggest national disaster since Hurricane Katrina, the SoCal fires will inevitably draw comparisons to Katrina. Although Katrina was a much graver event, there is undoubtedly an improvement in the national response to this tragedy. California has been swift in acting to contain the fires and minimize damage. Bush applauded Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s handling of the fires, hinting that the local government in New Orleans did not take appropriate measures to control the situation. “It makes a big difference when you have someone in the statehouse willing to take the lead,” he said in a news conference.