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Members of Congress from California toured the ruins on Saturday in Altadena and North Pasadena caused by the still raging Eaton Fire.
Rep. Judy Chu, whose congressional district includes the communities most affected by the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County, took members of California Congress on a tour of destroyed neighborhoods and streets.
The Eaton Fire has expanded to more than 14,100 acres with 15% containment, Cal Fire reported Saturday night. Some 7,000 structures have been burned.
The burned structure of the Altadena Community Church in Altadena, California, after being devastated by a wildfire. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
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“I was very grateful to my colleagues at California Congress who were able to drop everything and show Los Angeles County and the entire nation that we, as Californians, have each other’s backs,” Chu wrote in a statement issued after the tour.
The Pasadena Police Department and the City of Pasadena officials spoke to members about ongoing fire containment and disaster relief efforts.
The burned structure of the Altadena Community Church in Altadena, California, after being devastated by the Eaton Fire this week. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
“Pasadena officials have communicated to my colleagues how difficult the rebuilding process will be and the massive support they need from the federal government to succeed,” Chu wrote. “They also highlighted how many black families, who found refuge from segregation and redlining in Altadena and parts of Pasadena, have lost all the generational wealth they successfully built. Then, my colleagues witnessed streets, neighborhoods, and community institutions completely leveled.” .
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Damage estimates and economic loss on Thursday it rose to $135 billion, according to AccuWeather, a private company that provides data on the weather and its impact.
Chu said he looks forward to working with his colleagues to secure the disaster relief funds needed for recovery and reconstruction.
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He added that he will promote legislation “to prevent disasters like this from happening again.”
The burned structure of the Altadena Community Church in Altadena, California, after being devastated by a wildfire. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
“At all levels of government, partnership is absolutely essential to successfully respond to natural disasters and provide immediate and long-term relief to those who have lost loved ones or returned to their homes or businesses to find nothing,” Chu wrote . “Victims of the Southern California fires will depend on Congress passing, on a bipartisan basis, emergency disaster appropriations to support a prolonged recovery… We have a long road ahead, but like everywhere else in the United States United, Californians deserve disaster relief that gives us the ability to rebuild.”
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Members of Congress in attendance included: House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. Pete Aguilar (CA-33); House Financial Services Ranking Member Maxine Waters (CA-43); Representative Linda Sánchez (CA-38); Representative Norma Torres (CA-35); Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34); Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37); and Representative Luz Rivas (CA-29).
