California leaders are in uncharted territory, and scrambling to adjust their plans and operations to the realities of regular disruption
For now, their only answer to calamitous wildfires is shutting off power to millions of residents in advance, which residents now lament as a man-made disaster. Mike McGuire, the state senator representing the Santa Rosa area devastated by fires in 2017, said California is “the canary in the coal mine" as climate change threatens to upend life across the world.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference for an update on the Getty Fire on October 29, 2019, in Los Angeles. | Christian Monterrosa/AP Photo Blackouts have also exposed a major communications gap: When cell towers lose power, it's impossible for endangered residents to seek help. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has so far approved more than $6 million in SNAP benefit replacements for those who suffered food losses as a result of losing power, according to the California Department of Social Services. The state estimated that more than 75,000 households that rely on CalFresh — California’s version of the federal food program — were impacted.
Some hospitals put in place emergency outreach teams, deploying them into neighborhoods without power to ensure patients have access to life-saving medication, refrigeration and other critical medical supplies. The state also set up an emergency hotline for people to call in case they couldn't access prescriptions or other health care needs.
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