WEEKLY ADDRESS: An All-Hands-On-Deck Approach to Fighting the Colorado Wildfires
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
In this week’s address, President Obama spoke to the American people from Colorado, where he had just finished touring areas impacted by the devastating Waldo Canyon fire, meeting with first responders as well as families affected by the fires. The President thanked the brave firefighters and countless volunteers who are providing food, water, and shelter to those in need, and made clear that his administration will continue to bring all resources available to assist efforts to combat the fires. The federal government has marshaled thousands of firefighters, hundreds of fire engines, and more than 100 aircraft, including 19 airtankers that are available for us as of today, to support firefighting efforts in a number of Western states including Colorado.
Remarks of President Barack Obama
Weekly Address
Colorado Springs, CO
June 30, 2012
Hello, everybody. I’m here in Colorado Springs, visiting some of the devastating fires that have been taking place over the last several days. As many of you have been watching on television, entire communities are under threat. And we had a chance to tour some of the devastation that has been taking place in some of the subdivisions here.
Firefighters are working 18 hours a day, around the clock, trying to make sure that they get this blaze under control. We’ve got volunteers who are out here who are making sure that these firefighters have the food and the water and all the resources that they need. And we’ve been engaging in some unprecedented coordination between federal, state, and local communities to try to bring this fire under control.
And one of the things I’ve done here, in addition to saying thank you to these firefighters, is to let them know that all of America has their back. One of the things that happens, whether it’s a fire here in Colorado, or a tornado in Alabama or Missouri, or a flood or a hurricane in Florida, one of the things that happens here in America is when we see our fellow citizens in trouble and having difficulty, we come together as one American
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Posted by RobertButler
on Jun 30 2012. Filed under Barack Obama.
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