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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 25, 2007

President Bush Departs for Southern California
South Lawn

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7:31 A.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I'm on my way out to California. I'm looking forward to seeing Governor Schwarzenegger, to thank him for all the good work that the state and local authorities are doing to help the good people of Southern California battle these wildfires. I will assure the people of California that the federal government will be deploying resources, assets, and manpower necessary to help fight these fires. As well, I will assure them that there's a -- because of the declaration I signed yesterday, there will be help for the people of California. Evidently the winds are more favorable today, which should be encouraging to the firefighters.

President George W. Bush stands in the early morning rain on the South Lawn Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, as he talks to the media before departing for California where he is scheduled to view firsthand the devastation caused by the recent wildfires. Said the President, "I will assure the people of California that the federal government will be deploying resources, assets and manpower necessary to help fight these fires." White House photo by Chris Greenberg I'm also looking forward to spending some time with some of the firefighters. We've got some incredibly brave citizens who are risking their lives to protect people and property in California, and we owe a great debt of gratitude to our nation's firefighters.

It's a sad situation out there in Southern California. I fully understand that the people have got a lot of anguish in their hearts. They just need to know a lot of folks care about them. Looking forward to my trip out there.

Thank you.

END 7:33 A.M. EDT