Dianne Feinstein: “So far, this is the largest evacuation of people in California history. It is the largest evacuation in the United…”

“So far, this is the largest evacuation of people in California history. It is the largest evacuation in the United States since Katrina. San Diego remains the worst of the burning regions. As of this morning, the President has approved individual assistance programs that will allow FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to make payments for rental assistance, home repair, and pay for some home replacement costs. As soon as the fires die down and the wind in places is easing, FEMA will set up centers. I urge Californians, who have been evacuated from their homes, who have had their homes partially burned or burned to the ground, to go to FEMA centers and see what assistance is available to you. This morning, on television, I heard a family speak. I think they are from Escondido. I think they have a few acres--12. They had a home. They have children. The home was burned down, but the father said: We have fire insurance. Then I heard of another family, with four young children, and no fire insurance. The father has no relatives in the area. Fortunately, the wife has a mother with whom the family will be in the near term. But they said: We don't know what we will do.…”