,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #egg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#h 7legislative day1 ,january #g71      
#bjbf,mr4 ,schiff 7for himself and ,mr4 
,padilla7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,a resolution  
observing the #a-year anniversary of the
 #bjbe ,southern ,california wildfires4 
,whereas a series of wildfires1         
exacerbated by extreme ,santa ,ana winds
 and dry conditions1 broke out in ,los  
,angeles ,county and its adjacent       
counties on ,january #g1 #bjbe2 ,whereas
 the wildfires burned nearly #fj1jjj    
acres across the region1 killed #ca     
people1 destroyed over #af1jjj          
structures1 and displaced over #bjj1jjj 
,southern ,californians2 ,whereas the #b
 largest fires1 the ,palisades ,fire in 
the ,pacific ,palisades and the ,eaton  
,fire in ,altadena1 burned a combined   
#cg1jjj acres and destroyed over #af1jjj
 structures2 ,whereas the wildfires     

devastated homes1 schools1 businesses1  
places of worship1 and entire           
neighborhoods2 ,whereas the wildfires   
caused losses that make it one of the   
costliest natural disasters in the      
history of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas
 more than #g1ejj firefighting emergency
 personnel were deployed to fight the   
unprecedented fires2 ,whereas           
firefighters and first responders from  
across ,california1 from the ,united    
,states ,navy and the ,united ,states   
,forest ,service1 from departments in   
,oregon1 ,washington1 ,utah1 ,new       
,mexico1 ,arizona1 ,montana1 ,texas1    
,canada1 ,mexico1 and from #ab ,tribal  
nations mobilized to respond to the     
fires2 ,whereas the firefighters and    
first responders risked life and limb to
 preserve and protect lives and         
property2 ,whereas hundreds of          
volunteers worked tirelessly to tend to 
those who had lost their homes or loved 
ones2 ,whereas individuals across the   
,united ,states and around the world    

expressed their support and sorrow for  
those affected by the fires2 ,whereas1  
#a year later1 the rebuilding process in
 the ,pacific ,palisades1 ,altadena1 and
 other communities across ,southern     
,california continues2 and ,whereas     
continued coordination between ,federal1
 ,state1 and local authorities is       
required to ensure that those affected  
by the fires obtain the relief and      
support they need3 ,now1 therefore be it
 ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 honors and    
remembers those who lost their lives in 
the wildfires2  7#b7 recognizes and     
commends the bravery and selflessness of
 the first responders who risked their  
lives to respond and extinguish the     
wildfires2 and  7#c7 affirms its        
commitment to helping ,southern         
,california communities continue to     
rebuild4