In mid-September, Russian Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov sent an offer of assistance in suppressing the ongoing wildfires in the state of California to his US counterpart.
According to the press service, the Russian ministry has received respective letters of appreciation from the chiefs of the US government institutions.
"On this occasion, once again, let me thank you for your offer to provide disinterested help in the season of high possibility of fire," the FEMA authorities wrote in the letter, as quoted by the Russian ministry.
Major blazes that raged in California in September caused serious damage to infrastructure and triggered mass evacuations.
California has had over 2,400 wildfires since the beginning of the year — about 800 more than the average in the last five years, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
US Thanks Russia for Offer to Help Put Out California Wildfires - Ministry
29 October 2015
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the US Department of Agriculture have expressed gratitude to the Russian Emergencies Ministry for its readiness to assist in extinguishing large-scale wildfires in California, the ministry
