Chapter 576: Mountain Fire

After chatting with Devon Morgan and Nancy about work, John went back to his study to deal with some things that Dani couldn't decide, then took a shower, lay down in bed and fell asleep.

However, just as John fell asleep, a flash of fire suddenly burst into the national forest dozens of kilometers away from the Purple Star Manor.

California is dry and rainless in summer and autumn, and because of its coastal location, the sea breeze blows, and a small spark quickly spreads through the lush forest.

When people found out that the forest fire broke out, and the forest department and the fire department arrived, the night had already been turned into day by the fire, and the air was full of a scorching smell.

After a night of fighting, the fire was not extinguished, but got bigger and bigger, more than ten kilometers away can be seen billowing smoke, and under the action of the wind, in the case of falling leaves all over the ground, the fire will spread rapidly every minute dozens of meters or even hundreds of meters, and no one dares to approach the scorching heat.

By the time John got up, the fire had burned from dozens of kilometers away to the outskirts of Hollywood, and many residents had begun to flee.

"Boss! It is estimated that the fire will burn here in the afternoon, although we have a separation zone, but for your safety, I have already ordered the Red House Manor in San Francisco to prepare a room for you, you can stay for a few days, and then come back when the fire is extinguished?"

Zozo came to the living room and stood in front of John.

The speed of the wildfire spread too fast, it burned to Hollywood from dozens of kilometers away in one night, and it was about to burn to Beverly Hills, many celebrities have begun to evacuate, for John's safety, the little housekeeper Zozo also launched an emergency procedure, allowing John to temporarily go to live in the Red House Manor in San Francisco.

"No, just have a separation zone, and tell the personnel to keep an eye on the fire at all times. John waved his hand and rejected Zozo's offer.

"But the boss ......"

Zozo also tried to persuade that John's personal safety was of paramount importance, and that there should be no mistakes, but as soon as she spoke, John raised his hand to stop her.

"It's not about whether I should leave or not, it's about how to put out the wildfires and how to resettle the affected people.

California is on fire every year, and I don't know what California's governors, county magistrates, and mayors are eating!

Call Clinton and ask him to put down all the work he is doing, and now, immediately, immediately rush to Los Angeles to fully preside over the fire extinguishing, investigate the cause of the fire, and tell them that I am not going anywhere, and that I will throw them into the fire before the wildfire reaches the Purple Star Manor. ”

John looked at the wildfires raging on the TV and the people fleeing, his brows furrowed, California fires start every year, I don't know how many houses are burned down every year, and how many people are burned, so it can't alert this group of officials, which makes John very angry.

So he must stay, and only if he stays, these officials will fight to put out the fire, otherwise more people's homes will be burned down.

Zozo on the side looked at John's angry appearance and didn't dare to persuade him, so he hurriedly ran to make a phone call.

John also called the elder Morgan, and he wanted to mobilize the army to extinguish the fire, and the transfer of the army required the consent of the elder Morgan.

Some people who don't understand the situation in the United States don't understand that California is burning every year, why doesn't the army come to put out the fires?

Actually, there are three reasons for this.

First, the people of the United States are relatively independent and rarely count on the government.

Second, the US military is only responsible for fighting and protecting national security, and disaster relief is not their business.

Third, the governor, county magistrate, and mayor of California, including the president, do not have the authority to transfer troops, and in order to prevent the army from causing chaos, the army rarely gets involved in urban affairs, and the civilian management system is implemented, and military personnel cannot be the number one in the army.

Therefore, unless the city is occupied, or there is an order from the supreme leader, the army can enter the city and carry out rescue.

So even if John wants to transfer troops, he must call old Morgan first for instructions.

Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, no matter how careful you are.

I've called Clinton and the governor and mayor of California, and they've said they're going to do everything they can to put out the fire. ”

John didn't leave, which brought great pressure to Clinton and various California officials, if this fire really can't be extinguished, and it burns to the Purple Star Manor, they will really be used for burial, so after the California governor answered the phone, he immediately mobilized hundreds of firefighters to cut down all the trees outside the Purple Star Manor, and clean up all the combustible materials.

"Well," John nodded, and then said. "Pass my order to the California National Guard, Coast Guard, Marine Corps 1st, 3rd, 4th, 40th Infantry Division, 91st Division, 87th Division, 108th Division, 18th Airborne Corps, and 114th Air Wing of the California National Guard to rush to the fire area to participate in the fight against the wildfire, and all troops must arrive before 18:00 in the afternoon, and violators will be severely punished.

In addition, the Minister of National Defense was asked to immediately set up a disaster relief logistics dispatch team to be responsible for the dispatch of troops and the transportation of disaster relief materials.

In addition, the assistant office mobilized all the available firefighting planes around California to rush to California to participate in the firefighting work.

Finally, all police departments in California were ordered to maintain local law and order, evacuate the crowd in the fire area, and open a traffic channel in and out of the fire area. ”

"Yes!"

In order to extinguish the fire, John mobilized 200,000 people from 14 divisions in one go, which was the largest firefighting operation in the history of the United States, and it was also the first time that the U.S. military participated in such a large-scale rescue operation.

Isn't it a bit of a fuss that John sent 200,000 soldiers in a wildfire?

John saved not only a wildfire, but also the credibility of the country, the responsibility and image of the army.

Enhance the credibility of the country, the army, and the police in the hearts of the people, so that the people recognize the country, the army, and the police, and at the same time enhance the sense of honor and responsibility of the army and the police.

The people's identification with the country and the government is slowly accumulated bit by bit, and the honor and responsibility of the army and police are also shaped with blood and fire bit by bit.

As long as the people of a country recognize the country and the government, then the country cannot be defeated, the government cannot be overthrown, and the army will not be able to defect against such a country and government.

John is using 200,000 soldiers to tell all the American people that the national government will never abandon the people, and will always be the first to show up when the people need it.

At the same time, John also wanted to tell all the soldiers and police that their responsibility was not only to maintain security and protect the country from aggression, but also to protect the people behind them. As long as you wear a military uniform, you must take on this responsibility.

Therefore, these 200,000 people are not many at all, as long as a seed can be planted in the hearts of the people to support the country, the government, the army, and the police, these 200,000 people will be worth using.

After all the instructions, John climbed to the top of the building to observe the fire, the mountain fire had burned to a dirt slope in the distance, more than ten meters of flames and billowing smoke straight into the sky, although the mountain fire was very far away, but John seemed to be able to feel the scorching heat.

Although there are many stars who have evacuated from Beaver Hills, some have stayed, not far from Purple Star Manor, the great director Cameron has not left, and is sitting on the roof of his house at the moment with a bottle of beer in his hand, drinking while watching the billowing smoke and blazing fire.

Some artists are crazier, but John does not belong to this category, he is still relatively normal, he does not go because he wants to see spectacular scenes, nor because he is not afraid of death, people who have died once are more afraid of death than anyone else, although John knows that he will die a second time, but he definitely does not want to be now.

John didn't leave because he was the manager of the country, and if he didn't organize people to put out the fires with all his might, and fled like the people, then he was too unsuccessful as a manager.