The governor helped to co-ordinate the efforts of Californian emergency workers with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which set up shop in Pasadena, California, the day after the blazes began.

• 施瓦辛格负责调停加州紧急工作人员与美国联邦应急管理局之间的工作。后者在大火开始第二天便在加州帕萨迪那市安营扎寨。