FEMA "probably needs to be revised, reorganized, and revamped," and California, which is being ravaged by wildfires, needs to do a better job "statewide of managing their water resources," Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., tells Newsmax.

FEMA "receives incredible sums of money. Don't forget, they diverted well over a billion, almost $2 billion to illegal alien care and not emergency management care," Biggs asserted Wednesday during an appearance on Newsmax TV's "Newsline."

"So we've got a lot of things that we need to assess at the federal level."

Thousands of firefighters were battling at least three separate blazes, from the Pacific Coast inland to Pasadena, in California, and their efforts would be easier if they had water stored, said Biggs.

"The millions of acre feet of water that they just allowed to flow out to the ocean every year: If you had storage, that might ease some of the water problems that the firefighters are having," he told Newsmax.

"If they had nearby reservoirs that were filled with water, where [Rick] Caruso, who ran against L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, did note that he also owns property in Pacific Palisades. So we know in the days to come, I'm sure there'll be much more focused on that and what could have been done and what could help them in the future."

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