Just as the water didn’t flow to douse the blazes, the Trump administration II is poised to shut off any spigots of support for the approximately 180,000 Palisades Park residents, their relatives and the businesses and their employees, customers, and others who rely upon them economically and for their sustenance.

The president-elect, who takes office next week, has reportedly discussed conditioning aid to fire-ravaged California on a debt ceiling increase, and some of his allies say federal assistance should have “strings attached.