On Monday Biden will visit Maui to see the damage up close when he visits the state . The full scope of the devastation is still coming into focus as residents sort through the rubble and ashes and search for loved ones . After the fires began White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients immediately briefed the president on what became a rapidly evolving situation according to White House officials . The president was regularly briefed on the situation over the course of that first day and had frequent calls with top officials including Hawaiis governor and Hawaiis congressional delegation . FEMA leadership was also in touch with state and local officials as the fires ripped through Maui . There are more than federal personnel on the ground in Maui coordinating ongoing disaster efforts . The administration has also provided thousands of meals liters of water blankets and cots . The US Coast Guard Navy Third Fleet and US Army are also supporting recovery efforts on the island . FEMA has also been helping move supplies across the US Department of Defense has been helping moving supplies . The Small Business Administration is making low interest federal disaster loans available to those impacted . The White House official told there have been multiple staff calls each day focused on response and recovery . The U.S. government has been working hard to move supplies and the Small Business administration has provided more than $1.5 million in assistance to those affected by the disaster . Biden also approved a full reimbursement to Hawaii for days worth of emergency services. The president and the US Coast Coast Guard . The State Department of Education is also helping to provide the . emergency services and the U.N. Department of Law Enforcement and the . US Coast Guards and the American Civil Liberties Council has been assisting. The State of Hawaiis District Council of Hawaii. District Councils have been helping
Inside the White House response to the Maui wildfires . The Maui wildfire is the
