Jack Hassett was among scores of residents slowly returning on Tuesday to Los Angeles neighborhoods ravaged by wildfires to finally sift through the rubble of their homes and salvage any cherished items.

The latest order by Newsom also mobilizes debris removal and cleanup with an eye toward recovery, and permits federal hazmat crews to start cleaning up properties as a key step in getting people back to their properties safely and to mitigate the risk of mudslides and flooding by hastening efforts to remove debris.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) issued an executive order prohibiting one of California’s most powerful bureaucracies from imposing regulations on Los Angeles residents working to rebuild their city from massive fire damage.