Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking Congress to approve an additional $39.7 billion in aid to help Los Angeles recover from the catastrophic damage wreaked by the January firestorm.

The aid would go toward “immediate and long-term recovery work needed to rebuild lives and properties,” according to the letter.

Much of the proposed tax breaks involve taking steps to prevent damage from future fires, floods and other catastrophic events anywhere that’s disaster-prone. Much of the current tax help for disaster victims are available after the fire, hurricane or other incident has occurred.