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Resolution No. 18-073
RESOLUTION CONTINUING THE PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY—CHEROKEE AND LA PORTE FIRES
WHEREAS, on October 8, 2017,wild fires called Cherokee and La Porte began in and around the County of Butte;and
WHEREAS,the Cherokee and La Porte fires burned more than 14 thousand acres of land,destroyed multiple structures
in Butte County, including homes,and caused the evacuation of residents and damage to roads and other critical infrastructure;
and
WHEREAS, on October 9, 2017, Butte (County Chief Administrative Officer Paul Hahn declared a Local Emergency in
Butte County,which declaration was ratified by the Board of Supervisors on October 10, 2017; and
WHEREAS, on October 9, 2017, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued an emergency proclamation for Butte County
due to the effects of the fires; and
WHEREAS,,together the Cherokee and, La Porte fires destroyed an estimated 42 homes,4 commercial buildings and 50
additional structures, and as a result created an enormous amount of debris;and
WHEREAS, some of the ash in the burned structures resulting from the Cherokee and La Porte fires contains hazardous
material, which has created a health emergency and poses a substantial present and potential hazard to human health and
safety and to the environment unless it is addressed and managed; and
WHEREAS, on October 18,2017,. the local Health Officer declared a local health emergency to exist in Butte County due
to the debris resulting from the Cherokee and La Porte fires,which was initially ratified by the Board of Supervisors on October
24,2017.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Declaration of Local Emergency in Butte County due to the Cherokee and
La Porte fires shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte this 81h day of May, 2018, by the
following vote:
AYES:.Supervisors Connelly, Wahl, Kirk, Teeter, and Chair Lambert
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
Steve LarnberVhair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
Shari McCracken, Chief Administrative Officer
and CI f the BB f Supervisors
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