HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-080Resolution No. 1�O8O
WHEREAS, the Camp Fire of November 2018 is the, deadliest and most destructive wildfire inCalifornia History.
The fire covered approximately 153,80Oacres, burned nearly l9,8Q8homes, businesses, mrother structures inthe Town
of Paradise, and the unincorporated communities ofParadise Pines, K8aga|la, Cnncom, Yankee Hill, Pu|ge, Butte Creek
Canyon, Butte Valley and surrounding areas, and displaced nearly 52,QQQButte County residents; and
WHEREAS, mutual aid personnel from various agencies throughout the State and from across the nation provided
immediate action and support by engaging with Butte County's Office of Emergency Management, and many ofwhich
continue to provide post -disaster assistance to support to the County for recovery efforts; and
WHEREAS, the Butte County Board of Supervisors recognize the brave and tireless efforts ofindividuals who
contributed skills, knowledge, time, and energy to the County of Bu1te among whom were first responders from
numerous agencies aind jurisdictions from across the nation who worked to ensure the safety of the residents of the
County mfButte; mutual aid personnel from surrounding counties and communities who worked long shifts to provide
staffing inthe Emergency Operations Center, including tended tothe animals rescued from the Camp Fire.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE[TRESOLVED that the Butte County Board ofSupervisors here6*nacognizesamdommmends
the services provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife during the Camp Fire, and for those efforts that
continue tobeextended to the County ofButte during the Camp Fire recovery efforts.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 7 th day of May, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, bucem,Ritter, Teeter, and Chair Lambert
NOES: None
ABSENT:None
NOT VOTING: None
Steve Lambek,"Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
Shari McCracken, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk o the B
— f p* of Supervisors