HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-086RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING THE MUTUAL AID PROVIDED BY
WHEREAS, the Camp Fire ofNovember 2O18 isthe deadliest and most destructive wildfire lnCalifornia History.
The fire covered approximately 153,000 acres, burned nearly 19,000 homes, businesses, or other structures in the Town
of Paradise, and the unincorporated! communities of Paradise Pines, K4aga|ia, Concmvo Yankee Hill, Pulga, Butte Creek
Canyon, Butte Valley and surrounding areas, and disp,laced nearly 52,000 Butte County residents; and
WHEREAS, m,utual 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 of which
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 of individuals who
contributed skills, knowledge, time, and energy tnthe County of Butte, among whom were first responders from
numerous, agencies and jmrisclictloms from across the nation who worked to ensure the safety of the mas|dem1a of the
County of Butte; mutual aid peroommeK 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 IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors hereby recognizes and commends
the services provided bwthe City mfAnderson during the Camp Fire, and for thVseefforts that continue tobeextended to
the County of Butte during the Camp Fire recovery efforts.
PASSED AND ADOPTED bvthe Butte County Board of Supervisors this 7 mday of May, 2019, bvthe following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Lucero,Ritter, Teeter, and Chair Lambert
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
Steve Lamber�116air
Butte County Board mfSupervisors
ATTEST:
Sh:ariK8cCrackem, Chief Administrative Officer
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